"since i lost my father in 2001  i have felt so depressed and had no will to live and my mother did not believe in medication so i went through my life in the fog of depression and anxiety. i was not able to focus so i barely got by with my grades in school. i was starting to fail out and everything got to be too much so i went to counseling and they suggested that i see a psychiatrist and i did and it was the best decision of my life. i got prescribed bupropion sr and gabapentin. bupropion helped me tremendously. i was energetic and motivated and i took gabapentin at night to sleep. everyone that told me that antidepressants just mask your depression are full of crap!"