Is there an anti-depressant drug that you can take only when needed?

If you don't need it for more than like a couple days you shouldn't be on one. chances are if you have reoccuring depression then you prob need to stay on an antidepressant until you stop having symptoms. They take weeks to even kick into your system and unfortunately there is no such thing as a fast acting anti-depressant, so i'd have to say no. Medicine isn't the only treatment therapy works wonders for most people. however, There are drugs like ativin and nardil which are used for anxiety and panic attacks that are taken on as needed basis due to their high risk of being addictive. Speak with a pyschiatrist to make sure you even have unipolar disorder and it's not just seasonal or a mood shift and they knoiw way more about medicine and whats on the market to be able to ist you with this question.