do not change your meds without consulting your prescriber. i am very concerned with many many. folks dropping lowering changing their meds without their doctor's advice. we doctors know you patients do this a lot no matter what our advice. may i suggest that if your med isn't working or is giving you side effects call or make an appointment with your doc. i have at least 20 ways to treat depression with meds and probably 20 antidotes to side effects my meds give you all. as a doc i'd like a call saying "hey this med is great but i have a side effect what can i do to stay on the med and get my side effects to go away? " finally if you stop some meds cold turkey you can have anywhere from a mild withdrawal to a seizure and coma with others. in my career i have had to put 2-3 patients in the hospital for medical emergencies due to withdrawal. if they would've called me we could have lowered the meds safely and moved forward.
why shouldn't i change my meds for depression?