These are some of the most common
withdrawal symptoms, and they started when he stopped taking a drug that causes
withdrawal. Usually, when you stop a med because you feel you don't need it anymore, it takes a bit of time for the depression to come back and when it does it's just like it was before you started the drug. Unless I'm reading this wrong, this is all quite different from how the poster felt before going on an antidepressant. That's a sign of withdrawal.