Antidepressants are easy to get on and easy to get off. Antidepressants are not very powerful or damaging psychiatric drugs so I wouldn't be scared or worried about starting one. I have had no side effects and the side effects I have had are tolerable like for example a little dry mouth but if I drink water it goes away or restless legs if I take it at night and so on. So no nasty side effects. Most people experience no or minimal side effects from antidepressants.
Antipsychotics and mood stabilizers I would say those are powerful or damaging psychiatric drugs especially if its a high does. Staying at a small does of Antipsychotics and mood stabilizers probably wouldn't be as bad but higher the does then the more powerful and damaging it can be on your body. I would only take Antipsychotics and mood stabilizers if YOU REALLY HAVE TO. They are known to cause tardive dyskinesia and Akathisia from mild to severe. The longer your on these meds the higher the chance you could get tardive dyskinesia and Akathisia as well as higher the chance tardive dyskinesia and Akathisia can become permanent even after stopping the med. The less time your on the med then it is less likely that you will have tardive dyskinesia and Akathisia and if you do it will be mild and less likely to become permanent when you go off the med. Antipsychotic are major tranquillizers therefore they will seriously knock you out for several hours so you take at night and will have to get used to the grogginess.
Not all psychiatrists are the best. Some will just throw meds at you and some will be fast to diagnose you. So beware. Be your own advocate. Do your own research on these drugs. Its your body you have a say what you want to put in it and what you don't want to. Also, do you have a therapist? If so ask them about alternative treatments besides medication that you can do . For example fish oil is said to help with depression as well as other things. CBD is shown to help with mental health issues, GABA vitamins has shown to help with anxiety, 5-HTP vitamin helps with depression and anxiety, Lithium Orotate helps with mood , and If you do yoga on a regular basis it can really help as well. Using grounding techniques for dissociation is a good tool to use. Always talk to your doctor. These are just suggestions. I can send you a website with the natural supplements I'm talking about in
pm that have been researched and are legit. At the top of the website is names of psychiatrists that treat the whole person holistically , don't just throw meds at you. Again always talk to your doctor before and after taking anything.
This is not to discourage you from taking meds. This is just making you aware of what these medications are. You can always
pm me if you want. I have a lot of experience personally with meds and have knowledge about it through school. I have a B.A in psychology and currently in masters for clinical mental health. This is not medical advice. Always talk to your doctor.