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I'm a bit late but I really do hop you answer this.

I was first diagnosed with depression after I was heavily smoking weed. I later made the mistake of smoking weed while on antidepressants which lead me into a manic phase. I have now pretty much recovered several years later, and have been on the same treatment of Sertraline and Lamotrigine for over a year. I don't want to keep taking these as I do not enjoy the side effects, and to me it seems as if I should be able to stop taking them since it has been over a year since I have been depressed and I have had nothing resembling mania? Also I think that the only reason why I was manic in the first place was due to my combining weed and antidepressants.

My psychiatrist has told me that I'll need to take Lamotrigine for the rest of my life, but that we could talk about taking me off Sertraline after two years' observed successful treatment?

Thank you

P.S. I know not to take/ask for medical advice online, I'm just curious.

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply!