I've been depressed wirh sever anxiety for many, many years now. I have my highs and lows and it's easily triggered and I've never taken anything for it. I always expected to just get over it or learn to deal with it but I'm to the point where I'm just so, so tired of feeling this way. The negative thoughts I have of disappearing when my beautiful baby is right next to me destroy me. I'm afraid to take antidepressants because of all the things I've heard about them and even more afraid I won't be able to function as a mother if I do take them (not that I'm doing such a good job functioning now) I'm 24 and I've been depressed since I was 16. I don't want the rest of my life to be like this. Please any advice at all is really appreciated because I don't know what to do.