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Need advice sertraline withdrawal symptoms.

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paul89462
paul89462

Mine is a long story of bad side effects with sertraline so after talking to my doctor I decided to reduce and come off the drug. This went OK for me a few things light headedness, brain zaps etc but on the 1st of January my appitite and energy came back. I had lost 3 stone in weight when on sertraline I felt like a new person it was great could do so much more and felt like I had my life back at last. Today is one week after my last tablet feeling good until today, I was in a very smart mercedes garage waiting on my car and after sitting about for 1 1/2 hours I started to shake alot not like shivering but shake and then soiled myself. Sorry to be so graphic but it was very embarrassing and i do hope no one noticed. Has anyone experience if this, being fine for a week then out of the blue shaking and accidents.

Between ciprelex and sertraline I have been on AD meds for over 10 years but the sertraline side effects were so bad I had to stop.

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  • allison03169
    allison03169 paul89462

    Posted

    I was like that at first.....for weeks and now one year later....make sure not to take any kind of drug or suppliment....my stomach was so sensitive I have been in a depression and I tried lorazapam only one pill and made me so sick....Went to Dr. And he said to try mertrazapine one pill sent me into a panic state......one you start feeling better don't just do whatever you want because now I feel withdrawal affects from one mertrazapine...so riding it out again.....
    • paul89462
      paul89462 allison03169

      Posted

      Thankyou Allison, thought I was back on track when I started to feel better but just goes to show it must still be in my system and will take a while to get back to normal. The shaking just shocked me today
  • papote53
    papote53 paul89462

    Posted

    So for how long you took it and how long lowering the dose? What was the highest dose and the last dose?
    • paul89462
      paul89462 papote53

      Posted

      Ciprelex for over 10 years then stopped working so started sertraline 50 mg for 5 weeks then up to 100mg for another 4 weeks. Side effects were worst I have ever had causing a bowel problem to get that bad that an opperation is required. Enough was enough for me Reduced over 4 weeks after talking to doctor
    • papote53
      papote53 paul89462

      Posted

      Yes, 4 weeks is to short after so many years taking medication for this- I agree wtih Tezes, do a search here and find the right combination for withdrawing.
  • Tezes
    Tezes paul89462

    Posted

    4 weeks is way too fast to withdraw. Search this site for sertraline  withdrawals will it ever stop' you will get good advice about withdrawing from sertraline and the lasting effects.

    i was on 50 mg for two years and have been tapering off over the last six months, if all goes well I should be off it by the summer

    good luck

    • paul89462
      paul89462 Tezes

      Posted

      My doctor advised me how to do it and I know it's too quick but needed to stop as the side effects were so bad for me. I just wondered was it normal to feel so much better for a week then just go pop with shaking and bowel disfunction out of the blue?
  • Tezes
    Tezes paul89462

    Posted

    Yes you'll see when you read the posts (depending on how quickly people have stopped) that the withdrawals can go on for months/years. Hope this is not the case for you, we are all different

    BTW my GP also advised me to stop over 4 weeks and it was a disaster for me hence the revised much longer tapering plan.

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