As we have explored, many people with depression do not get treatment because they do not recognize what they have is an illness. If people don't know they have an illness, they don't tend to seek help for it. Depression is often diagnosed in people who have not sought help for it, but have consulted a health care professional for one of depression's many symptoms, such as insomnia, fatigue, aches and pains, or overeating. Another hurdle for many is expense.
All antidepressant medications require a prescription.
Also, the cost of the latest antidepressant medications can be as high as seven dollars per day. To many, this extra two-hundred and twenty dollars a month is an impossible expense. Once a patient sees a physician and is diagnosed as having depression, the treatment begins. Treatment of depression is as much an art as it is a science. If the treatment is based on antidepressant medications, choosing the right medication for the patient is essential.