Tapering off medication: Help or Harm?

I agree with StrangeLoveDr and recommend trying other medications. I think I tried at least six before settling on a combination of two.

Hi Steppy 👋. For me, personally distinguishing if a medication is the cause of symptoms or not was difficult. And most doctors due to fear of reprisal or liability usually don’t advise you to do anything specific with your medication other than give you a recommended dosage. Unfortunately I don’t think there’s a anti-depressive that is truly side effect free, the goal is to get rid of intolerable side effects and to manage the mild ones. What worked for me was to try different medications approved by my doctor until the intolerable side effects went away. I still get headaches and dry mouth, but it’s usually manageable.