Do doctors hand out antidepressents too often?!

Do doctors hand out antidepressents too often?

I have been struggling with the idea if i am depressed or not. I got looked at by a biofeedback counseler. She came to the conclusion that it had to do with pms. She told me to talk to my doctor about medication. Next thing i know they are talking to me about Prozac. I have heard about this stuff. To me it is for the hardcore depressed people. I want to be better, but i dont know what to do: say yes or no and still be depressed. Any ideas?

Biofeedback isn't the only form of therapy. If you're concerned about taking the medication perhaps you should seek other forms of therapy first if your symptoms aren't interfering with your life too badly. However, if your problems have to do with "PMS" then they're probably mainly chemical in nature. You could still attempt to regulate your reactions to the issues with therapy of some sort but the underlying issues would probably remain. I know that when I was in a worse place in my life and needed the medications I took a higher dosage the week before and during my period...if I didn't I acted exactly like I wasn't medicated for those two weeks. Your hormones play havoc with your system. It isn't fun at all. Now I'm more stable overall so the craziness during those two weeks is more like normal PMS instead of "omg she's gone psycho hide the sharp pointy things and back away slowly" PMS. And remember if you ever disagree or doubt a doctors opinion...you can always get another one.