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Beware, withdrawal form Sertraline can be cruel!

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mozz66
mozz66

Was on sertraline 50mg for 3 months and 100mg for another 3 months and suffered every day although seraline did shut of the anxiety. 

Came of them 4/5 wks ago and its been Hellish!!!

Just got back from my doctors and at last she has admitted that I am withdrawing from sertraline and there is nothing she can do to help apart from me going back on it, no chance!

 

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  • mozz66
    mozz66

    Posted

    Have been admitted to the ''specialist mental health team'' on an emergency to see if they can help.

    If not I'm not sure what I'll do.

     

    • Hoopz
      Hoopz mozz66

      Posted

      I feel for you. Please keep posting and good luck

      🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄

  • lorraine05360
    lorraine05360 mozz66

    Posted

    I've been of sertraine 100mg for a week haven't had any affects yet so glad I've come of them as did nothing for me think made me worse and I had been on it for 5mths

  • lynn260
    lynn260 mozz66

    Posted

    Hi Mozz

    What are your worst symptoms? I have terrible head pressure, tinnitus and migraine, plus chronic insomnia. I also feel shaky. I have been off it for five weeks.

  • mozz66
    mozz66

    Posted

    Same lynn and its getting worse unfortunately but also memory loss, stuttered speech and becoming extremely angry at the slightest thing and Im known to be a very nice person.

    Looks like we are ''the unlucky few'' as my doc put it.

    Last ditch attempt is with the mental health team, my doc hopes that they more ideas and have conducted some more research. 

  • joe41529
    joe41529 mozz66

    Posted

    Hi, I’m sorry you are feeling so bad, I’m curious did you slowly taper down? Or just stop suddenly? Reason I asked most people who stop sertraline all at once usually go through terrible side effects, but if you follow a good taper down plan in most cases, not all but most it makes it a heck of a lot easier to come off. 
    • mozz66
      mozz66 joe41529

      Posted

      I stopped as quick as i could due to the fact I realised that 6 months of the god awful side effects was not right.

      I had to say enough is enough because you are blaming these side effects ie 2 hrs max of disrupted sleep on my anxiety and not the drugs you prescribed to me, basically they were not listening.

      It does seem that tapering off sertraline may help with the withdrawal, the withdrawl they do not tell you about which if you do or don't can still have horrific withdrawal symptoms ultimately, in my case, planning my ultimate demise!!!! 

      I don't feel sorry for myself but for the people who have to go back on sertraline due to the very harsh withdrawal which is not recognised by the health professionals.

      If they were to tell you this, people would not take it and then were would we be back on prozac maybe?

       

  • tania35477
    tania35477 mozz66

    Posted

    Hi, I was on 50mg of sertraline for about 12 weeks and due to tummy upset and running to the loo several times a day I decided to tapoer myself off them. Dear lord, Im still not there. I did 4 weeks at 25mg, then did 3 weeks at 12,5mg, then stopped. Had to go back on 25mg as the withdrawl was horrendous, insomnia, heart racing and palpitations. I am sticking with this for the time being and its true most doctors do not tell you about the withdrawl sysmptoms, they always say the first few weeks of taking them can be quite tough but nothing about withdrawal. We all react differently to medication. I will attempt withdrawal again soon, fingers crossed. I do feel sorry for you and I hope you get the help and support you need.

    Take care

     

  • Lolita40
    Lolita40 mozz66

    Posted

    Im so sorry for you!

    Hope your symptoms start to decrease! Is this your first antidepressants ?

    Been on them for 11years due to anxiety. Those meds never worked without side effects and for long time so I almost had to tried every single ones.

    Last year, my doctor refered me to a psychiatrist due to med intolerance. Its been a year that we try to figure out a med that can suits me but....no! Its like if my body now refuse it. I get every side effect and cant even tolerate a low dose.

    I was put on zoloft 8 weeks ago. Tried to go to 50mg but has the weeks passed, it was just getting worse. Anxiety, dizxiness, stoned and space out, always tired, stomach issues, blurry vision, shaky...

    So doc asked to go to 25mg. Its been a week and still dont feel good. Im nervous on that med. Feel jumpy to noises. My head feels in a coton .

    It might be withdrawal but I think I would be better off.

    My doctor said it was the last med we tried.

    I did 4 weeks at 50mg and maybe 3 at 37mg and now 1 at 25mg.

    Considering the fact that they never helped, do you suggest I should decrease at half of 25mg soon?

    Any advise???

  • mozz66
    mozz66

    Posted

    On google type in ''who makes zoloft''. In the box ''people also asked'' click on ''What drug company makes Zoloft'' underneath the caption 

    ''Zoloft class action claims drug company misled consumers about.......

    innocent until proven guilty, we may see in a few years but until then we have to suffer to keep the company profits up.

    You would hope that the professionals in the field, our doctors that we trust in, would be  ''crying out from the rooftops''  about this but to be fair it hasn't been proven in court and they have their careers and reputations to think of.

    At present I am dealing with multiple barriers to get them to admit that I am chronically withdrawing from sertraline and that there are no support structures to deal with this as sertraline is a prescribed medication and has been clinically tested before mass comsummer consumption.

    Sorry this seems to be a rant but i am now on the ''at risk'' register but am insisting that I speak to a Doctor qualified in withdrawal at which they seem very hesitant to do.

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