I used to see a psychiatrist in the psychiatrist who said I had depressive neurosis and prescribed me medication. A while ago, I stopped taking the medication without permission and became unwell. Is

I used to see a psychiatrist in the psychiatrist who said I had depressive neurosis and prescribed me medication. A while ago, I stopped taking the medication without permission and became unwell. Is there any connection between them?

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There are many reasons for people to have depressive symptoms, but now we only talk about those related to physical changes. There are several chemicals in the brain that are related to depressive symptoms, and low levels can cause depressive symptoms. Antidepressants target these chemicals and use their own methods to increase the concentrations of these substances to improve the symptoms of depression. After taking the medicine for a period of time, the body has become accustomed to the presence of the medicine. If you suddenly stop taking the medicine and your body is not used to it, you will naturally have some reactions. Just like if you eat a lot every day and suddenly don't eat for three days in a row, you won't feel hungry. That's the truth. Moreover, medicines for diseases such as high blood pressure and diabetes are taken for a long time. If you suddenly stop taking them one day, your body will not get used to them. So you don’t need to worry at first. After a while, your body will gradually adapt to the state of not taking medicine.

In addition, it is recommended that since you have gone to see a doctor, it is better to go to the same doctor to see his diagnosis before you want to stop taking the medicine. Even if you don't want to go and want to stop taking the medicine on your own, you still need to reduce the dosage. That is, assuming you originally took 3 tablets a day, reduce it to 2.5 or 2 tablets. When you find that you don't feel any discomfort, your body has become accustomed to the reduction. , then reduce it to 1.5, and then reduce it slowly instead of stopping suddenly.