re: Getting off/back on anti-depressants

My guess on the severity of what you are going through now is your brain is now used to getting those chemicals from the pills instead of generating them on its own.

If it is now generating less of the chemical than before you went on the drugs, then coming off of them would be harder than when you went on them.

As far as kicking them goes, I’m familiar with what happens if you are mostly using them to treat anxiety. You pretty much have to be able to manage stress better than when you were on them.


Less sure of what happens if you were mainly using them to control depression instead.

This will probably sound stupid and cliche, but you should probably try to exercise more because the activity should release endorphins to make you feel better. You don’t need to run marathons but having more activity than before should hopefully jumpstart your system enough to get past the depression you’re seeing upon coming off the drugs.