Shayalina: Cold turkey Sertraline

[Shayalina]

Hello dears, 

 

i am new to this site, it was recommended from a few people in some Withdrawal groups. 
Please excuse, just english is not my first language. 
I hope it is okay for now that i can not write that much, because i am in a very bad state right now. 

I cold turkeyed in May 2017 Sertraline, 50mg, what means i am right now 9 month off. 
6 month ago, in September i had the first withdrawal symptoms, i didn´t know that time it was w/d, 

because they hit up 3 month later but as i wanted to be off this drug i did not reinstate. 

In January i was adviced to reinstate a tiny dose. I was feared from Sertraline, i had a lot of 

compulsive thouhts on it, so i decided to try it with Citalopram, i was on it from 2005 - 2016. 
I am since that day on just 0,5mg but i was also not able to high up the dose. And the last weeks

i feel just more worse, so i decided yesterday to taper it down with the 5% Method. 

I going through a really hard time atm,  i am experiencing anhedonia since a few days and it get´s daily more

worse. Combined with a deep depression and i feel like i am losing myself. I feel like i am far away from myself.

It is hard to describe. 
I´ve already been told that month 9-12 can be the worst. 

I hope someone here can tell me that i will make it through this and that i also can heal, even i cold turkeyed. 
Btw, unsuspected, i was told to just get off of it in 4 weeks from my doctor. 

Thank you

[ChessieCat]

Hi Shayalina and welcome to SA,

 

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[mammaP]

Hi Shayalina, welcome.   

Can you tell us your symptoms, how you feel and when you feel worse? 

When do you take citalopram, morning or evening? 

What happened when you tried to increase the dose?  

Did you feel any better at all after reinstating? 

Was there any change in withdrawal symptoms?

 

We need to know these things so that we can tell if you are having side effects or withdrawal.  They can be the same and it is sometimes hard to tell which is the problem. It can take months to stabilise after reinstating, don't give up just yet.  Your brain and nervous system are trying to regain balance and that is what causes the symptoms.  

 

If you can answer these for us we will be able to help you.  If you click  the quote at the bottom of this podt I will be notified when you reply.  

 

I will get some links for you to read so that you can understand what is happening to you. 

 

What is withdrawal syndrome

http://survivingantidepressants.org/topic/603-what-is-withdrawal-syndrome/

 

About reinstating

http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/7562-about-reinstating-and-stabilizing-to-reduce-withdrawal-symptoms/