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toria_07298
toria_07298

years ago i had bad neighbours and we sold our house for a massive loss to get out (in a beautiful area now) anyway i was a mess, went to docs and ended up on tons of medication i didnt need (poly drugged) its taken me years to get off some of them and still have a few to go, please everyone be careful as as with peri docs know very little about antidepressants etc especially how to get off them, my gp admitted i knew more and just gave me the liquid for me to taper as i wanted, peri is brutal i know but withdrawal can be a hell of a lot worse, ive helped numerous people get off meds and dont want you all to end up like me, we have a hormonal inbalance what are antidepressants going to do except give you more side effects x

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  • dana06119
    dana06119 toria_07298

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    Thank you for this. I have been on Sertraline for anxiety for almost a year now and I'm afraid to find out what will happen if I try to get off of it. Last April I reduced my dosage (with my doctor's approval) and after only two days I started having withdrawal symptoms which felt like an anxiety attack. I started taking the full dosage again right away and have been on it ever since.

    This may be a dumb question - but what is the "liquid" that you mentioned in your post?

    Thanks!

    • toria_07298
      toria_07298 dana06119

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      not a dumb question at all, you can liquid versions of a lot of meds that means you can taper slower and lower, docs wont offer as its expensive you will have to ask for it x

  • beth13506
    beth13506 toria_07298

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    Thank you for sharing , its true i have a friend who recently got covid and he got bad cough afterwards , his doctor prescribed a med my friend did some resarch about it and consulted other doctors what he learned is if he took the med the effect could leave a big damage on him

    • toria_07298
      toria_07298 beth13506

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      im glad your friend did research, what normally happens is they give a medication, that causes say restless legs, they then give you another medication to treat that and on and on and on....... x

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