I would have NEVER tried meditation before a friend recommended 10% Happier by Dan Harris. I can't recommend it enough. Read it, then find a meditation app (Headspace is a great one). You have nothing to lose but a few hours if you somehow hate the book. The book focuses on meditation for anxiety but it absolutely helps for depression too. I understand meditation has a strange reputation and that's why Dan's book is so good - he addresses that head on.
Combined with medication, meditation can really help.