not coping well with a relapse
 

Hi. After I took myself off sertraline after 3 months back in June, I felt 'normal' and had no problems with low mood. In November I felt my mood deteriorating to the point where I had to drop out of college as I couldn't get out of bed. My energy levels have dropped; I feel like there is no point to anything; I have thoughts of hurting myself and I am passively suicidal. My parents are alcoholics and I cannot get much support from them (they are never sober enough to have a conversation with). I am 19 and I live at home. I have seen psychiatrists and doctors in the past. My dx are depression, aspergers and adhd.

Its sounds like stopping sertraline might have been the culprit of your relapse. Can you go back to the doctor who prescribed it and tell him how you've been feeling?

Everyone is trying to make me, but I'm ashamed and embarassed. Plus I would feel like a failure if I confessed that I was low. I'm happy not to have a life as I'm kind of used to it by now.

Why me?