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Coming off sertraline

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don45258
don45258

Hi everyone

Has anyone come off sertraline and feels better than when they were on it ?

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  • tracey11164
    tracey11164 don45258

    Posted

    Hi don no I have never come off it so wouldn't know how u doing now
    • don45258
      don45258 tracey11164

      Posted

      Not to bad I'm on 25mg been on that for 3 weeks now 1 more week then going to 12 1/2 for 4 weeks then coming off I feel better than when I was on the high doses but still not right how r u ?
  • natalie99981
    natalie99981 don45258

    Posted

    I have come off twice now but too early so both times felt good for 4 months or so then anxiety crept in again
    • natalie99981
      natalie99981 don45258

      Posted

      I tapered over 6 months half then every other day then every third day never had problems coming off.  Yes they did work for me very well 
  • Tezes
    Tezes don45258

    Posted

    Hi Don

    im in the same position as you I have tapered down from 50 to 25 over last three months, losing a quarter of a tablet at a time. I've been on them for about 18 months.

    i seem to be stuck, my intention was to go down again to 12.5 for a month or so and then stop. I seem to be reluctant as I do get days where I don't want to talk on the phone or just sit away in a cafe on my, own. I keep telling myself I'll go down to 12.5 once I've finished my exams now it's after Christmas is over. I hope I can do it.

    the positive thing is though tapering slowly does seem to work in terms of avoiding the nasty withdrawals some people have written about.

    keep updating on your progress, 

    all the best

     

    • don45258
      don45258 Tezes

      Posted

      Hi

      From what I've read it going to be a roller coaster coming off them but I need to be off them I do feel better on 25mg than when I was on 50mg just hoping when I go down to 12 1/2 Saturday things get even better how you getting on ?

    • Tezes
      Tezes don45258

      Posted

      Still on 25, think I'll wait until after Xmas to go down to 12.5, too much going on right now. Good luck with you
  • Gem101
    Gem101 don45258

    Posted

    Hi I've recently tried coming off them i started reducing it by half and I felt like I got the old me back so I decided to start taking half once a week instead of everyday however I feel like I've taken 10 steps back anxiety has gone through the roof my mood is very low and feel awful ! Don't know wether this is normal withdrawal and persevere ?
    • don45258
      don45258 Gem101

      Posted

      Hi

      I've been down to 25mg for 4 weeks on Saturday so I'm going down to 12 1/2 Saturday I feel better than when I was on 50mg hoping going down again will help

    • Tezes
      Tezes Gem101

      Posted

      You need to come off them mega slowly and take them everyday even when titrating down, what you have are withdrawal symptoms.
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