But now, a study suggests those pills may change certain aspects of your personality.
Antidepressants are supposed to lift your mood, but researchers at Northwestern University think the pills may also alter personality traits.
Results showed that those who took the drug Paxil for a year were more outgoing and less neurotic and negative.
Experts say those changes may help protect against relapses into depression and could also help fend off anxiety disorders, too.
