That's the dangerous thing about pills like that. You get better because you ARE TAKING the pills, but your brain tends to convince itself it got better because you TOOK the pills. And so you stop and you get worse again, then start taking the pills again, get better, think you're cured, and so on.

Hang in there. There is no shame in needing medication to keep your brain chemistry balanced.

Long as we get those long awaited dragon tiddies I'm good. Need that dragon NSFW like 2-3 years ago.

Although. Pills never did me any good and therapy was a waste of time and money. Honestly the simple solutions are the best. Get a hobby you like Model trains or Warhammer 40k or go get a small used boat and sail or learn to fly or buy a cheap motorcycle and go visit the places you grew up with. And next love. Find a fwb. Someone with nice tits you can cuddle with or a sexy Asian trap it's all good. As long as youre being loved or at least jerked off on a regular basis those things will make you feel like a million bucks. It never fails. It helped me a ton. Every other kinda care just felt shallow and transactional. And if help is indeed gonna be transactional it may as well be with a cheap big boobed hooker if you can't find a fwb.

Calydor already hit the nail on the head, but just to throw out my two cents...

Once upon a time, way back in 2016, I decided to try quitting my longtime ADHD medication cold-turkey. The past few years had been really good to me, and I ended up running out of my current prescription literally on New Year's Eve, so I took it as a sign.

What actually ended up happening was a severe rebound that lasted for almost half that entire year. Severe anxiety spikes, heavy depression, a lack of productivity, and just generally feeling shitty and occasionally lashing out at friends and acquaintances. It was bad - real bad. I still consider it to be one of my lowest points.

...I realize that might sound exaggerated-y and alarming, but I mostly just want to stress the importance of medication for mental health like that. Like Calydor said, there's no shame in it - the balance that prescriptions give you is often the foundation for taking further steps towards a healthy life.

Woh seems you have a lot on your life man. Hope everything goes better. Dont left the draws man, your style is awesome

Really glad to hear from you in any capacity. As someone else who has the wonderful mix of depression and anxiety I can totally sympathize. It’s hard, for sure! But you’re taking the steps to get better and that’s the most important step. Hope you keep taking care.

Do what you have to do amigo, I wish you the best and I know I'm not the only one to say it's glad to hear from you!

Heavy stuff, I gotta say. Glad that you have followers to offer you good additional advice if needed. I saw a keychain just a while ago has "Take your meds" written on it ;p

Your Works are a treat for us, seeing you around and healthy are the main events ✨

We will be here for you dude.

And for the pills remember this: The brain meds you take are the chemicals normal brains produce. We all need them, but how we get them is different.

But, take your time, we will be here ready to welcome you back whenever you choose to return.

I appreciate you telling us about this. I personally don't think pharmaceuticals ever help (compared to eating healthy, exercising, getting fresh air and sunlight) but it's your prerogative.

I hope that one day you can rekindle the fire you had when you first started out drawing and making art for the rest of us to see, because your comics have always been funny and charming.

Take care of yourself. We are all supporting you.

I can 100% relate and going through the trials of medicines is beyond a royal pain in the @$$. Keep trying! And I hope you find something that works for you in all areas :)

Okay then, thanks for keeping us updated! Clarity is always appreciated.

Sucks that y'all gotta deal with Depression & Anxiety. That shit sucks. Hopefully things start looking up sooner rather than later.

You should be seeing a psychiatrist if you decide to go off medication. They'll help ramp you down. Going cold turkey is dangerous. It's very easy to get into suicidal ideation when coming off psychoactive drugs too quickly.

You take care of yourself dude. I hope you feel better though- mental health is a rocky one these days.

Have you considered doing a bit of brain house cleaning instead of medicating your problems away? Granted it is not for the faint of heart, and probably not something most modern people are equipped to do themselves. But I’ve fixed or at least resolved quite a few issues by taking a deep dive into my own psyche and tossing the shit that doesn’t belong there. Especially the falsehoods inflicted upon me by others. Not a short term solution either, and when I say takes a while, I mean years. But all the brain chemistry shit is all diet, stress, and loads of social, peer, and institutional programming inflicted. But I’ve just seen too much of the wreckage left behind by the modern medical and psychiatric communities trying to solve deep seated problems by just ‘take this pill, and we’ll adjust the dosage until you don’t feel that way anymore.’ Fucking stupid. Always treating symptoms, not the cause. Which is why your mind reset back to before after getting off. You never fixed anything, just stopped taking the meds, which brought you right back to the way you were before. The real answer is to dive in, get mad, get angry, get sad, and start ripping shit out that doesn’t work. You’ve been programmed, time to get rid of that programming. It is YOUR mind, and it plays by YOUR rules. Stop letting other people control it.

Seriously hope you start feeling better. Depression is a cruel mistress (with whom I have some experience) but casting her away is priceless.

I just hope you can make it, King.
Good luck, and do your best.

Thanks for the update, sorry you're having to deal with this.

That said LOVE seeing your work again, and should you ever return to Dragons Burn etc I personally believe it'd be well worth the wait!