Posted by bleauberry on March 29, 2009, at 8:58:06
In reply to Discontinuing antidepressants after remission, posted by SLS on March 28, 2009, at 15:51:12
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> Does anyone have suggestions as to how long to remain on an antidepressant?
>Forever.
Until it stops working.
Until other problems develop directly linked to it.While all the textbooks and general MDs suggest weaning off after remission, you and I both have seen more times than we can count how badly people deteriorated over the next months, and how when they return to meds it is often a different game than the first time.
Is there some kind of unknown risk is staying on meds while in remission? I don't know.
Is there some kind of risk in carefully weaning off meds that worked? Definitely.
The risks of staying on seem less than getting off, in my opinion.
People get a false sense of security believing they are healed. There is a false sense that somehow the meds have permanently fixed something and now that they are fixed the meds are not needed anymore. I totally disagree.
I do acknowledge that some people can and do wean off and live good lives. To put it in perspective however, I only know of one such person.
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