Delayed emotional reaction to treatment

I was diagnosed 2 1/2 years ago.  Very tiny (less than 1/4 inch) but very aggressive cancer, triple negative.  I went through chemo and radiation with the accompanying drama - hair loss, horrible side effects the whole works.

I was fine for a while then all of a sudden about a year ago I realized I wasn't fine. It totally took me by surprise. I waited far to long to ask my doc about changing my depression meds and getting a therapist.  There was talk of hospitalization and I was put a suicide watch.  That was in August.  Things are better now but I'm scraping myself up off my therapist's office twice a week.

I'm wondering if  anyone else has experienced this or was even told to expect that it would happen?

I read your words, and it reminded me how I felt.  About 2 years after radiation and chemo I was taking femara.  Maybe 6 weeks and I felt like my whole life was in a black hole.  I was in so much mental pain, I started hitting myself to transfer the pain to physical.  I blamed it on medicine and quit taking everything for about 5 months.  I was slowly coming out of my depression.  I still to this day am not quite sure what caused my melt down.  That was a year ago.  I am much better now. I am on tamoxifin.  I have a year and half to go before my 5 years.

God be with you, Kimarie