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Have you considered something like cognitive behavioral therapy? That's proven to be as effective as drugs. At least explore the option first before taking stuff that will change your personality and do strange [censored] to your body, including your sexual function.

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in some circumstances CBT is as effective as some anti-depressants. it depends on the population, the specific disorder, whether physiological symptoms are present, etc. in general i agree that this type of drug is over-prescribed, but in situations where a person has major physical symptoms (fatigue, serious weight change, etc) it is fairly common to combine CBT or other treatments with drugs. you can't just say 'CBT works as well as drugs' because the research isn't nearly that broad and conclusive.