Anyone ever successfully come off antidepressants?

Question

I kinda worry that if I go on them, I’ll need to be on them for life...
** I’m already in therapy to try to fix the issue but I’m not sure how long I should wait to expect this CBt therapy to have any kind of effect. I’ve also started cbd oil

Answer

I was on anti depressants and I took them until the bottle was gone. After that, I stopped taking them and realized I needed to make a change to my life because the anti depressants were just a bandaid, all they did is make me just “ok” with life and I still wasn’t happy.

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Yep, I used to yo-yo on anti depressants/anti anxiety meds for 15 years. I haven’t been on anything for 2 years and I’ve done well, with occasional moments but I handle everything so much better now. I didn’t want to be held down by a pill and I wanted to learn coping mechanisms and get through rough moments with a clear head. Also, I’m not saying medicine is horrible..it absolutely helps, and helped me through the years big time. But it was just a personal choice, and I’m happy I don’t need it anymore. You will be able to taper off gently when you & your Dr feel it’s time to try to stop and this way you shouldn’t run into any issues. I hope you feel better soon, I feel bad for anyone struggling with depression..it’s a hard road, but you will be ok ❤️

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Was on them for about a year and a half, but found that the side effects were worse than the actual depression and anxiety.
I also gained a lot of weight.
Quit them and had a little bit of withdrawal for a couple days, but I found that changing my diet, cutting out caffeine and sugar, and going for walks everyday definitely helped!

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Several years ago, I lost health insurance, ran out of antidepressants, and then quit taking them. Depression came back full swing.
I had the option recently to start taking them again, but didn’t want to go through that same experience again, so I opted out and decided to try to work on myself from the core. It hasn’t been easy, but for me it beats feeling numb to life. 
I’ve read some self-help books that put life into prospective, and I listen to motivational speakers like Tony Robbins.

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I took them for years and then got off and was just fine.

Anyone ever successfully come off antidepressants?

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