Venting Does anyone else struggle with antidepressants?

[bluemoon777]

I'm struggling to get off antidepressants, and it's not working. I don't wanna be on them for the rest of my life. Last time, I went down a dose every week, and it turned me into a raging monster, due to the withdrawal. That was a few years back and now I'm trying it differently, I slowly lowered it, and now I'm trying a dose every 4th day. It was working, until just now I had an irritability episode, and that's how my rage used to start. I feel hopeless, like I have no hope of getting off them. I want to just commit suicide, because I have no goddamn hope. Can anyone relate?

 

[fallingtopieces]

Tapering is slowly reducing the dosage over time, not skipping days.

 

[JoysoftheEmptiness]

I stopped cold turkey, they weren't working, and the side effects weren't worth it. Told my doctors, the psych team didn't give a monkeys.

 

[bluemoon777]

Tapering is slowly reducing the dosage over time, not skipping days.

I know, I was at 75, I stayed at it for a while until I was relatively stable, then to 50, then 25, then every other day, then every 2, 3, now I'm at 25 every fourth day.

Tapering is slowly reducing the dosage over time, not skipping days.

I should probably specify I don't have any pills smaller then 25mg

I stopped cold turkey, they weren't working, and the side effects weren't worth it. Told my doctors, the psych team didn't give a monkeys.

What did you experience going cold turkey? Also, I don't think doctors really understand most things about antidepressants and their side effects and withdraw symptoms