Coming Off Trazadone - Suddenly Bottoming Out

[JohFlow]

Hi,

I am coming off Trazodone after over 10 years. My body had become resistant to it and effectiveness was reduced. I am due to start taking Sertraline in a couple of weeks.

I have dropped 75mg of my usual dose so far and things seemed to be going fairly smoothly. I was lower in mood but nothing that I could not handle.

The last two days all of a sudden have been much harder. The depression has been vicious and have been entertaining ideas of suicide. I would like to demarcate that I had no plans to take my life as this would be a major trauma to my loved ones. I just feel wretched and out of touch. I seem to be crying at the drop of a hat. I also have developed a flu-like virus which I attribute to be run down.

Could do with some hand holding until these black period passes.

Hi johflow that sounds tough, especially the last couple of days. There's a really good support thread on this section with Village in the title - you might want to pop in - there's lots of us at various stages with various mental health probs, but a friendly supportive place,

Meanwhile, take care of yourself.

Thank you colouring. I will try that.