Not sure if I'm still suffering from depression?

Question: I was on anti-depressant for about 3.5 years. I experienced many times of relapse and therefore didn't manage to get rid of these pills. It was partly because I was still in that "problem situation". I stopped medication on my own last year (Nov), my last consultation with a psychiatrist was in July 06. She insisted that I continued with the medication (I just had my divorce). However, people around me esp my boyfriend strongly discourage me to go back on medication but he has been helping me. They were worried about the side effects of these medicines; and they believe that medicines didn't help me since I have had it for so long! I have started work 4 months ago...but would want to stop working there because it is a lousy place - company go bust soon. I have taken some action wanted to get some students for tuition - hope to have something for myself. I seem to be ok...but been feeling uncertainty and "fear" (of the future) inside me. Not sure if I'm ok...without the medicines.

Answers:
Hey keep your head up ... everyone has doubts and fears, its what u do with them that defines u. I personally don't like taking medicine at all, a HEALTHY SITUATION AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS are key to happieness and are much better for u than pills. An example i like to give is with smoking tobacco.... don't wait until u get emphzema and lung cancer and then treat the two diseases..... JUST QUIT SMOKING IN THE FIRST PLACE!! IN Other words don't put yourself in a unhealthy situation with unhealthy relationships and wait until u really need medication ... just get out in the first place, rather than endure the abuse. Hope this helps

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Although it is true that if you had situational depression, you may be able to stop the meds, if you have clinical depression, try thinking of it like diabetes . You still need the medication everyday. I have been on antidepressants for a long time, too, and I feel better, but every time I try to go off them, I feel bad again. So, think of it like maintennce. Get those pills back, girl

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