Posted by gpznos on January 26, 2013, at 12:04:35
In reply to Re: Is quitting all meds a viable option? » tensor, posted by Phil on January 26, 2013, at 11:12:00
> Oh, I know how you feel, Tensor. I have felt it time to time for 30 years. Half my life I've been medicated. Right now, with some side effect exceptions, I feel really good.
> But it's your call. Trust your instinct, you can always start over if you do need meds. Just don't hesitate to try again if you sink like a stone.
> These are our hardest decisions and I wish you well whatever path you take.Tensor, I know your feeling: It never was really good with the meds, so why continue?
In 2010 I used 7 months to taper off all my meds (Nort., Mirtazapin and Lexapro) real slowly. Those 7 months were as good or slightly better than the 7 months before them.
Unfortunately, at the end, I fell into depression again and I was so bitter about it that I waited for weeks before starting up again with the meds - but even on these very meds I fell into a new depressive episode this November (see my other post). So I guess depresseion can happend with or without meds...
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