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Sertraline gone down from 50mg to 25mg

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don45258
don45258

Hi everyone

I've gone down from 50mg to 25mg I've started having nightmares about bad things happening to me is this normal and do they stop ?

And I feel like I've got no energy?

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  • Zio10
    Zio10 don45258

    Posted

    Get off of it as soon as you can. Try something else.
    • Zio10
      Zio10 don45258

      Posted

      Yes. 3x's!! Horrible each time. Severe diaherra. Muscle pain,like flu. Liver enzymes went up Fr normal. Eye twitching. Itching. Gas. Very agitated an at end got more depression. Lexapro I also took for 3 months . It made me sleepy all time an gained a lot of wt in short period. Now thinking of Cymbalta. Not sure. If got anxiety an depression. If interrupting your life I say stop. Taper off though.
    • don45258
      don45258 Zio10

      Posted

      Thanks for reply

      That's what I'm going to do taper I'm at25mg now been 4 days going to stay at 25mg for 3-4 weeks then have 1 every other day for a few weeks then stop thanks for advice

  • julie12843
    julie12843 don45258

    Posted

    Hi I was on Sertraline for over 4 months, increased them to 150, was so fed up feeling no better that i gave up on them and told doc couldn'tput up with anymore side effects, so gradually came off and went on Venlafaxine, and fingers crossed they are working well. I was willing to give sSertraline a chance but was fed up with doc saying give them longer but iI felt I was getting no where.

    Have a word with doc and discuss if you could perhaps change to something else

    • don45258
      don45258 julie12843

      Posted

      Thanks for reply did u taper off sertraline? Did u go straight on the other med ?
  • julie12843
    julie12843 don45258

    Edited

    I was on 150 then started taking venlafaxine 37.5 twice a day and at same time dropped to 100 of Sertraline for 10 days then increased Ven to 75 twice a day and dropped sSertraline to 50. After about 2 weeks cut them out completely. I didn't get any side effects initially with the Ven but when increased I got a llittle anxiety and have now gone back to original dosage of 75 a day and its working really well.

    Everyone's different with meds but I was fed up of giving Sertraline chance after chance to work so one day I thought II've got to make a decision and try something else.

    Hope this helps

  • Tezes
    Tezes don45258

    Posted

    Hi Don

    am currently tapering off sertraline, this is my second attempt. The first time I followed GP advice and cut down from 50-25mg but had vivid nightmares and couldn't cope. This time after reading lots of info on this drug I have been cutting down by 25% over months and the withdrawals are much less. Am now on 25mg and will halve this amount for a couple of months. 

    good luck to you

    • don45258
      don45258 Tezes

      Posted

      Hi Thanks for advice

      Why r u coming off sertraline?

    • don45258
      don45258

      Posted

      Me again

      Do u have negative thoughts?

  • Tezes
    Tezes don45258

    Posted

    Coming off because I have been diagnosed with dystonia and now have to take clonazepam, a muscle relaxant and another drug propranolol to control tremor. Dystonia causes anxiety but I didn't know that 18 mths ago when I started on sertraline I just thought I was anxious. I also take migraine medication plus The other two drugs are for life so I wanted to reduce the only drug I take that I have any control over. 

    I don't know how I will be when I finally come off it altogether I only know anxiety causes worsens dystonia symptoms so it's a viscous circle but we'll see.

    yes I have negative thoughts and a whole range of other symptoms, I guess it's just adapting and coping with it all the best I can.

     

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