Sorry, you are very very wrong about this. Have you ever talked to a _medical_ professional about depression or any mental health issue? They generally don't know what they're doing. Medical professionals only have one tool in their arsenal for depression: antidepressants. So a medical doctor will likely prescribe them, whether that's appropriate or not. Antidepressants are no joke. Sometimes they can help, but they can also cause really strange side effects, like increasing the possibility of suicide. And does the average doctor monitor all their patients regularly to make sure they're not having suicidal thoughts? Nope. And doctors generally won't know anything about the difficulty of getting _off_ the antidepressant if it didn't work.
Asking for advice on the internet is a very valid strategy, given the terrible state of mental health care in the US.
Asking for advice on the internet is a very valid strategy, given the terrible state of mental health care in the US.