I took Sertraline (one kind of SSRI) to treat anxiety, never had depression.
No panic attacks anymore, sexual drive was still good, after 3 months I felt superhuman and like my life changed, 3 months after that the suicidal ideation started.
I thought it was something I could power through, so I gave it another three months before it became unbearable, and I couldn't book an appointment with my treating doctor for another two months so I quit cold turkey.
The withdrawals were so terrible, I was basically a zombie for two weeks.
Took me a few months until I felt like myself again.
I no longer experience anxiety to the same degree I did back then, no use of other SSRIs or any other drugs.
This isn't meant to scare people into not trying SSRIs, just sharing my experience.
I think had I been more informed of the potential risks and changed my attitude of toughing it out, it could've probably been more beneficial.
Funnily enough those instances I described are based on Israelis as well.
From what I gather it mostly depends on how the person reviewing your application thinks it's likely you might break your visa terms (stay longer than you should, work when you're not allowed to).
Usually happens for younger people or people involved with problematic industries (military etc)
For the US you sometimes might get a visa that's valid only for a year, and in some extreme cases I've seen people receive visas for 30 days surrounding a specific event they were traveling for .
I no longer experience anxiety to the same degree I did back then, no use of other SSRIs or any other drugs.
This isn't meant to scare people into not trying SSRIs, just sharing my experience. I think had I been more informed of the potential risks and changed my attitude of toughing it out, it could've probably been more beneficial.