I have to gradually stop taking my current antidepressant combination (venlafaxine + mirtazapine) over the next 4 weeks, and I'm quite nervous about it. I've been struggling to cope anyway recently, so I'm not sure how I'm going to cope. I mean, at the end of the period I'll be able to start a completely new antidepressant, but it's the period in the middle that's making me think... how am I going to cope with my assignments for university? What about my social anxiety (it's been making things harder lately - I always have social anxiety but it's been getting worse)? I feel like my language is stunted when I'm feeling this low, too. I'm not sure I'm going to be able to produce anything that's worth handing in... but I guess I have to.

How has everyone else coped when it comes to withdrawal?