I quit last year. Best and hardest thing I’ve done in years.
Heed the Title warning!
Happy pills are bad news. God made beer and wine for that problem.
Had a good friend get disgusted with the whole serotonin uptake inhibitor thing and try to quit cold turkey. It isn’t recommended and there’s a very good reason - he genuinely thought he was going nuts. Ear echoing, panic attacks and a little delight he told me was called “brain freeze.” His Doc was horrified and helped him wean himself gradually. These are brain chemicals and messing with them is serious business. Just because it’s advertised on TV doesn’t mean it’s harmless.
Two years ago, I became phobic about swallowing food. I was terrified of choking. Also had a fear of dying hour by hour. Went to the doctor and he prescribed Lexapro. Within 3 weeks I began improving and thankfully I can eat normally again.
Remember Lloyd Bridges' character in "Airplane!"
"You could be picking a bad time to stop taking Antidepressants!