There are hundreds if not thousands of various anti-depressants on the market, and I dont see the general population getting less depressed. Nor are the shares of the drugs companies that make them any less depressed.

Chemical intervention isn't going to get rid of underlying problems that cause depression, and will just leave you at the mercy of the drugs companies that give you these foul concoctions (read the long list of side effects that come with them).

I've been there as well, and with the right outlook, its not a permanent state. Leave the drugs alone, or at least use those ones from the natural health store, which have been proven for thousands of years. They are cheaper as well