Hello John: I'm sorry you have had such a difficult experience. I'm afraid I don't really have anything to offer with regard to this. I've been on a few different antidepressants over the years, sometimes in combination with other psych med's. But I never stayed on most of them long enough to develop a dependency.

I'm no longer on any psych med's. The last one I was on was Cymbalta. I was on that for... oh... I guess a year or two... (memory fails me.) I was on Klonopin for a short time a few years ago as a result of a serious flare-up of the tinnitus condition I have.

Anyway, I simply wanted to say hello & wish you the best as you continue your struggle to find healing.