Does medication work for anyone?

I have depression and social phobia. I was very interested in trying medication to help with the problem, because therapy/counseling never really worked to well for me. I've done a lot of research about different medications and all I find are people saying "don't take anti-depressants, they make you feel even more worthless" or "the side effects from anxiety medication outweigh the good effects form it" and so on about how bad medication is. Has anyone had any GOOD experiences with medication for depression/anxiety? I feel like that's my last option but everything I hear about it doesn't make it sound too appealing.