Coming off sertraline

Treatment and medication
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Hi everyone

Has anyone come off sertraline and feels better than when they were on it ?

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Hi don no I have never come off it so wouldn't know how u doing now

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I have come off twice now but too early so both times felt good for 4 months or so then anxiety crept in again

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Not to bad I'm on 25mg been on that for 3 weeks now 1 more week then going to 12 1/2 for 4 weeks then coming off I feel better than when I was on the high doses but still not right how r u ?

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Thanks for reply

Hoe did u taper down ? Did they work for I ?

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Hi Don

im in the same position as you I have tapered down from 50 to 25 over last three months, losing a quarter of a tablet at a time. I've been on them for about 18 months.

i seem to be stuck, my intention was to go down again to 12.5 for a month or so and then stop. I seem to be reluctant as I do get days where I don't want to talk on the phone or just sit away in a cafe on my, own. I keep telling myself I'll go down to 12.5 once I've finished my exams now it's after Christmas is over. I hope I can do it.

the positive thing is though tapering slowly does seem to work in terms of avoiding the nasty withdrawals some people have written about.

keep updating on your progress, 

all the best

 

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I tapered over 6 months half then every other day then every third day never had problems coming off.  Yes they did work for me very well 

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Hi I've recently tried coming off them i started reducing it by half and I felt like I got the old me back so I decided to start taking half once a week instead of everyday however I feel like I've taken 10 steps back anxiety has gone through the roof my mood is very low and feel awful ! Don't know wether this is normal withdrawal and persevere ?

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Hi

I've been down to 25mg for 4 weeks on Saturday so I'm going down to 12 1/2 Saturday I feel better than when I was on 50mg hoping going down again will help

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Hi

From what I've read it going to be a roller coaster coming off them but I need to be off them I do feel better on 25mg than when I was on 50mg just hoping when I go down to 12 1/2 Saturday things get even better how you getting on ?

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You need to come off them mega slowly and take them everyday even when titrating down, what you have are withdrawal symptoms.

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Still on 25, think I'll wait until after Xmas to go down to 12.5, too much going on right now. Good luck with you