[hartbroken]

I've been off anti-depressants for about 2 months now. I was on them for about 7 years before that. Started on Zoloft, and it stopped working for me last year. Then we tried Wellbutrin, Prozac, and Effexor. None of those agreed with me.

I've been charting my moods recently, and it's odd. It's not constant but it jumps around from convincing me I need another med, to convincing me I don't. My moods are fragile. Small situations cause me to really get down. But after it's dealt with, I'm back to a place where I'm stable. Usually if you need meds, you stay down in the dumps continuously whether you've resolved your situations or not.

What I'm asking is how long does it take, not so much to get off the anti-depressant, but to gain stability in your emotions after you're off the med?

[whenwillitend]

maybe never? i don't know. i've been on meds for 14 years now, with the exception of two pregnancies.

yet, stability is still elusive.

i'll never be off meds again. i'm doomed.

Sometimes I feel like stability can never be found.