Antidepressant induced "tardive dysphoria"

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I believe I have this.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/mad-in-america/201106/now-antidepressant-induced-chronic-depression-has-name-tardive-dysphoria

My evidence is that since my late 20s when my SSRI began to fail my depression became more "physical" feeling than it was before I started. My first bout of depression in my teens felt more "psychological". I didn't have so many physical symptoms like extreme fatigue,odd "weight" behind my eyes, and general feelings of bodily malaise. Also, I have the impression that my depression now is more like chronic pain. There is no degree of "thinking happy thoughts" that will relieve it. I could win the lottery and still feel depressed. It is just "there", like an old body ache. There is no control and no non-chemical relief. I also notice my depression responds instantly to changes in medication. If I miss one dose of Effexor I immediately go into the depths of hell you cannot imagine. Initially there was never an instant negative response like that.

I also believe drug companies have good reason to block further research into this because they provide most of the funding for research. They don't give a f**k if they make people sick for life. f**k greedy scum f*****s. f**k capitalism. f**k life. These people are predators.

Yes,when I went off anti depressants a few years ago the depression returned and it was worse.Way more physical symptoms,I hurt all over,my brain felt like a slow computer.It took forever to understand what someone was saying and then what seemed ages for me to think of a reply.It was like being in a fog and my body didn't even feel real to me.I constantly felt my heart beating and wanted it to stop.It felt so weird I was sure I had a brain tumor and I just wanted to go to sleep and not wake up.The only thing that kept me from suicide was my kids and pets.I felt like I was hanging by a string that might break at anytime.I was so depressed that I felt nothing,no emotions existed anymore.I went back on the meds and I'm ok now.But there's a nagging fear that one day they might stop working,then what? No way could I endure that bottomless pit again.
Even if there was a cure,they wouldn't put it out there.Well people don't provide profits for the pharmaceutical companies.