In terms of Anti-Depressent medication, there are some that have no sexual side effects for men, (which is usually the inability to get an erection)but if that is a concern, taking viagra will assist. Anti-Depressents do not make you suddenly "happy", they help to control the chemical imbalances in the brain and they take almost 2 months to begin to take effect. Additionally, one drug may not be as effective as another which is why you should take them under a doctor's care, so they can be evaluated for effectiveness and changed if necessary.
Also, don't forget, depressed people make bad decisions, so, it is important not to make any major decisions while you are depressed. You may also find it interesting to note that depression can also lead to heart troubles. Depression also runs in families, so ask yourself, do I remember (mom/dad/granparents/siblings) being depressed? Saying (or admiting) that you are depressed is not a sign of weakness, it is a medical condition that needs to be treated by a qualified physician, preferably a psychiatrist, because you may also need therapy to go along with the drugs. Depression is not a simple cure...
I hope this information helps.

Well, 2 days ago my wife pulled a nifty trick of leaving the kids with a babysitter while I was at work then text-messaging me that she wouldn't be home until the following morning, not to bother calling and that she would arrange for another babysitter to watch the 2 year old in the AM so I could get to work on time. I rushed home to find an overwhelmed 15 year-old that had called her mother to come help her deal with the chaos. She was not responsible enough to deal with the minor issues that arose and my youngest was running around the front yard in dirty diaper and his pajama top from the night before (it was 3 pm). I had enough, I couldn't wait for my wife to do something even more irresponsible and put the kids' lives in danger. I packed up a week's worth of clothes and drove throught the night for 800 miles to be with our families (hers and mine). I left a note to the effect of "...the kids and I are taking a vacation" and I told her where we would be and why (she was too irrational and I needed to protect the kids). This is my last hope of either snapping her out of her "addiction" or forcing her to make a decision one way or the other. She didn't get home until 5 the next evening and was livid, claiming I was using the kids to get to her. The thing is, I consulted her minister, my parents, her parents, her friends and my attorney and no one seemed to think my getting the kids out of that environment was a bad idea. She REALLY hates me now and says she wants a divorce and refused to fly up and talk to me about anything. I told her to do what she thought was right but I still wasn't going to give up. I think this is it. She's turned her back on her family and friends because no one supports her and she's convinced I turned them against her. She won't listen to anyone and has turned into a pathological liar. I opened my own checking account today and am having my payroll checks forwarded to the new account that she won't have access to (she doesn't know this yet). I will pay the bills but don't want her to have/take anything else. Not sure how long I'm going to stay away with the kids but really can't more than 2-3 weeks before I won't have a job. I still hold on to the hope that she will come to her senses. I hope I've done the right thing. I couldn't enable her to continue "having her cake and eat it too", the kids were just too affected.