Bad withdrawal symptoms when will it improve.
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Started taking citalopram for couple months to help with long term zopiclone withdrawal, affected hair so swapped to sertraline. Made my anxiety a whole lot worse and gave me OCD type sympoms quite badly, so swapped back to cit after couple of months. Have stopped cold turkey couple weeks ago as the anxiety and OCD were unbearable not advisable I know.. GP never warned could get withdrawal with swapping meds but the sertraline really messed me up. Just wondered how long others symptoms carried on. Did think about getting some diazapam but anything I take seems make things worse, the SSRI's really messed me up even though I know they help many people. Such a lottery trying find the right meds
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Aimee87 Guest
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What symptoms have you got?
Guest Aimee87
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Bad anxiety and developed OCD type symptoms after been on it while keep checking everything. It gave me depression which has lifted a bit. i know swapping meds can mess you up but didn'T know that. Probably didnt help then going back on citalopram but couldn't cope with side effects. How are you doing. Everyone is different it just didnt suit me.
deblou45 Guest
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you have stated cit then swaped tl aertraline then back these meds are strong you now need to wait it out and level
Guest deblou45
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It's difficult when you doctors tells you to swap and gives you no warnings. It's the sertraline that has caused all the problems. i've been waitng 13 months for zopiclone withdrawal to level out they don't warn you can take up to 18months on z drugs
deblou45 Guest
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it can on ssri too i need to wean off zopliclone 1/4 when wd from citloram emded
Guest deblou45
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Least I haven't been on them long, all I can say is coming off zopiclone was easier than SSRI didn't have the intense withdrawal problems. How long have you been on SSRI, doctors seem unaware of how difficult they are to come off think that"s why they leave people on them so long! I will say I actually sleep better now I'm off zopiclone so hopefully you will be the same.
chris80549 Guest
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Go back to Dr. I was changed from Sert to Venlafaxine, minimum side effects now great, ocassional anxiety, especially if too much to do or husband nit picking nagging, do this, don't do that etc.
Guest chris80549
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Think need break from meds it's taking anti depressants made things so much worse. Am going try see a psychiatrist see if can give me anything fir the OCD but anti depressants just make withdrawal lot worse it seems in me.
Guest Guest
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Have you tried Venlafaxine? I struggled with Citalopram and Ecitalopram but found that Venlafaxine worked for about 10 years.
chris80549 Guest
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Im doing OK on Venlafaxine 2 tablets of 37.5 mg a day, when none of the others worked.
been on it since 23rd September 2019.
Guest chris80549
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I'll see what the psychiatrist says. Don't want to go on anything permanently as my symptoms caused by zopiclone withdrawal not a pre existing thing. Just wary of any more anti depressants as SSRI's made me lot worse and gave me new symptoms. Rather have something like diazapam to take on the bad days as now having to cope with SSRI withdrawal as well.Glad it's working for you anyway.