How (and when) can I stop taking SJW?
Getting off SJW, or a prescription anti-depressant, should always be your goal. No one wants to take a drug forever. Some people have to, but many do not. We take these things because it helps us to heal, and it helps us to see the light. When you are depressed you don't see the world as it really is. Taking something like SJW can help, and maybe you need to take it for months or years. I'll let you decide that for yourself. But never lose sight of the goal - being antidepressant-free!
I did it. I'm very proud of that fact, too. It took me about eight years of a daily dosage with SJW, but I don't take it regularly anymore. Every once and a long while I might take one capsule at night, but that's it (far less than taking 3/day, everyday for years).
One way to stop taking it... 
I can't give you all the answers, but I can tell you what worked for me. One day it felt like the SJW wasn't working anymore. I was feeling depressed, but still taking three capsules a day, like I'd done for years. It had always worked. I feared it had "pooped out" and I'd have to try something else. Actually, for a while I did try a prescription antidepressant, but later went back to SJW again and felt the same.
I think SJW appears to "wear out" over time. Meaning, over several years. People tend to take more and more SJW, which is a mistake. Trust me on this one. If you've taken SJW for a long time, at least a year or more, and it's stopped working... try taking less! It seems counter-intuitive, and it is. But I'm starting to believe that SJW builds up in your body, and when I started taking two capsules per days (instead of three) I actually felt much better. A few weeks later, I started feeling crappy again. So I reduced the dosage to one/day. And I started feeling better again.
Now I don't take SJW regularly anymore. You can do it too. It might take many months or years, but it's possible. We can learn about ourselves, our mood swings and our depression. And keep the goal of getting of the anti-depressants in sight. For many people, it's the ultimate feeling of healing that one day they just won't need it anymore.
What if it just plain doesn't work? 
Don't give up. There are other natural options out there, too. I'll talk about them a little bit on the next page.
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