You can still be depressed, it's all about how you feel. You may be feeling numb. That's how fluoxetine made me. It can take trying a lot of medications, so I've heard, to find the right one. And each med can take awhile to be effective. I'm not actively on medications anymore. A psychiatrist alone was not helpful at all. Meds alone was not helpful at all. Now I just live depressed until I can find a treatment I benefit from. Not being suicidal is a great step into depression management, however. I think you should be proud that you're heading into a better direction. Depression treatment doesn't have to be hard as long as you have a treatment plan and a doctor that sees YOU as an individual, not a medical case. My psychiatrist was a pill pusher and she played the "I care so much" act long enough to give me hope, then dropped it and just kept pretending that the meds would help me soon and they never did. But remember, nobody experiences the same thing. If you feel like your psychiatrist isn't seeing YOU a person with valid struggles and crises, try to find a therapist to help you understand your treatment. You can share your concerns too and it could also help your perspective.