I agree with Cataholic! My doctor has had me taking Effexor (anti-depressant and anti-anxiety) for a few years, but she MADE me go see a counselor. I did for almost a year, and we were able to work through a lot. I am still on Effexor, as we (counselor, doc, and myself) realized that I had been unhappy for years, and that it was due to a chemical imbalance. When I miss a dose for more than 2 days, I can cry at a Hallmark commercial! But when I am on it, I am E-V-E-N! The med just helps me to be able to get through the largest and smallest of trials, whatever they may be.

Talk to your doctor about a different medicine that would be covered by your insurance's formulary. I am lucky, my Effexxor is only $15.00 per month, since there is no generic. If I remember correctly, in a conversation with a pharmaceutical rep last week (at a local health fair where we were both exhibiting) she told me that Zoloft is about to have a generic rolled out! That may be covered on your formulary. Check with your doctor, as she may know.

I am lucky.... my doctor was a pharmacist before she became an MD, so she stays on top of what is going on in the pharmaceutical world.

Good luck. Feel free to PM me if you need to. Don't be ashamed! It is something that we are born with and if the meds help... take them! That is my opinion, anyway. I am sure Tom Cruise would disagree!