The problem with anti-depressants is that the exact mechanisms that they work through on the brain are not truly known, and when you add that with the fact that the brain is so complex and that it's impossible to determine exactly what is wrong with a person's brain chemistry, it is basically a crap-shoot when determining which anti-depressant will work for which person. The only way to find out is trial and error, which can be brutal and miserable, because weeding through the ones that give you bad side effects can be worse than the depression itself.
That's why I said your father was lucky.
That's why I said your father was lucky.