Taking any kind of medication is a serious step. The psych meds potentially have a lot of side effects. You are right to be concerned. I take antidepressant, antianxiety and ADD medication. In the past, I have stopped my medication without consulting my doctor and then felt it necessary to resume the previous medication or start a different medicine. For the time being I plan to take what the doctor prescribed and discontinue or change only with consultation. I am still concerned about long term safety 25 years after first starting psych drugs but I had no quality of life before I took the meds. So I continue to take the risk. It is good to read posts like yours to remind me of what I am doing. Good luck with whatever you decide to do.