How long is the treatment for depression?

I had depression &anxiety with my first pregnancy.Loneliness was the cause.Also my husband was not accepying that I had a problem.He thought I shouldn’t take medication and behave myself.He was convinced when I went to the extent of suicidal thoughts.I went on zoloft and felt ok. I tried to discontinue zoloft a couple of times,but everytime I did my symptoms returned. But usually my symptoms returned when there was a cause like pregnancy,postpartum period or being away from family.
I am wondering if depression returned due to stopping medication or due to the causes?I decided that I will not discontinue and took zoloft for a year.
Now 35 weeks pregnant with 2nd baby,I stopped zoloft about 2 months ago and was feeling fine. I thought I recovered.But recently,I am being tested for thyroid cancr & though I don’t have a full bout of depression,I’m feeling anxious.
Nobody likes to take medicine forever.Wondering if I will ever recover or have to be on medication forever?

Everyone is different – some people recover and find new ways to cope and deal with stress and life and come off meds quickly or don’t take them at all. Other people will take meds for the rest of their life – counseling with meds can really help – also learning meditation techniques, learning how to change your thinking about stress full situations, and eliminating stress in your life – go easy on yourself – you have a lot going on – it would also be nice if your husband understood more about depression and supported you a little more

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