Thanks. It's nice to hear that others use this type of med long term. I've never really doubted that. It doesn't matter to me if I'm technically addicted or not. I'm not abusing it. And don't seem to even need to increase the dose after so long.

I do know that I shouldn't stop it all of a sudden due to the the dependence. I wasn't actually considering doing that. I was thinking of reducing the level just to see if the activating meds worked better. I'm not so sure. I still have anxiety as well as depression and they are from different conditions so perhaps it is better to stay with meds for both.