 [ Symptoms ] does depression go away  i have suffered from depression and anxiety for almost 20 years it seems like with all the research i have been doing lately that depression comes in episodes however mine is always there i have been on two kinds of anti depressants and tried more than once to get off them but has never turned out well should it go away or is it a life long illness [ Disease ] look i would not worry if you can not get off antidepressants diabetics can not come off insulin & if you feel good stay on them as a friend of mine told me once you can not tell when my son is on medication but you can tell when he comes off it i have experienced this too so i know what you mean i have had bad depression due to a bad relationship & coming off sleeping pills as using them to help me cope not for sleeping if i get married then i will worry about them then my dr said if you are happy on them & they causing no problem stay on them it is nothing to be ashamed of just be careful who you tell though as some people very unkind hope this helps