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Constant nausea, and dizzy....

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allison03169
allison03169

is anyone else on their year off and still experience nausea and digestion issues....I still suffer anxiety and depression....I think this stuff has ruined my life...

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  • Guest
    Guest allison03169

    Posted

    Allison I don't really know what you mean a year off ? I presume you have come off and you have relapse? .if do why did you come off in the first place. ? If not everyone here is going through hell on or off the meds until they are in there system as you well know.unfortunately we have to go through the withdrawal's coming off completely. It's what you learn about your limits and issues which got us here when you are on the meds .for me I am on half the dosage and OK with it. I now don't push to hard and take on board sh*t.
  • betsy0603
    betsy0603 allison03169

    Posted

    Hi Allison, 

    Am I reading this correctly, that you came off of sert a year ago and are still having problems?  How long had you been on it and how quickly did you come off?  What dosage?

    Doctors won't admit this, but yes, protracted withdrawal from psych meds can last for years, not just 6 weeks or so as they would have you believe.  There is a whole forum full of people who are proof of this, called Surviving Antidepressants.  You  might want to visit there for support and information on the subject.  It is a private non-profit, no cost to join. 

    The anxiety and depression are likely withdrawal, in addition to the physical symptoms.  We call them "neuro-emotions" as they take on a proportion beyond what people feel their previous depression/anxiety were before or during the drugs.  In fact, there are people who took these meds for pain or PMS, only to suffer depression and anxiety in withdrawal!

    I'm sorry you are still suffering.  Please visit the forum. They can advise you on what to do for relief.  It is dangerous at this point to try new meds as they may actually cause you to get worse.  Your nervous system is very sensitized at this point and adding more drugs to it can be paradoxical.  I've read plenty of stories from people where that was the case.  

    It might help to think of your symptoms as signs that your nervous system is healing . Hard to accept when you are feeling rotten!

    • allison03169
      allison03169 betsy0603

      Posted

      Dr prescribed me lorazapam to calm a panic attack...i took one only it calmed me but now after 5 days i feel worse than beforeand that was only one....now to get back to the balancing act again.........and this is one year with no medicine...i must be

      stupid....but i was desparate.....has anyone relasped on one

      lorazapam....

    • betsy0603
      betsy0603 allison03169

      Posted

      benzos actually make anxiety worse, rebound anxiety!  I was reading about this last night!  You are very sensitized due to your withdrawal from Sert and any new meds can cause a paradoxical reaction, make things worse, so be very careful!  
  • andie0201
    andie0201 allison03169

    Posted

    Hi Allison,

    I've experienced the nausea and depression as a result of coming off sertraline too sad

    Know that you are not alone and all of us on the forum can help each other cope and try to focus on the good things in each of our lives. .....i should send a message out to organize meet ups in each ofmour respective continents smile

    • allison03169
      allison03169 andie0201

      Posted

      How long have you been off sertraline and how long have you been nauseous...I was good until before Christmas and bang depression and nausea....also very emotional.....I was hoping for another window of hope this will pass.....I finally have a clear mind....my thought are clearer now but nausea and dizziness need to stop asap
    • andie0201
      andie0201 allison03169

      Posted

      I've been off for about a month this time and got nausea, depression, and emotional before christmas. Was less nauseous this week but very emptional....today the nausea come back sad
  • don67438
    don67438 allison03169

    Posted

    Sorry you not good on these tablets.....but they ruined my life for the best part of three months....I would really weigh this medication up...it's not for everyone and one of the cheapest brands of antidepressants....with only a 60% success rate. In my eyes its the devil....I'm taking amitriptyline now to hekp me sleep and life's so much better. Yes if needed cbt to manage the anxiety but now I have control with a real balance of emotions...not the zombie I once was .

    Regards

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