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I took an SSRI for 15 years. It took me multiple tries over a couple years to taper off. It was not a fun experience. When I tried doing it too fast, I would ge

I took an SSRI for 15 years. It took me multiple tries over a couple years to taper off. It was not a fun experience. When I tried doing it too fast, I would get terrible headaches. The final attempt took 9 months of careful tapering until I got below the therapeutic dose and just stopped. I do regret ever starting it. I feel like I lost a part myself to it. I feel like the peaks and valleys of my emotions are gone. I never get very sad or angry, but I don't ever feel very happy either.

ionised 8y ago
> I never get very sad or angry, but I don't ever feel very happy either. That just sounds like the depression that was there before you started taking the SSRI. At least it describes my depression perfectly. Apathy. That's how I feel with or without the SSRI's I had taken in the past, none of which seemed to have any effect on me for whatever reason.