I’ve been struggling with depression for months now. I’ve been going to therapy, my therapist has given me suggestions to try and get out of this rut. I’ve made new friends, left a toxic relationship, and have tried going and doing new things. None of these things work(ed). But I still feel depressed.

My therapist said that it could be chemical imbalance and that I should look into anti-depressants. I’ve scratched a little bit of the surface. I feel hesitant to ask and get a script for a couple of reasons. One being and I’m embarrassed to share it but I kinda just be “normal” and wake up and not need a medication. I do quite a bit of drugs recreationally and generally have good self discipline when doing them. But with prescription it feels like I would rely on it to exist. Secondly this is also a little embarrassing and ironic( that I’m asking Reddit) but I’m little skeptical because people label it “Chemical imbalance theory”. (Side bar) Keep in mind I’m new to this idea and I’m not trying to debunk anything just looking for some clarity. Back to my point since it is just a theory and I hope this not the case but seems like a Big Pharma shill. Ik this was bigger issue years ago but it’s still issue. Anyway I hope some of you could give me some insight and much appreciated  personal expirences.


Note: if anybody has more information about chemical imbalance theory I would love a link to it so I can learn more about it. I’m very curious how you ~measure  chemical imbalances  in someone’s brain.