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Originally Posted by John Wilkes Booth
that's similar to what most people have told me. that or that the side effects aren't worth it. but maybe it's not the same for everyone and every medication. according to the guy in question, he had to try several different meds unsuccessfully and was being helped by professionals before they found the right chemical to help him. he said it had side effects at first but after a while they went away.
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It's this. Some meds can be taken with other meds that counter side-effects too. But yeah, basically the problem is that depression is an umbrella term for a lot of different pathological states and we don't understand them all well and people already have variations in physiology that makes finding a drug program harder. As you noted, drugs have to be tried on a case by case basis by the psychiatrist as they closely monitor the patient, until something (hopefully) works. Some people never find a drug program that works for them. But for others, it can be a quality-of-life saver.