Antidepressant Medications

​Are antidepressant medications just "happy pills"? How should an antidepressant medication be expected to work?  How long should a person take antidepressant medication and what happens when these medications are discontinued? Dr. Kaz, with help from her brother, George, provides an overview of the most frequently prescribed antidepressant medications, including the types of symptoms these medications are used to treat and common side-effects.