The most popular type of medication prescribed for depression is antidepressant.
Antidepressants are medications that prevent or relieve depression.
It helps the brains of people who are depressed to produce neurochemicals they may be missing. A different type of medication is prescribed for people with manic depression. There had been a substantial increase in the number of people taking antidepressants, since the introduction of Prozac. Generally speaking, you will benefit from antidepressant medication if any of the following applies to you. If you are out of touch with reality and have delusions or bizarre hallucinations.