Wanting to come off sertraline

[SHEPHER]

I have been on 100mg of sertraline for 9 years and always been fine on the dose once I got it into my system. Had a health scare which has triggered my anxiety and depression dr put me up to 150 but I felt horrendous dr now dropped me down to 125mg I still feel bad after 8 weeks, also lack of sleep put on 10mg Amitriptaline which helps. I am wanting to come off the sertraline anybody got experience of this. Was it hard to come off.I was wondering if the 100mg has stopped working after being on it so long making it I could be on a very low dosage.

I don't react well to these sort of meds

[Dolphin14]

SHEPHER

Do you think your recent health scare is having some effect on how the meds are working? Are you in therapy along with the medication?

I had so many med changes over the years. Unfortunately it's trial and error which makes things very difficult.

I hope things get straightened out for you quickly

🐬

[SHEPHER in reply to Dolphin14]

Thanks Dolphin14 no my health scare is all sorted. I can't afford therapy. Waiting for NHS I have been on 100mg for a long time problems when I tried to up it.

[Dolphin14 in reply to SHEPHER]

I was on this med for many years. The psychiatrist did change it after we talked about the possibility it might not be working any longer. Maybe you should have another chat with him/her

[SHEPHER in reply to Dolphin14]

A d when you came off it did you do it slowly

[Dolphin14 in reply to SHEPHER]

Yes, it was a slow process and a transition to something new. I was on it for 17 years at the max dose

[SHEPHER]

Thanks how long was you on sertraline

[SHEPHER]

Thank you so much I will speak with my GP. Your a star 🌟

[designguy]

I suggest you not try to come off of your medication until you become stabilized for a good period of time and after that do a very slow taper off of it. I was on sertraline for years (200mg) and it didn't really help with my anxiety. the only med that helped with my anxiety is Klonopin. The other thing that helped was learning that anxiety is a paradox and the more we resist, fight or deny it the more it persists, I found the DARE Anxiety book and youtube videos very helpful for learning how to deal with it.

[SHEPHER in reply to designguy]

Thank you I will take a look on utube I'm seeing my GP so I will have a good chat with her. Thank you for your advice

[designguy in reply to SHEPHER]

You're welcome, one thing to keep in mind about doctors and tapering which is most of them have never been on meds so they typically recommend a much shorter taper than what most people need. I've read where you should double or triple the amount of time they typically recommend.

[Popcorn12345]

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[SHEPHER in reply to Popcorn12345]

Hi Popcorn how do I find Forom

[Popcorn12345]

Google it

[SHEPHER in reply to Popcorn12345]

Thanks

[SameTimeTomorrow7]

I'd be careful about eliminating sertraline from your medication regimen. Under my doctor's supervision, I slowly reduced my dosage until I was off of it completely. Bad move! I went back on it and everything now is mostly okay.

[SHEPHER in reply to SameTimeTomorrow7]

Thanks I had a word with my gp im not ready to come off it. I just thought all this horrible feeling was coming from the medication