I [31F] have been struggling with mild-to-severe mental health issues my whole life. When I was 21 I was put on antidepressants, and I have been on and off them since then. I was only diagnosed with BPD recently, and looking back at my life I’ve realised every single one of my major depressive crises has been as a result of a breakup, which has got me thinking... do I really need antidepressants? If the depressive episode has a clear triggering event, is it really depression? I am thinking perhaps it’s just an extreme reaction to abandonment, and instead of taking antidepressants to deal with the fallout, I should be on another kind of medication to prevent getting there in the first place.

Any thoughts? I have my psych check up in September and I was thinking of bringing this up with my dr then. 

*I am currently only 150mg venlafaxine xr