the meds versus therapy debate has been going on for years.

depends ultimately why your depressed. Some people its genetic caused, some people its life events, some people its current stress, and some a mix.

SSRI's just correct the chemical imbalance. fine if its genetic caused depression as its just a chemical imbalance that needs sorting, but generally or all other types of depression, meds dont solve the problem completely, you need to remove the stressors, deal with the issues or change your thinking patterns.