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I’m lucky. I was forced to go cold turkey after 6 years on SSRIs.

Disclaimer: NEVER DO THIS WITHOUT PROFESSIONAL SUPERVISION

I had about 2 weeks of extreme euphoria and insomnia. Then I was suicidal for about a month. Then about 8 months of rebound depressive symptoms on and off. Never had a single “brain zap” though I was told to expect them.

I will never take that garbage ever again.

Learning to cope with depression and having a good support system beats numbing my brain to zombie mode any day.

Not medical advice. Just my personal anecdote.