Psych meds are in this sort of awful place where many they have nasty side effects, and are used way too much, but they actually help enough people that they stick around. I also got prescribed anti depressants as a teen, and took them for years, and hated it. A few years later, I dropped them and started hormone replacement therapy, which actually helped. Of course, the doctors were very happy to give my the psych meds, and relictatto give me the hormones.