Hello Precious,
A large number of people here on the boards are on medication for depression. Depression is very frequently part and parcel of lupus. It is actually a symptom for many people.
Of course, counselling or therapy can be very important too.
The most important is not to ignore depression and let it take hold as it will obviously worsen the other effects of the disease and slow any kind of healing considerably.
Another importnat point is that anti-depressants are also used quite effectively to combat certain types of pain, notably that of fibromyalgia.
bye for now,
Katharine