A research team recently conducted a study on some antidepressant medications. The team found that, except for with the most severely depressed patients, the meds weren't much more help than the placebo sugar pills they used for control. The particular meds they studied were fluoxetine (found in Prozac), paroxetine (found in Paxil), venlafaxine (found in Effexor), and nefazodone.

Researchers caution that, if you're taking antidepressants, by no means should you stop taking them without consulting your doctor. Some drug manufacturers think the study was too limited and produced flawed data. Antidepressants can take a long time to work for an individual and there may need to be tweaks and changes in the prescriptions until the right medications are found. If you're dealing with depression, your best bet is to work with your doctor and/or therapist on medication help and to also take natural measures to manage your depression. Check out the gallery for some ideas.