Wabt to withdraw from serta.

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I was depressed for two years after my child was born. I got suicidal and remained irritated all time. Crying had become my life. After a lot of suffering i visited psychiatrist and was prescribed serta 50 mg. It gave me immediate relief. It changed my behaviour completely. Everyone around me noticed that. I felt happy all d time. In the course of a month i had one extreme mood swing which again led me to visit the doctor. He precribed me lamez 25mg along with serta 50. When i started with lamez 25 i felt sleepy all the time and it seemed that i stopped feeling emotions.. after taking lamez for 2 months i stopped taking it anf continued with serta 50 only. Now i have reduced the dosage to serta 25 a week before and has not experienced any side effect. I did not vosit any doctor for this but its my own choice that i should not become dependant on these meds. Past three days i have not taken serta also and today m experiencing brain zaps, irritability, tiredness, dry mouth.

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    hi, the withdrawal side effects will ease soon and then pass, and then it's a case of seeing if the depression returns or if you are now ok without meds

    if your depression does return, you should get back on a med which helps you and stay on it long-term.   the alternative would be to just live with depression and hide it from others etc (not really living is it).    there's treatment available, and you should make the most of it.  if you take something which doesnt work for you, just cross it off your list and keep going, looking for something else which suits you. it is only a matter of time before you find what's right for you and then you can live life again, instead of suffer.

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    I've been on 50mg Sertraline for Three weeks now, after having random Anxiety attacks. And True to say whatever Medication is prescribed, may not be the right one for you as we all differ. Sertraline is working for me and I am more myself, but I would go to your GP if your Medication is not living up to its full effect. And I hope you find the right Medication for you, if not the will power and support to become medication free.

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    It's important to stay on antidepressants for 6 months after you start to feel better. This will help reduce the chance of relapse. I'm astonished after what you've been through that you'd end the course early. The tablets are working as intended and you don't mention any debilitating side effects, so why end the course early and increase the chances of becoming suicidal again? sad

    When it was time for me to think about coming off Sertraline, I switched to meditation before coming off them, so there would be something to help safeguard me relapsing.

    Anyway, don't rush to end your course. It sounds like they're really helping and that you're doing great. Good luck!

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      Thankyou so much. You are so right. Within 5 days of withdrawl from serta i started experiencing severe depression so I had to take my tablet again. I wanted to withdraw early cos i thought i ll become dependant on it. Now i am confused that whether i ll ever be fine without meds. Noone in my family has ever been on psychiatric drugs so m afraid sometimes.it just made me feels that i am mad or something.

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      hi, a great step in your recovery and towards feeling good again, is to try to see that taking antidepressants is not something to feel shame about, and not to feel that you are a weak person for trying to improve your circumstances.

      accepting that you have a health condition, and being a strong person for seeking out help and making the most of the help available, is a great thing, and you should feel proud.

      your friends and family should be supportive, and i am sure they will be, if they are good people and care about you.  talking about it is a great step forward towards feeling accepted and comfortable with yourself, and those around you.

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      You're not mad! Lol. Depression is extremely common, and nothing to be ashamed of. 1 in 4 people will struggle with in at least once in their lives. You're a strong person for having lived through what you have. Now be kind to yourself and stop worrying about what others may or may not think. I'm sure your family are glad to see you happy, too.

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