I’ve been in a really good place for a long time now and I’m wondering if I should start lowering my less necessary meds. Last time I was in the emergency room they told me I was on too many pysch meds. I’ve gone on and off ssri’s successfully a couple of times over my life. I just worry because I had constant suicidal thoughts when I went back on them last december
No, tried 2 Times by myself though.
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Yes, over an extended period of time. I’m feeling so much better taking my meds though, they really help stabilize me.
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I was on zoloft and then eventually didnt need them. I embraced my ability to be hypomanic or feel reality as a better self maintenance trait rather than an illness pathology. In other words, i chose not ti feel numb and just accept my natural ability to feel. It was possible being off zoloft for good.
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Keep in touch with your pdoc or case manager. If things start to go bad know who to call. The only antidepressant that I get depressed when I come off it is Wellbutrin. I usually go through a tough time when that happens.
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Yes. I quit efexor and zoloft. Especially the efexor was a hellish withdrawal, also because they said there werent withdrawals and no need to slowly taper, but i managed. Im happy im off, and i can deal with mood issues naturally. You too can do it!
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I tried a couple or three of those SSRIs. The cessation syndrome was horrible. But I got through.
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I went off wellbutrin and had no antidepressants for a year. Now I’m taking zoloft with good success
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After all these years, I’m with a new provider again. I came with a cocktail that was working great, but she wants to lower some of my meds for the sake of my liver. Not that my liver tests show anything to worry about.
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I’ve been on and off cymbalta several times with no issue.
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No. I’ve tried to come off my antidepressants in the past and i would always, eventually after a couple of months or so, become suicidally depressed again. I like my Effexor, it works well for me.
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