I was put on antidepressants at age 10, and I absolutely would have killed myself without them. I remember fantasizing about death and I told my mother I wanted the whole family to die together. Yeah, obvious mental illness that needed immediate and strong treatment. 16 years later and I still can't function without them and probably never will be able to. However, I remember my classmates being put on antidepressants in high school because of a divorce, a death, frequent moving, etc. Those are normal life issues and they certainly suck, but they don't demand drugs.