How long ?

[J31]

I have taken depression medication for 10 years . Will this be a life time ?  most med are needed for 1 year . should you stop

[remar]

that's hard to say. are they helping you? if so why would you want to stop? i've never heard one year is the limit. all people are different and some need them for a short time while others need them for much longer, possibly for life. i hope this helps some. take care. remar

[LLFgirl]

Hello are the meds helping you? My doc told me that I will likely be on them for the rest of my life becuase they help me. I've taking meds for about 13 years now and I'm living a normal life. It's your decision but never stop taking a medicine without talking to your doctor first especially if it is helping you.
Regards,
LLFGirl

[triedeverymed]

If you have severe depression you may need to be on meds for a long time. Are your meds helping? If not you may have the wrong diagnosis. If they are helping you can ask your doc to stop the meds and see if the depression is gone. If you are seeing you still have some depression with your meds, going off the meds will make it worse.
But if you feel good and don't have another diagnosis other than depression, you may have beaten it and probably can stop medication. Just don't do it on your own. Make sure you speak to your doc first. You may have to be slowly tapered off the meds.
Good Luck