I got myself off of antidepressants at 24 after eight years and seven different types. Effexor was the one I got off of ultimately. I was on lexapro at one point. I’m here to tell you it’s definitely possible to get off of them but you HAVE to wean yourself. Get one more course and you can do this! I started by taking half doses, then every few days would cut that dose in half. Then I’d take a quarter dose, then every two days, and I didn’t have withdrawal symptoms at all.
I got myself off of antidepressants at 24 after eight years and seven different types. Effexor was the one I got off of ultimately. I was on lexapro at one point. I’m here to tell you it’s definitely possible to get off of them but you HAVE to wean yourself. Get one more course and you can do this! I started by taking half doses, then every few days would cut that dose in half. Then I’d take a quarter dose, then every two days, and I didn’t have withdrawal symptoms at all.