I suffer from depression and have taken anti depressants on and off, are there any herbal alternatives?

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or anythingelse i can try? Anti depressants always ruin my intimate relationship with my wife, which in itself makes me more depressed, please help.

Thank you all very much for your answers so far.

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Sleeping is important. If you don't sleep enough, that can get a guy depressed. Exercise helps. Sunshine. But if those aren't working, it might be a part of the design of your mind. We're built to be happy, but not happy all the time. We're built to be sad when the situation calls for it, but not sad all the time. If you are always sad, it may be a symptom of a perspective problem. Might be something about your outlook on life, your purpose, or your friendships. What you need to do is start experimenting. For ideas on what to try, I leave you this:
http://www.fromnoahtohercules.com/Healing_for_Depression.htm