Sorry if this seems like a stupid question, but how do you get depression meds? I've been to a therapist for over a year now and she's been saying for awhile I need to see about medication. Do I go to my general physician to get a referral for a psychiatrist? Or to a clinic with a therapist that has one on staff? I'm just unsure where to start. *edit* would you need the therapist to write a referral for the family doctor then?