If you make it through one episode who knows how long before the next one hits and who knows if you will make it through that one. Eventually I got help. I take several different medicines to keep my moods balanced out and to keep the killing depressions away. I also see a therapist twice a month. Other than that there really is no other way to cope with it except stay in bed and forget that the rest of the world exists.
Lets just say there are some really good doctors out there and some really bad ones.
Sometimes you have to go through a few bad ones to find one that really cares and can help. So yes I did obtain the medical help I was seeking and depression is almost always taken seriously even by the bad doctors. Yes both are currently a part of my treatment. The medicines seem to work the best for me. Because I know that without them I could not live any where near a normal life.