Try ’em give ’em a few weeks and see how it goes, if they don’t work…try some others, if they don’t work try some others. It can take a while to find what works for you.Keep a daily diary of side effects and mood (even if you don’t feel like it, even if all you can be bothered writing is to draw a sad face.) to hit your gp with so you have good reason to justify a change of meds.
With the best will in the world, GPs are not mental health experts, so if it drags on for more than six months or so, ask to be referred to a psychiatrist to get meds dealt with as they will have a lot more experience of what drugs may or not work for you.. (if you had a wonky kidney or lung or heart, you’d ask to be referred to a specialist, so why not if you’ve got a wonky brain?)
You may find after a few months of trying different meds, that the depression is less irritating than the side effects.
I’m on anti-depressants, anti psychotics and mood stablisers, it took about thirty five years to get the combination right, during which I had some quite “exciting” episodes of mania and or depression.
Good luck with it anyway, if anybody tells you “just pull yourself together” or “Just get out on y’ bike” slap ’em, it’ll make you feel better,tell them it was therapeutic. 🙂