I agree with this article, I have been on some different anti depressants over the years and in my experience, they simply masked the problem by numbing my emotions, all of my emotions, I barely felt a thing. I had tried therapy, but it was when I found the right therapist, that I truly started to get better. I came off anti depressants 2 years ago, as well as the contraceptive pill, which I am sure also had an adverse effect and I feel like a new person. Of course, everyone is different and has different experiences.