Photographer here , sorry couldn ' t help it <| sep |> This is a common occurrence for all SSRI meds when suddenly discontinued . It doesn ' t mean they ' re bad meds . It means when it ' s appropriate for someone to stop taking it , they should talk to their doctor first . There are plenty of ways to painlessly get off of SSRIs , including switching to an equivalent dose of a different SSRI with a much longer half life and tapering down on that med . Effexor is currently saving my ass . I was quickly becoming suicidally depressed after years of effective depression management on different antidepressants . I had to be hospitalized for a few weeks . Switched to Effexor and now am back to leading a manageable life with stable moods . It ' s not an evil drug . It just has to be taken as prescribed . And mine has always come with a warning to not stop suddenly without consulting my prescriber . Who , by the way , sat down and talked to me for a good while about my fears of withdrawal discontinuation and put my mind at ease about the many options to get off of it if needed without any suffering or discomfort .