Hi,
Antidepressants can be bought at pharmacies (with prescription of course.)
There are different types of antidepressants - some makes you sleepy and some does the complete opposite.
The choice depends on your condition:
If you have trouble sleeping at night, you should get the sleepy ones.
If you don't have energy to do anything in the daytime, you should get the non-sleepy ones. They are a bit like caffeine, they makes you more alert and at the same time improve your mood.
The sleepy ones are older antidepressants and are much cheaper.
Antipsychotics are not typically used to treat depression unless you have other symptoms associated with your depression. Almost all antipsychotics cause drowsiness.
Before you go on antidepressants, you might want to consider these supplements:
Most evidence-based:
1.) SAMe (S-adenosylmethionine) - unfortunately I don't know where to get this in Malaysia. You can probably try online?
2.) Vitamin D
3.) Zinc
4.) St John's Wort
Others with less evidence to support:
1.) Ashwaganda
2.) Rhodiola rosea
3.) EPA (found in fish oil or omega-3 supplement)
4.) N-Acetylcysteine
Please note: Some of these supplements should not be taken together with antidepressants (SAMe & St John's Wort) so please consult a medical professional before starting any supplements.
If you want to research on supplements, you can refer
Examine.com.
Hope this reply is helpful.