antidepressants

[Hopeful85]

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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[kenster1]

well done for being a year sober... with the medication it could be withdrawal symptoms just wondering how long have you been on meds for.

[Hopeful85 in reply to kenster1]

Thank you. ☺️

I think about 6 years

[kenster1 in reply to Hopeful85]

best thing to do is as you say chat with the DR but withdrawal over a period of reducing the dose is always the best thing to do.

[fauxartist]

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.