Should I stop taking my anti-depressants?

[Anonymous]

Recently my girlfriend dumped me, and I have no desire to get up or even move. I'm on zoloft and I'm thinking about just throwing them in the trash and giving up. I mean, hell what's the point anymore? she was the only damn person that actually cared about me, and she just said "sorry this isn't working out". I've was alone too damn long before. I'm nothing😅 I'm honestly nothing. I don't want to take my meds anymore, and I'm just tired.

[Aloneyloneloner]

As a person with anxiety and depression who has also been dumped I completely understand but it helps to read up on why you are feeling hurt. Why do we feel pain within us after a breakup? It's a journey you must discover
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This My take was also helpful
www.girlsaskguys.com/.../a27833-ladies-it-s-okay-to-reject-me-my-self-image-won-t-shatter-if-you-do

[mermaidrocketship]

The fact you're feeling helpless indicates you need to keep taking them. While you're feeling like this, be sure to reach out to family, close friends, or a counselor. Don't isolate yourself right now, and stay on your meds!

[chriss]

i disagree because the mind heals on it's own. meds make it worst because they create a lot of dopamines which makes you happy and then when you come off the meds all the dopamines have been destroyed and it takes longer for them to reproduce without the meds. it's better to just feel down and wait until the mind heals. it can take up to a year to move on from a relationship. if people can move on from a death which is worst then why not from a relationship?

[mermaidrocketship]

@chriss Antidepressants work by slowly changing your brain chemistry. It isn't safe for him to stop taking them without a doctor's observation. Also, he says he has no reason to take them since his girlfriend is gone, which means he's not in a healthy frame of mind. This is from someone who struggled with childhood mental illness and has just recently started medication. Some of us truly need the help. Please don't dismiss that.

[Asker]

I've been on different types of antidepressants since i was 15 and honestly nothing has helped so i threw them away.

[chriss]

i can understand then why you are taking them then since mermaid convinced me if you have a mental disorder then it's necessary. what makes you depressed op since the age of 15?

[mermaidrocketship]

Make sure you tell your doctor and have them recommend some non-chemical treatments.

[Asker]

Non medical treatments as in therapy? Been there and done that. It didn't do a damn thing. The funny thing is I called my doctor and he is out on leave, so I told them I'm never going back there and I'm transferring care providers.

[mermaidrocketship]

Therapy, exercise, diet changes, better sleeping habits, less tech... There's a lot you can try. I hope your next doctor can find a better way to help you than this one has.

[OlderAndWiser]

"About one in five people who take an antidepressant for six or more weeks may experience discontinuation symptoms if they suddenly stop taking the medicine. Tapering down your medication gradually under the supervision of your health care provider can help avoid or minimize symptoms."

www.webmd.com/.../withdrawal-from-antidepressants

[Asker]

I'm not interested in gradually getting off of it. I don't want it because it's useless. It hasn't helped me at all

[OlderAndWiser]

I understand what you are saying but I don't think you understand what I am saying. You can have something like withdrawal symptoms if you stop antidepressants suddenly.

[meatballs21]

You need them more than ever right now. Talk to your doctor or therapist, it sounds like you need some extra support.

[kimmy87]

If your tablets help, please keep taking them, every one has bad times in their lives but a break up will happen for the most of us at least and your not always alone in this world, you have other people. you can get up out of bed take your tablet or sook over miss whats her face and well do something else to take your mind off of her. You can do it. So I hope you have had your tablets by now

[Asker]

No i threw them away.

[kimmy87]

Awwwe crap

[MaiNameIsSunshine]

No, talk to your doctor if the meds aren't helping. Don't be that guy who annoyingly wallows in self pity, instead be that guy who takes care of himself and actually tries to get better.

And remember there are worse things in the world than your girlfriend dumping you. So yes, by all means be upset for a little, that's normal but don't linger on it too long and hard now, that'll get you nowhere. Good luck.

[LaVilaine]

Instead of going off your medication, you should be talking to your doctor about how they don't seem to be working anymore. You should be getting a therapist to start CBT with you, which might help you more than SSRIs alone. Medication isn't a cure all for depression. You actually have to put in some work instead of relying on a band-aid solution.

[somebodysaycheese]

More and more research is coming out showing how antidepressants are doing more bad than good. Therapy and life style chanhes are best for beating mental illneas. Plus more and more people are on antidepressants , we aren't living well as a whole

[Anonymous]

I would recommend going to the doctor and telling him this. He may be able to give you something more helpful.

[Asker]

I've dealt with my doctor for years about my depression and I've been on over 10 antidepressants nothing has helped. No therapist has helped.

[Opinion Owner]

Could you possibly look into getting a different Doctor instead? Maybe this isn't the most well-informed Doctor.

[Asker]

I've transferred doctors 3 times from 3 different institutions, and they really haven't made any leaps and bounds in treating my disorder.

[Opinion Owner]

Well, a breakup will usually make anyone feel worse than usual, but I would continue to take your medication, and it will probably start working more with time. Have you tried talking to your parents or someone else close about this?

[Anonymous]

Definitely dont stop taking them.