I was prescribed most of the widely used SSRIs and they do help with my mood swings and depression. What happens is after a few months of use I get either very manic or very very aggressive. The last time I had a hard time I was prescribed prozac, and the same thing happened. Not mentioning the weight gain and no sex drive - 2 things that make me miserable. 

I talked to a new psychiatrist about it and she said that very rarely SSRIs dont work well with the brain chemisty in some people and there's nothing to do about it. 

My life has been turbulent lately and I'm feeling down. Cant afford therapy and can't take SSRIs. Can anybody relate? Is there anything other than SSRIs that can help? My new psychiatrist didn't give me any other options