>What do you lose by them taking something to make that easier?

Going with your argument, one stands to lose on at least two fronts:

1. severe side-effects

2. potential long-term harm stemming from chronic use (as per the present article)

>Do you normally fix all of your other problems in the most difficult way?

This is disingenuous. The argument is that fixing depression sans medication is a better (= safer, more effective) way.

Granted, this argument is far from being obviously correct. Things also get murkier when we admit that there are various forms of depression, but that's not the point. The point is rather that you're arguing against a straw-man.