My therapist thought that I could use some help with my anxiety and depression. I got on Lexapro. Its going well, but the psychiatrist said that when she puts people on meds it is usually for a year at the minimum. I don't feel like I want or need to be on that long. I feel fine now; yet I don't know if it is b/c I am on the meds. I am thinking about just not going back for a refill and scrapping it. How do you know if you really need to be on meds? Has anyone been on meds for less than a year? Can I just stop them without having adverse effects?