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SSRIs do lower the risk of further depressive episodes.

"To conclude, this review provides evidence that continuing SSRIs for 1 year reduces risk of MDD and relapse."

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5761909/

I took SSRIs for 14 months and after I stopped this was my subjective experience as well. (And luckily only mild withdrawal/discontinuation symptoms.)

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