On Taking, and Not Taking, the Pills That Keep Me Alive

I was going to write about going off antidepressants. That didn’t happen.

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I had a whole plan. I was going to write this piece on a road trip from San Francisco to L.A. while withdrawing from antidepressants. In my poorly functioning mind, riddled with anxiety, racing thoughts, and near-hallucinations, I thought I had the…