If you don't feel some improvement after several weeks of treatment, or if symptoms worsen, discuss this with your treatment provider. Trying another treatment approach, or getting a second opinion from another health or mental health professional, may be in order. Such feelings make some people want to give up. It is important to realize that these negative views are part of the depression and will fade as treatment begins to take effect. Along with professional treatment, there are other things you can do to help yourself get better.
Some people find participating in support groups very helpful.
It may also help to spend some time with other people and to participate in activities that make you feel better, such as mild exercise. Just don't overdo it or expect too much from yourself right away. Feeling better takes time. Your treating professional can also suggest other self-help strategies. The most important thing anyone can do for the depressed person is to help him or here get appropriate diagnosis and treatment.