That's what they are made to do... antidepressants aren't happy pills, they turn down the emotions... which may be necessary in extreme cases of depression... Thing is that old school antidepressants had some major side effects, so they were only used along with counseling in extreme cases. when Prozac came out and its side effects were less severe, it became easier to just throw drugs at the problem and hope it goes away.

The problem is that antidepressants are too widely used, especially with younger people. moderate depression is a problem, and those suffering from it need help, but counselling would be better that medicating.