Hello Caite, if you have anxiety, then the changes of it coming down by itself is a hard ask, because usually it takes a massive effort by someone who can focus on the good in life, but if you have been struggling then it's very difficult.
To take any type of AD is to help someone balance their thoughts, we don't worry if we have to take a headache tablet and neither should taking an AD, both help our mind with these problems we're having.
You should never feel defeated, life isn't easy and of course we all have problems, so starting AD's on a small dose is certainly a good way to start your treatment.
Your ability to come of AD's needs to be decided by your doctor and how you are feeling over a long period, because if you have twoo good weeks, that's great, but it doesn't mean you are ready to stop, because you need to experience difficult times along the way and stopping depends on how you are able to cope in these situations.
Having anxiety and/or depression is not failing, all you need is some help to get over these times, because at this point you find your position very hard to cope with, so it's just like having a headache tablet, to get you back on track.
Geoff.
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