"my story; i hope it gives strength &amp; even though you feel like shit now with the right treatment &amp; dose you will get better. in a nutshell; abusive relationship, court case &amp; bullying at work which resulted in me resigning. my &quot;genious&quot; gp thought it would be good for me to stop immediately my antidepressants (for anxiety). i got discontinuation syndrome. i fell into a deep depression &amp; felt mentally unstable reporting to a&amp;e twice. i was terrified &amp; spent weeks just lying on the floor to stop me topping myself (totally out of character). sertraline was given to me 50mgs increasing by 25mgs every 6 weeks until i reached 200mgs. 252 days of hell... but within 2 days on 200mg i immediately felt a change &amp; hope - at last i was in recovery :)"