my therapist wants me to see a psychiatrist and get a formal evaluation based on what i've said and that the therapy isn't helping me

i'm terrified of being prescribed meds because of side effects, or becoming more dead inside, or them making it worse, or that i'm not even depressed and it's actually something else and the meds will make it worse, or the meds working for a while and then becoming tolerant and being worse than before

and it's not like i can't function, i get by just fine it's just that my depression makes life incredibly dull and unfulfilling, and is bad for my personal relationships

but i take care of myself and function just fine, so i think maybe meds might be overkill

but also i dont want to be like this forever, and nothing seems to help