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Anti depressants will probably make it worse in the long run.
Medication gets a strongly bad rep, meditation and observance are very helpful in curing anything but certain areas simply need the regular everyday responses that people use. I should add that it will not hinder your meditation either.. in fact I'd bet for a couple good reasons that it will help it.
Around 1-2 months ago, I found and joined this board because I was undergoing severe Re Observation symptoms along with very intense allergy reaction like developments all over my body, which made my life the most miserable it had ever been. Even then, my guide/mentor who is one of senior most assistant teachers of Goenkaji, asked me to take no meds other than homeopathy.
The precise explanation he gave, was that all problems have their roots in sankharas. By taking meds we are solving the problem on a more superficial level, pushing the sankharas that have arisen back in. When a thorn is being removed it hurts but feels better afterwards. Anyways, when I went for a 3 day retreat in that period, my physical suffering was completely relieved. Now, I have nothing against meds. I feel they must be used only when absolutely necessary, such as high-moderate fever or serious diseases.
I have also never experienced anything similar to what has been my baseline since A&P (almost 1 year now). It's definitely not clinical depression. Sure, I have been sad at times but never so detached from my emotions/feelings. I know people who have dealt with depression, but I seem a lot more stable in comparison even if emotionally barren.
My mentor always told me that what I'm going through is part of the insight process, but not much more than that. Thus, I created this thread out of curiosity and Daniel seems to be suggesting the same.