Sertraline
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Hi all
Is their anyone that as stop sertraline and managed to get back to their normal self ? If so how long did it take ? I've had a bad time on sertraline and on withdrawal just hoping I can get back to my old self
Thanks
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Mrs.M don45258
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christine38549 Mrs.M
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don45258 Mrs.M
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Mrs.M christine38549
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Mrs.M don45258
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don45258 christine38549
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betsy0603 Mrs.M
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Mrs.M don45258
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post about withdrawing safetly: https://patient.info/forums/discuss/withdrawing-from-antidepressants-and-benzos-safely-485891?page=0#1809368
natalie99981 don45258
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I don't want to be negative but I am guessing you were already feeling terrible to be put on the meds to start with.... I really hope you find the right mix for you and start feeling better. I hate seeing how much of a hard time you are having.
Mrs.M natalie99981
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betsy0603 natalie99981
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When people come off their psych meds without doing the gradual taper, they are likely to experience rebound depression, anxiety and insomnia which are withdrawal symptoms, not relapse, but because these symptoms sometimes dont' occur until months out from stopping, everyone assumes it is relapse. There are people who went on these drugs for pain, not depression or anxiety, but had withdrawal depression and anxiety! I myself am in the process of doing a very gradual taper so that my system can slowly adapt back to it's "factory default" without as much risk of withdrawal. Most depression and anxiety are situational, with the person being ok prior to these episodes, so there is absolutely no reason to believe that once off the drugs the person will return to the depressed version before meds. I have read many accounts of people who got off their meds successfully feeling better than they ever had in their life, before or during drugs.
betsy0603 don45258
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natalie99981 Mrs.M
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betsy0603
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For many reasons, our emotions are on a hair-trigger, amplified, and perseverative. We probably don't even know all of what's going on physically yet, but it includes diminished prefrontal lobe executive functions, rebound amygdala, dysregulated HPA, over-active adrenals, etc. The neuro-emotions include -- neuro-fear neuro-anger neuro-guilt neuro-shame neuro-hurt neuro-regret neuro-self-criticism neuro-grudge-holding ...and more! It is very, very confusing to have these intense neuro-emotions and try to remember that they are not what they appear to be. Emotions are compelling. Emotions during recovery from psych meds are even more compelling. Sometimes, the neuro-emotion is really totally artificial. Some of my neuro-fears have been so unlikely to come to pass as to bear no resemblance to reality or to my personal history. But, I think a lot of the time, part of what makes it so confusing is that there is a grain of reality to the neuro-emotion. For example, some situation might make you a bit angry under normal circumstances, but the neuro-anger is huge. This is when it's very difficult to 1) catch it in the first place and notice this is a neuro-emotion, 2) convince ourselves, yes, this is really a neuro-emotion, not a real emotion, 3) contain the emotion, try not to act on it, or channel the energy into something safe and constructive -- like exercise or journaling or building a birdhouse. [] Whenever you're having an intense, disturbing feeling, try to remind yourself that, right now -- even if it does have something to do with reality -- it is largely a neuro-emotion that you wouldn't be feeling if you were fully healed. And you *will* be fully healed. It's happening! Get ready!
don45258 betsy0603
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God bless
Keep in touch x