My son is 18 and a freshman in college. He's going to school 320 miles from home, from his girlfriend, etc -- but it's the perfect college for his major. His grades are good, but he has undergone a LOT of things lately: the move to college, college midterms, a major argument with his father that left them not speaking, his vehicle died ... the last three within three weeks.

He is complaining of being tired after sleeping all night, stomach disturbances (always feels like he's going to throw up), feeling like he wants to cry or just go off sometimes, being overwhelmed, etc.

I deal with my own depression battle; mild to moderate, treated with 10mg Lexapro daily, which works fine and I feel OK most of the time. My question is, my son will be home at Thanksgiving and I want to get him into our family doctor. Our family doctor is not a huge proponent of antidepressants (I had to make two trips to get it prescribed) but I'm not sure where else I can take him on such short notice.

ALso, is it safe for an 18 y.o. male to take antidepressants?

Thanks for any input.