It's good that you are checking with the Dr. re the depression meds. You might ask him about side effects. They work differently for different people. On one of my son's anti-depressant prescription bottles, it said that it "may cause suicidal thoughts" in younger persons and you can be sure we talked to the doctor on that one! My son was on Wellbutrin (aka Bupropion and Sertraline) as well as Zoloft. As to the big question "when", after the end of treatment, for many it gets worse before it gets better, but it DOES get better! It's been less than a month since the end of Gordon's treatment so he's probably at the worse of it now and he could start feeling better soon. It took Paul (my son) a couple of months before I started seeing small improvements. I found quotes from other posters here that really helped us to look for the "light at the end of the tunnel" and to stay positive for Paul. It kept me from going bananas many times! Please keep coming back here and let us know how you and Gordon are doing.