I'm of the opinion that therapy should often be tried first. Some doctors have a propensity to give the damn things out like sweeties, and this is often counterproductive. (I still have a packet of Prozac that was, for want of a better phrase, forced upon me. I never opened it.) You and amberfox both note above that the meds can often have a stabilizing effect, and it's often this that allows therapy to work, which can be a better longer-term solution. I am very glad that they seem to be working for you.

All that said I'm currently on braindrugs just to treat my headaches, so I'm probably not one to talk.