In my own experience with GAD, the choice to medicate or not is very personal and varies from person to person.
I chose to maintain a low daily dose of antidepressants for exactly the same reason you went off them - without the help they provide to maintain a proper chemical balance, I am numbed by unrelenting repetitive thoughts and worst-case thinking. In my case, all the proper meditation in the world and other coping skills still benefits greatly from chemical help in keeping my serotonin levels in check.
Oh...thank you for mentioning this. I did not mean to imply that being on medication is wrong or bad. I’m just celebrating my own finding of other methods that help me more at this point. My son had major ocd and medication saved his life. There are times when
Medication IS the best path. ✌🏽
Absolutely, for what it's worth, it didn't come off as if you were implying medication was bad. I'm just happy people are finding what works for them and wanted to share my own story :)