It is a good opportunity to have an expert comment on your questions if you would like to post questions as such. We will take them in order. About half of those people will have reoccurring major depression and require treatment for prolonged periods of time. Feelings such as helpless ness, hopelessness, guilt, loss of energy, and lack of interest in normally happy activities are some of the signs of depression. We are fortunate to have a wide variety of medications, which can be effective in treating most depressions.
True allergies involve rash or difficulty breathing.
Most people who say they are allergic to psychiatric meds are really saying that they have side effects that they have difficulty dealing with. In most cases, changing the dose or the medication can control or eliminate the side effects. If you have not had good results with the medications because of side effects, you should seek out consultations with other health care providers so that your medications can be successfully used and your depression controlled. There is no reason for a person to suffer and people with depression do suffer with this disease. All to often people were raised that they should just tough out their feelings and to deal with them.