I was put on antidepressants when I was 15 years old. They gave me insomnia and I started having serious issues. The depression actually got WORSE!
Not to mention they had to switch me up on meds to counteract the insomnia and I almost burnt the house down because I fell asleep while cooking!
I still have panic attacks, and I can admit right now that I am depressed . . . but I do not have chemicals controlling my body. My issues are emotional, and need to be controlled in an emotional/spiritual/mental way, not physical.