What effects do anti-depressants have?

I am going to be real with you the meds I took, I can't remember the name but they made me sleep for 2 to 4 hours and I felt nothing at first but within 2 weeks later they made me more depressed, and yes feel more suicidal and also they made me very stressed and I was very mad and even meaner. I would just sit in my room and probably cry and brake my stuff until I told my mom I just need to get off the meds before I really kill myself.

I have manic-depression btw and I hope you find a good pill for your depression and not the ones I took :)

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (as an example of a popular drug) interferes with the use of serotonin by neurons. Serotonin is one of the most pervasive "thought" chemicals that your brain uses. Speaking very generally, taking an anti-depressant that focused on serotonin would interfere with all thoughts/processes that used serotonin.

I was suicidal on anti depressants none worked for me they made me worse but it depends on the person it varies

it varies on each person, i dont take them anymore because they made me feel high/ sick and too happy . i couldnt really feel any other emotion and that made me angry by itself. you really should talk to a doctor about side effects before using.