trying to come off sertraline, am i doing ok?

Mental health
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so most of you know me already on here, ive been on 50mg sertraline for a year now.

I feel like im better, just put a lot of weight on sad

but thats ok as long as im well.

i also want to say that anyone else suffering or at the begining of taking sertraline or any meds, please please keep taking it and you WILL get better , but nit straight away and it will be a bumpy road, it gets a lot worse before better, ill never forget what i went through its kind of scarred me for life or i guess i should say its changed me Thank god.

Have faith in god be strong and dont just rely on meds.

Anyway, im trying to come off the sertraline, only because i dont want one day for it to just stop working and i fall ill again.

What i have been doing for last 3 weeks is just biting a quarter of the tablet off and disposing of it and taking the rest, ill do this for another few weeks i think and then take it to half,

anyone with experiance please let me know if this is safe? im feeling ok not feeling any withdrawels, but could it hit me out the blue???

Thank you all, much love and huggs, xx

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I am really glad you are feeling better now.

You now need to come of your medications so I would advise that you talk to your GP 

He/She will assist in a smooth withdrawal. You are taking cuts of the drug, fair enough, although i do not understand the throwing away the larger remaining cut. I would however make that appointment and your GP will give you support on coming of your tablets

We are here if needed

B.

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Hiya, thank you darling.

No I don't throw away the larger remaining part, I dispose of the quarter that I bite off. I've heard Drs wean you off too quick and I don't want withdrawals. I'm so very scared of coming off them already. Thank you so much. Have you come off this drug before?

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Hi lovey, I am so glad to hear that you are feeling better, I, like you had my life changed with this antidepressant...I have been taking it for about 15yrs...I literally saved my life....

I hope that all goes well with your stopping your medication, and that you keep well....take care, sincere warm regards to you.....deirdre..xxxx