I have been on Pristiq since 2009 and decided it was time to try AD medication free. Prior to Pristiq I was on cymbalta. Anyway I titrated down in 2013 to virtually nothing and was told by my GP to go back up to 100mg, I did so reluctantly and within 6 months again dropped down to 50mg and maintained that dose. In 2015 (last year) after hearing a number of psychologists saying it is not good to be on an AD long term; enough was enough! I titrated down once again over a good solid lengthy period of 6 months. eventually quit at the end of October. So I've been anti depressant free since then. I fully expected to be tearful and I was, but, it just doesn't seem to be improving. I cry watching TV, I cry if I hear something even mildly sad let alone truly sad! I cry all the time and it is so debilitating. It is really hard to get by in life with just normal functioning when all you want to do is cry!!