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I am in depression from past more than 5 years and I'm under medications for that from 5 years.i am addicted to that medicines very much. without taking that medicine i am behaving weirdly,how to be normal without taking tablets.
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U need to evaluate the stressor first....usually it happens in rare cases
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take help to evaluate stressors first
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try to avoid stressful conditions
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Need to know what medication you are on. If only SSRIs, no addiction potential. If you are suddenly stopping, then rebound may occur.
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consult psychiatrist for evaluation and help
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Antidepressants do not belong to addiction category of medications. If your disorder is a persistent depressive disorder, then you need long term antidepressants. Do you call people taking medications for diabetes, hypertension and hypothyroidism addicted to them. You don't. If you are taking medications not under treatment protocol or over the counter wrongly then it becomes addiction, not those which restore the body milieu. Good luck
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Dr. Vivaswan Boorla
Neuropsychiatrist
11 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Sudden stoppage of medication will show withdrawal effect. So taper the medication gradually.
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Dr. Suyash Dwivedi
Psychiatrist
9 yrs exp
Ghaziabad
Once you feel okay for a while, medicines would be tapered off gradually. If its not helping, consult your treating psychiatrist or any other psychiatrist
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