You need a prescription if you want to buy it from a pharmacy.

Have you gone through a professional medical assessment?

There are varieties of antidepressants in the market and they all affect differently to every single individual. It would be wise to consult a psychiatrist first before taking meds.

Please consult a psychiatrist or a neurologist.

sertraline or other selective serotonin reuptake ihibitors (SSRI) etc are usually prescription drugs but in some pharmacies that are not strict, u can get them without papers, especially sertraline. it is relatively safe compared to say amitriptyline.
 

do consult a qualified neurologist, also check your sodium level after taking for a week if they prescribe sertraline to u

you need prescriptions, but then i don't know a lot of pharmacies that sell them

The cost varies and government bodies/ NGOs are more affordable. Private institutions charges several hundred ringgit per session depending on the psychologist/ institution.

You can refer to here for a list of Mental Health institutions (from government to private, NGOs etc):
http://mmha.org.my/resources/directory-of-...8-72e87d98-3416

Suggest you call up several centres near you and check their price, services etc before going.

1st least 200 bucks per visit. I went before for depression and GAD

are you taking any medication currently?

The cost varies and government bodies/ NGOs are more affordable. Private institutions charges several hundred ringgit per session depending on the psychologist/ institution.

You can refer to here for a list of Mental Health institutions (from government to private, NGOs etc):
http://mmha.org.my/resources/directory-of-...8-72e87d98-3416

Suggest you call up several centres near you and check their price, services etc before going.

what are your symptoms?

i went to private one, first visit RM300, subsequent cheaper, but i didnt go  second time. too costly, the doctor prescribe me lexapro, xanax.

i just went to gov, first visit  RM30, not sure  the subsequent one yet.

Firstly, are you diagnosed by a doctor to have anxiety etc? Or just self diagnosis?
Secondly, it's controlled medicine.

I'm on Luvox for 12 years and counting and i got it from gov hospital for basically free.

Here to add on, Jake is right. There are some pharmacies that sells older SSRI's like Zoloft without prescription. Depending on TS's location.
But TS, I have to emphasize here. Anti-depressants are NOT happy pills. They do not enhance your happiness in any way, and are only meant for long term therapy. In certain cases, patients who take them feel worse due to the side effects etc. and suicide is actually a counter-indication of these drugs.
That is why, just don't. Unless you're prepared to have a psychiatrist monitor and manage. Counselling is a more important step in this stage you're in, do you have anyone to talk to?

Kinda risky to self-medicate, not recommended but i understand where you're coming from.
any update you can pm me

cannot, you can go to normal clinic to ask for reference.

For government you need a referral letter, either from your own GP or a government clinic. Then you have to make an appointment at the government specialist center.
What Hahn suggested is more practical, since these drugs are long term. You don't just take them on and off, most people take for years and it is very very expensive if you go the private route. That together with some counselling can help, though the process takes time. Weeks, months even before you feel better

Another "cure" would be through faith, if you know what I mean. Everything you are feeling is relative, sure you are suffering but physically it can't kill you unless you let it. So just hang in there.

What's the worst that could happen?

For gov i forgot for 1st time registration but for repeated case, each time you go see the doctor you just pay RM5 and the medication is basically free. But in a typical gov way, you have to wait quite a while since there are lots of people with so many cases but i think it's worth it.

Try to distract your mind. I myself is kind of going through midlife crisis now lol. And i live alone and being an introvert while also having social anxiety, it's pretty tough and i think way too many things. But life goes on and tomorrow still comes. So hang in there.