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Aug 22, 2019, 05:56 AM
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Member Since: Dec 2018
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 6,008
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@charlie242:
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Originally Posted by charlie242
I'm struggling with the idea that my depression is never going to go away.. I've been on medication (Prozac) for over a year now, which has helped with my depression alot. It also causes me to have pretty bad anxiety.
I decided since I felt I was in a pretty good place that I would stop taking all of my medication - i'm tired of always taking it, and so sick of feeling medicated and numb all of the time.
The week following was great; I've been feeling so good and like myself again - I thought my depression was gone. However, i'm just feeling so depressed again.
I just want to know if it's ever going to stop; or are the only options be depressed or be medicated forever? Don't even remember what normal feels like anymore.
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Do you mind sharing your diagnosis? Sometimes you can get to a point where you do not need meds anymore but IME this only applies to situational depression or more milder episodes of depression. For something more complex I had to learn to accept that meds are a part of my life. There is nothing wrong with needing medication. If I needed insulin or reading glasses I would use them so the same applies for mental health meds.
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