In my own recovery I was on anti-depressants for about a year. They helped a lot for me, and as my mood improved it allowed me to pull off a deeper level of healing. This was a number of years before my divorce.
When I was in the process of divorcing my husband I had a verbal contract with my therapist. Every month or so I would check in with her to see if she thought I could benefit from going onto the medication again. I would do it no questions asked if she thought I needed it.
Somehow having her objective opinion helped me a lot. I knew she was someone I trusted and had my best interest in mind and she could help me objectively as needed.
Both decisions were a good one.