Coming off sertraline (my positive experience)

hey everyone, i have been addicted to these online forums in regards to my time on citalopram, mirtazapine and sertraline. I just want to post my honest opinion and im not going to sugar coat it but i will tell you my positive expirence . In june i started citalopram due to a bad break up, i completely lost who i was and anxiety began to take over my life, and since corona i began obsessing over every negative thing happening in the world, i was watching the news too much and became very depressed. i started on 20mg of citalopram and within the first day i was so ill i was sick and i couldn't keep any bit of food down. i stuck with them for 6 Days and rang doctors and told them i was struggling and that i couldnt sleep either. my Doctor then put me on mirtazapine 15mg , and my honest opinion is it made me feel down it made me sleep for hours on end. one night i slept 15hours and had to force myself out of bed. i then started seeing a life coach and started CBT. i stayed with mirtazapine for a month and decided to start weening myself off, i dropped down to 7.5 and then 3 weeks later cut the pill in half again, i was fine in myself just had major dry mouth. 2 weeks after i decided that i was ready to just come off of them but my god i was in a bad way after, i sobbed every day and became very concerned about how i was feeling, had intrusive thoughts the lot. i then rang my doctors and asked for advice. ive never been on antidepressants before this so i didnt know the affect that they have on your brain and the withdrawals of coming off them so quick. my doctor then recommended sertraline, i was in such a bad place that i decided to take them i was on 50mg and took them for two weeks but they made me feel the exact same as citalopram made me feel but this time my anxiety was through the roof ! i would tremor so bad that i was worried people was talking about me because of it , doctor told me to drop to 25mg so i did for 3 weeks. i still did not feel great. i read so many forums about coming off sertraline and one day i went to stay with my friend and said to her im fed up of feeling this way and how i aint taking them anymore. i just come off of them cold turkey after 3 weeks on 25mg ( i am NOT recommending you do this) i am only stating what i have done and i recommend you talk to a doctor. and this is where the positive comes into place... day 1 off of sertraline i felt ok ish my anxiety was still bad but i felt ok. i read about the withdrawals but this time i was mentally prepared for it. i began to do positive things to help me along the way. i downloaded the "i am" app which sends you positive affirmations through out the day, i began reading and doing more with my son and started seeing my family and friends more even though i had zero energy. i am now on day 8 and i can honestly say i see the light at the end of the tunnel. im still expirencing some minor withdrawal symptoms, weird taste in my mouth like metallic , waking up through the night and cant sleep properly without nytol but i have started taking multivitamins, omega 3, magnesium and b12 supplements to help me through my withdrawal. i am remaining so positive and im gonna keep pushing through.. if you have been on meds a long time please be careful with coming off antidepressants, research about tappering and talk to your doctor ! but also remember you know your own body and only you know how your feeling ! you are all amazing and you all deserve happiness and light at the end of the tunnel ! it all starts with you ❤ sending you love and light on your journey weather its going on antidepressants or coming off them !

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