re: Going off anti-depressants

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I was with a large group of friends but only one of them knew about my 'condition' because I was very self conscious about it and thought people would think I was crazy.. and it was all very weird to me, I've always been outgoing, a social butterfly if you will, who never minded being in large public places but when I started dealing with this shite, I was terrified to leave the house at times (these emotions started after the episodes)

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Wow, been there before. The self-consciousness is the biggest thing for me. I think men in general just don't like to give any appearance of being weak, which is why they tend to ignore this kind of thing or let it get out of hand (me included).

Glad you're doing better. Personally, I've had a lot more success doing CBT/meditation type stuff than on medicine. Western culture doesn't seem to value that kind of stuff like it probably should. May think about that if it crops up again.