Psycho-pharmecologists will tell you that these medications alone will do little. In addition, the patient needs to see a therapist on a regular basis, because a good part of depression is habit of reaction as well, which needs to be dealt with separately. My wife has been on both Anafranil and Paxil, with mixed results. She has been in therapy for years. Sometimes, it almost seemed as if she had her depression on the run, but it always, somehow, managed to reassert itself in our lives.
Depression can occur for many reasons.
Often the cause is a chemical imbalance in the brain. Most commonly, this is represented by a lack of serotonin, which is produced in most of us, when we are happy. I delved into research, trying to find an answer for her problems and unbelievably, found one. 5-HTP is the metabolic precursor to serotonin synthesis. This means that it helps the body produce the missing serotonin, in the same way it would in a normal human being.