[Linda]

Hi, I've been on anti-dep's for about 10 yrs. I was in the same situation as you. I was crying a lot, didn't know why and went to 3 different therapists that told me to take anti-dep's. I was resistant, but after the 3rd therapist decided to try it, because my quality of life was not very good.
It took a few weeks for them to kick in, but when they did, I couldn't believe how 'normal' I felt. I thought 'wow, this is how normal people feel!'. I was ecstatic for a little bit because I wasn't miserable anymore, but then that evened out and I felt normal.
I've gone off them a couple of times and lowered my dose on my own. I'm on a very low dose right now, because it's the summer, but I tend to get depressed in the winter and will increase them again.
My recommendation is.. if you've tried therapy and it's not working, give the med's a try. Just take it slow and give them some time. My sister has been on them for over 10 yrs and her comment is 'if these med's take 5 yrs off my life, I don't care, because my quality of life is so much better on them, then off'.