So I've sort of abruptly stopped taking my antidepressants.

>>17902677
>My question is should I expect any other less desirable reactions on the way? I believe I probably didn't need it in the first place. The stuff did wonders for my anxiety and I probably had some form of depression, but I don't think the chemical balancing thing is a necessity.

you're headed towards a total epic fail

your docs would not have prescribed the meds if they did not think you needed them

depression & your mental illness will slowly sneak back into your life and likely 2-3 months from now you will have lost your job, failed out of school, pissed off everybody near you

>but I don't think the chemical balancing thing is a necessity

this is a major symptom of you nutters

beliving - i don't need the meds i can deal with it

it's bad enough you will fuck up your own life big woop go for it & do the human race a favor

the problem is you will leave a trail of victims - if the rest of us are lucky 1 of them will teach you a permanent lesson and you will learn the hard way to stay on your gdamn meds

FU

>>17902851
>your docs would not have prescribed the meds if they did not think you needed them

Lol

Some people really do need SSRI's or anti-psychotics

A lot don't

All SSRI's ever gave me was erectile dysfunction.

I quit a 40mg Prozac prescription last year. Felt like shit for a few weeks but I went from 1.0 gpa student in easy business major to 3.5 comp sci student. Easily one of the best decisions of my life. Fuck those drugs.

Quit 30mg of citalopram 2 years ago very gradually. First 20mg, then 10mg, then 5mg, with the help of my shrink. Felt I completely tackled anxiety and a not-so-severe depression. 3 weeks completely without I started to feel like utter shit. As in restless, goalless, helpess, anxious and depressed x10. What my shrink didn't tell me is that's why ssri's are considered "addictive"; quitting them makes you feel worse than before, and since they make you feel so bad it feels like you can't do without.

It took me 5 weeks to remotely get to my old self again. 10 weeks until I finally felt "as of old". I only took the Cita for 1 year on a slightly higher dosage than you.

I think it's doable, quitting cold turkey on 20mg, as long as you keep in mind the odds are high you'll feel like utter shit for a month or two. And that you shouldn't doubt yourself.