I'm coming off 50mg Sertraline and I'm scared...can anybody help please?
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Hi everyone,
I'm currently on Sertraline 50 mg and have been for 1 year and 5 months. I suffer from anxiety but since taking the meds my life has gotten so much better. I know I don't want to be on them the rest of my life, so I feel now is the time to start weening myself off of them...but I am so scared!
This is my first week and at the moment I am taking 1 day yes and then leaving out a day and then taking it the next day.
Any advise from anyone who can support me through this I would really appreciate it...as nobody else quite understand what I am going through
I am starting to get headaches and mood swings, is this normal?
Many thanks
Tania
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jcee tania16
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Same as you I'm on 50mg take a day miss a day,been doing this for a week now. Getting mood swings and sometimes feeling really low,headaches too.Motivation is a problem too.Dunno how long this will take to sort itself out but I'm going to persevere with it.
Keep in touch on this one, we can share experiences.
Take care jcee😂
tania16 jcee
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It's good to know I'm not the only one feeling like this or going through this.
The headaches are one of my main symptoms, but the one I'm most scared of is dizziness. Hope you're doing ok, stay strong! How are you feeling today?
Also, is it dangerous to be coming off them like this without me consulting my doctor? I'm due to see them this Thursday but I just couldn't wait another week.
Take care
jcee tania16
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Feeling a bit down today. About coming down like this, my doc told me to do it this way so you should be OK with it.
The dizziness doesn't really get in the way too much for me as long as you expect it,it only seems to last a few mins.
Hope this has been helpful.
Take care
Jcee
maureen75524 tania16
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ros23426 tania16
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Brigit06 tania16
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So far I don't have any symptoms really, I get very tired when not on the go but had that before, too.
The Psychologist taught me strategies to deal with stress and anxiety and I must say so far so good. Hope you girls are feeling ok?
lynne10458 tania16
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