Thanks Vince and cc for the advice. You are very nice and I'll take it into account. I've decided not to take the antidepressant for a while. I'm going to search different activities during the evenings just to change a the isolated environment. I realize that it could be really difficult to deal with the PhD if I continue feeling like this. What is expected to have at 8 months of the PhD?. In this University I'm not even supposed to present any report at the end of the first year and everything depend on your supervisor and/or your team, unfortunately I'm the only one in my project so I don't really have any reference point! thanks again for everything!

Fortunately I found that page, you are amazing and friendly people. Here in the university people are so concentrated in their own that they don't want to talk and even to see others...this way is really lonely don't you think? Have anyone take anti depressant before? what kind of side effects can you experience? sorry for naging you all with this kind of questions but my GP just told me that the stuff about side effects are not true...All the best!

Hi I hope everything is ok for you now! I just saw your message today for the first time...I'm feling exactly the same Im international student too and I've been here just 8 months. The GP said that Im suffering of clinic depression but I dont really wat to take any med, however I realize that it is getting worse and worse... my counselling just talk about taking the antidepressant and doesn't understand the real problem. I left everything in my country to take this opportunity and my husband is doing his PhD too but he is getting extremely worried about me which is causing him health problems...I dont know what to do anymore. I don't even have a clear subject yet and I dont have any data. Can someone please give me some advise, I'm desperate and feel like trapped!!