ive been struggling with depression on and off since i was a child, but within the past two years i’ve been struggling a lot with managing my symptoms. I barely got diagnosed with BPD last summer and although DBT helped a lot, i can’t remember what its like to be happy anymore. i feel like no matter what i try to change in my life im still filled with sadness and self hate and everything feels so exhausting. I brought this up to my psychiatrist and she told me that i could consider antidepressants if my symptoms got worse. I am starting to think that i will always feel this empty so maybe i should try it. I am just so scared of the effects. one of the main reasons i am avoiding it is because i already struggle with my weight, and my sex drive is really important to me and i heard that it affects these aspects the most. how has antidepressants impact you? should i give it a chance even with my concerns? or should i just push through for now