Been told to come off Sertraline

[Jenny63]

Doc said this morning to come off Sertraline.

I have been on it for at least five weeks and to be honest, apart from one lucid hour or two I don't feel any better. No sleep, tummy upset, shaking, sweating, crying, muzzy head. These were all there when I started them apart from the upset tummy so no point in taking something that has not even touched the surface of my depression :(

[Tyke]

Hi Jenny

Sorry to hear it didn't work out for you. Did your doc suggest anything else? Trying another medication or counselling or something? There are plenty of other meds out there and what is one person's nightmare is anothers saviour. Sadly, there's no easy way of telling which one is going to work best for you without trying it out.

Tyke

[Jenny63]

Thanks for the reply Tyke :)

I have to wean off for two weeks first.

I did have a few years on and off Triptafen M (Amytriptoline/Perphenazine) which worked very well, no side effects and easy to come off but they discontinued them last year. Not sure what to do now really. Scared to go back to the stressed state I was in yet scared to try anything else:weep: