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Drugs were the worst things that happened in my life. I was 12 and a psychiatrist decided I was a fine specimen of what got her a phd (she decided the same of every other kid). My dosage was more than an average adult's. It essentially destroyed my sense of reality (including that of my memories) for the subsequent decade.
Before you accept any pill, learn about the different branches of mental health (half of them are pseudoscientific quackery, a few are mostly harmful) and find a doctor you can trust with your life - since it's your mind on the line.
The correct drug can do miracles for some people, but so can other forms of therapy.
And if the depression has an outside cause you can take care of, treating depression is just alleviating the symptom and should not be your priority - beware of doctors happy to have a repeat customer.