Switching from citalophram to sertraline

Treatment and medication
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Hi everyone,

My doctor put me on off brand celexa (20mg) in August of last year for GAD, then decided on my own doing right before Christmas to cut to half which is basically nothing. A couple of weeks went by and my anxiety instantly went into a spiral. I could not function, I thought I was literally dying!! Fast forward, to January, he switched me to 50mg of sertraline and I’ve been on that for almost 6 weeks. I can definitely see improvement in my appetite, sleep, and doing daily activities but randomly throughout the day my anxiety will hit me and I will get this surge of feeling like nothing around me feels real. Also, I am HUGE hypochondriac and have also been having a constant worry that something more serious might be wrong inside my head despite reassurance from doctors. I guess what I’m trying to find out on here is if anyone has any experience similar to mine from going off an AD on your own?

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stick with it more , it takes from 6-8 weeks and more for some people .
i take 150 mg week 4 now and i have the same things you talked about and i check in my anxiety everyday and it hits me . i remember when i was on it 3 yrs ago i was feeling normal again after 8 weeks . i am waiting for the kick in this time too .

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thank you, i bumped to 75mg today so ill give that some time. anxiety is a scary thing! ill start to feel like im seeing things in slow motion sometimes too… thanks for your reassurance :slight_smile: good to know im not alone

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Hi, I went from citalopram to sertraline 18months ago started on 50mg and then went up to 100mg it took about 8weeks to kick in but I have to say even though I still have anxiety episodes they are much, much less stick in there I’ m sure it will help you too x