I was on 200mg for three years then six weeks ago I was feeling brilliant so decided to halve my dose
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been on 200mg sertraline for three years about six weeks ago i was feeling great so decided to halve my dose to 100mg...was feeling brilliant but then suddenly two weeks ago the anxiety came back with a vengeance...went up to 200mg again straight away....now my anxiety is through the roof...but i know ill be ok when sertraline reaches the right leval...by the way i am on sertraline for depression ocd anxiety...would be greatful for your advice
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SerotoninSurfer kieran17065
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Kieran, you will be fine and back to normal again soon. Did your GP not give you advice on withdrawal as droppping my 50% is a whacking reduction in one go so it is not surprising that you have relapsed. If you are looking to withdraw again i would drop down by 25mg or at the very least 50mg as opposed to 100mg. I would also leave it at least 6 weeks between dose reductions as the brain needs to metabolise and stabilise through the reductions. Good luck and hope you are back to normal asap.
lois95799 SerotoninSurfer
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is that considered a relapse or with drawls.??
Grounded kieran17065
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Did you drop 100mg all at once? If so that is a big drop after being on it for 3 years, it was just a shock to your system. I would say to go back to the 200mg and get leveled out and if you still feel that you want to reduce, do it very slowly.