Hello Willy, it's not always smooth sailing when starting on new medication. For me, I have found the best results have been medication and a good psychologist. The medication is just one of the tools in the toolbox, and it unfortunately taking it won't mean that you don't still experience anxious or depressed feelings. For me I find that medication works more to left the general fog to allow you to use your coping skills (like the Cognitive Behavioural skills) better, with a clearer head.
I wonder whether it might help you to keep a mood diary? There are a number of apps you can have on your phone for doing this. I find I'm a terrible judge at remembering just how bad or good I was a few days (or even a few hours) ago. Using one of these might help you to more accurately judge how much your mood is changing, and you can make decisions from there.
I know all about discontinuation syndromes... I have been on one or two medications that are nasty for that. My current GP told me that the way around this is firstly, don't stop cold turkey. Secondly, taper down slowly (they can prescribe all this). And thirdly, possibly look at transitioning onto a different medication while the tapering happens. These are all options you can discuss with your GP, but it worked well for me when I needed to come off a medication that had a notorious discontinuation syndrome.
In terms of dealing with your anxiety long term, I would definitely suggest going into the Anxiety forum and reading some of the threads there, and sharing some of your own story if you feel comfortable. Managing anxiety and depression for me has always been a multi pronged approach.
