When you suffer from depression, you always have a balance scale. On the one side is the psychological debilitation the medication solves, on the other is side effects. The more serious the disease, the more heavy this balance scale. The monitoring of neurotransmitter relationships to functionality can be exhausting in itself. To add monitoring side effects like stomach problems, sexual dysfunction, lung discomfort, and any number of side ailments like arthritis makes effective treatment a daily full-time job. This article is very educational in listing side effects to medications and listing the studies where this information was found to be significant.