This article by Dr. Mercola is incredibly insightful. He speaks about the politics of mental health-specifically depression and the use of medication to deal with it. I could not agree more on this topic. He recommends looking at diet and offers a few other suggestions. 

I would like to point out that Chinese medicine is rich with concepts that correlate emotional expression with physical imbalance. It is very interesting to look at the kinds of emotions a person is expressing and see how accurate these textbook descriptions often are in giving insight into what is going wrong in the body.

As a person becomes better balanced in their internal health, more often than not, the emotional challenges they have been experiencing begin to regress back into their previously balanced pattern.

Often when these challenges come up when someone is going through a chronic illness, medicating can make things much worse. In fact, I have seen some devastating effects in such cases. I am not suggesting not getting help! Help is very important, and seeking help through a licensed medical practitioner that is suitable to your issue is very important. However, medication is not always the solution, it can often make things worse. Dr. Mercola points out some interesting arguments for this, and I do think it is important to read because people often think this is a quick way out, but, often it leads to more problems, not less.

I have seen a few cases where antidepressants seem to have been a good choice, so I do not want to dismiss them completely. I would simply like to back Dr. Mercola’s article up on this topic to point out there are very important facts to consider when contemplating medicating in this way-especially for those who have IC. Often, those who are the most sensitive are the ones with the devastating side effects, especially if the dose is too high. With those having IC if these kinds of drugs are taken infant type doses are best and more effective than the standard doses that would otherwise be given.
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/05/03/tips-to-avoiding-depression.aspx

Dr.B