Tapering of sertraline
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HI
Iv been on sertraline for over 2 years iv now started tapering i was only on at the most 50mg then 25mg then 25mg every other day which i was told by some whos tapering that i should be taping by 5% stabalise then taper by another 5% and so on. i didnt want to go up to 25mg again so im doing 12.5mg every day
what im asking have any of you tapered and been plaqued by back and rib pain. is this the norm of coming off it.
what side effect is anyone else having tapering from it
thanks
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pauldriver julie89512
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sorry nothing to do with your question, just woulnderd if you would recomend sertraline , im on 2mg diazapam to be taken when need be for my anxiety. My gp wants to put me on sertraline when i go back on friday, im very anti drug iv tryed for over 6wks trying to do it myself exersise, swimming walking &
counciling on thursday. Did you have many side affects, if i do take them i want to start on 25mg & see our it goes im terrified , i know it affects people differently. But feel i need something to help. just hope to take them to get me through this bad time in my life. did you find 25mg helped
thank you.
julie89512 pauldriver
Posted
hi.
yes it helped me over the worst bout of anxiety iv ever had.
The side effect people differently, some get away with very few, but i wasnt one of them i had everything going.
but i dont tolerate medication very well with the fillers in them and the coating.
if you are facebook there are sights you can join too. we are all in the same boat either coming off them or starting them. but if you do decide to go on them advice i would give is 25mg let it get into your system before you up because when you start your anxiety may get worse before getting better, and Gps are to quick to up your dose because they think they arnt working. LET THEM GET INTO YOUR SYSTEM.
look into side effect of tapering too.
im tapering at the moment and the sight im on says only taper 5% at a time to minimise the withdrawl symptoms.
But they did help me for 2 years, but now iv got a long journey to go yet to come off them
good look in whatever you choose to do. x
pauldriver julie89512
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Thank you for that, very reasuring
iv been reading about side affects & dossages. did you start on 25mg
& did it have any affect. What sort of time period would you say to stay on 25mg as iv read the gp seems to up the dose after a wk. Think i would like to get it in my system first, iv read a lot of people have used 25mg & stayed on it.
were you mostly on 50mg or 25mg
thank you
julie89512 pauldriver
Posted
i was put straight on to 50mg think thats prob why i suffered with the bad side effects as well as being sensitive to meds.
i was on 50 for about 18months then 25mg for another 2months because i was starting to taper then 25mg every other day which is a no no never miss days. i was doing that for about 5 months until i joined a group on facebook and told me you need to taper by 5% every 2-4 weeks which i now have started.
and 4-6 weeks to let it settle then see how you feel. Hopefully you will settle on 25mg. it kept my anxiety stable when i was on that amount starting me on 50mg was to much. but we are all different
pauldriver julie89512
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Thank you so much for that information, i think i will give it a try , would you have a link to face book page, trying to get all the info i can. I wish you well in you tapering down i did not relise you had these sort of side afects. whats the reason for tapering do you feel good about yourself now & no longer need them.
julie89512 pauldriver
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good afternoon.
the reason why im coming off it is iv put on quite abit of weight and its other people behaviour that basically put me on these. family issues and work issues. work one i sorted and resigned.
family one a bit more complicated but if someone doesnt want me in their life why should i get stressed about it, iv tried i carnt do anymore.
so i thought this is my life im not taking drugs to help me over come someone else behaviour.
taking meds wont change a dam thing. so now iv got my head around that, im willing to give tapering ago.
Facebook you have to be accepted on by admin and its called Zoloft ( sertraline support group )
good luck and i hope the side effects are kind to you .