I can’t recall how long it has been since I stopped taking anti depressants, perhaps two years or more. In that time I’ve had plenty of low moods and minor episodes of depression but have been able to manage and pull myself out, using techniques shown to me by Carrie, the psychologist I saw last year. Last week though, I had a real set back and ended up having nearly the whole week off work. My life seemed to reach a new low.
I decided to go back onto anti depressants, for the short term. Perhaps a few months. My GP put me onto a different drug, it wasn’t around a couple of years ago, called Pristiq. Today is day 4 and I feel a lot better, some of the motivation and positivity is back.