SSRI's: what's the final outcome?

[scatterbrain]

So I recently started taking Citalopram for depression/anxiety, and I was just wondering... Once I'm done taking them, do its effects stay with me for life? Or do they only work while I'm on them. I don't understand going on medication for depression and then stopping after you're not depressed anymore. Won't you just become depressed again after you stop?

 

[cawny]

I've never had medications or therapy for my SA, but maybe taking medications while getting therapy could help. I feel that I would just become depressed again after I stop taking the drugs. I have an addictive personality, so what I would do is notice that the medicine is helping my depression/anxiety. After taking it for a while, I would become addicted and I would need it more and more, then later giving me bad side effects if I did stop taking.

I've had a lot of addictions over the years: weed, WoW, internet, AIM, webcam chats, etc etc

 

[lettypagb]

yeah stop ,but at least you can be happy for a while and nice pic