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[bluflamingo]

So, I've been on anti-depressants for a year and a half - it was supposed to be 6 months - and tried coming off them this time last year, which was not a success or much fun (obviously, or I wouldn't still be on them).

I had a review with my doctor yesterday, at which she asked me whether I thought I'd just keep taking them, or wanted to see again. The thought of trying again and it being like last time is kind of terrifying, but I do want to know whether I need them still - I don't exactly mind keeping taking them if I need to (I'm pretty sure, and so is my doctor, that my depression is a brain chemistry thing, not an external event thing) but I feel like I want to know if I need to, if that makes sense. Plus, right now, things are actually pretty good - no big events coming up, no anticipated disappointments etc, so it's as good a time as any.

So I'm trying again, and kind of scared. Which I'm trying to deal with by putting in as many things that help. One of which is trying to post every day, with things that have gone well that day (well, except tomorrow when I'm working 9am-11pm). So I guess this is your advanced warning. Hi :)

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[scrollgirl]

We have been warned! *g* I hope that you won't need the meds, but it's good that you're comfortable taking them if they turn out to be necessary. I'm glad things are going well for you, though, and I'll be glad to see you post more! I just finished my last exam so I'll definitely be posting more soon too! *hugs*

[skieswideopen]

Good luck! I hope you get confirmation one way or the other.

[forestgreen]

Knowing is always better, even the trial process is scary as hell.

I for one will be glad to read your posts, even if I wished the reasons for having so many were happier. Good luck!

[sid]

Best of luck to you this time around!

(I took Effexor for job stress for a while (not the same thing, I know), and I found that while I was weaning myself off it, taking it 3 times, then 2 times a week instead of daily, I couldn't detect any changes in my mood levels at all. I don't know if cutting back that way would work with your meds/situation, but it might be something to look into if events prove that meds are still the way to go. Build them back up in your system and then taper down, rather than tapering off completely. A compromise!)

[rubygirl29]

I wish you all the best, and I look forward to reading your posts. just take care and be aware of what your body and mind are telling you.

((hugs)))

[colls]

Good luck. I'll be rooting for you.

[mecurtin]

Which kind of antidepressants are you on?

I personally am a fan of Better Living Through Chemistry and have had no significant problems taken them for about 20 years so far -- changing meds a couple of times. For me it most definitely has been worth while (note that I am alive! and had a second child! and am still alive!), but you have to weigh at the factors in your own case, of course.

[ninja007]

Hun, you do what you feel is right. You're the one who really knows. I was on psychotropic meds a few years ago. The insurance company decided I didn't need therapy any longer, refused to pay my psychiatrist, who then refused to see me or refill my prescriptions. My psychologist about had a heart attack. I was smart enough to wean myself off them and not go cold turkey or I could have died.

I still have some problems, but on the whole I'm okay. However, last night I did take a xanax...