I was on Celexa for at least 8 years and Tramadol for about 3. I decided that the tramado made me feel better than anything. I'm rapid cycling bipolar, adhd, and have fibromyalgia. Yeah, it's awesome. Not. The Celexa just triggered OCD type symptoms and made me cycle worse. I kept to just the tramadol for a couple of years then two months ago decided that I wanted off of that too. I quit cold turkey. HUGE mistake. I took a couple of Celexa, because I went into a deep depression during the first week. That was another big mistake. I felt like I was being poisoned. The entire second week I felt like I was almost doubled over with anxiety. I couldn't sleep, then my heart would start racing. I ended up going to the e.r., and fortunately got a very nice dr. that said I was having a severe panic attack due to the withdrawals. I don't ever, ever want to go through that again. However, now I'm trying to find a way to cope with my bipolar and extreme depression. I'm not on any meds right now, but I need to be on something. Given my past experiece it's definately not going to be antidepressants. Before you stop taking any drug research the withdrawal symptoms. I really wish that I had done that first. I definately understand not wanting to be on meds, especially if you feel that your depression is due to someone or something other than yourself. BUT you have to reallize that even if you see the cause as other than yourself, it's still YOU that's depressed. Keep trying to help yourself even if you don't feel like it.