Hi I am nearly a year sober and loving life again . I’ve worked hard to get healthy and am in a much better place. So I decided to slowly come off my antidepressants.
I know you shouldn’t just come off them but there was a delay in receiving my last prescription and I felt fine without them.
I wanted to see how I would cope as didn’t want to be reliant on anything anymore if that makes sense ?
well the past week or so I have started to feel very down and emotional.
has anyone else experienced this?
I am unsure whether to stick it out or go back on them as perhaps I am not ready to come off them yet.
I will of course speak to my doctor if I can get an appointment, but in the mean time would appreciate some advice from people in a similar situation
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If you suffer from depression, then maybe you should talk to your therapist about quitting your SSRI's. I am dual diagnosed...and even though I do not drink...my mental health issues are helped with my antidepressant. If you were taking an addictive drug like Xanax or Klonopin, then I would say, yeah...maybe it would be a good idea to stop. But I don't get high on an SSRI, I am better mental health wise though.
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