3 days on sertraline and can’t cope

[Anonymouse12]

Anxiety on overdrive. Panic attacks multiply and the fear & impending doom is just too much. So I stopped taking the tablets. Felt more like myself the next day and after a week I’m glad I stopped but the panic & anxiety is still there, just not as amplified as it was on the tablets. Last summer fluoxetine was the same, tried it for 2 weeks then stopped.
Are all antidepressants the same? I’m scared to try a 3rd incase the same thing happens. Not having a good day today, on edge and jumpy and aware of my heart beating. Tingling tongue, nausea and generally feeling hellish.
Short of breath and choking sensation coming and going. Having to remind myself this will pass, but it’s an awful experience. I have my GP follow up on Thursday and I’m anxious about that because I stopped that tablets. I see no way out.

I had an awful reaction to it. Thought I was going to throw myself under a bus I was so anxious. I walked into the doctors and refused to leave until they saw me. I was told some people react this way and it can increase anxiety before it gets better. Some drs will give diazepam to take with it initially because of the increase win anxiety. Not that helpful by that point!

It took a few weeks for it to really pass so I do know how you feel and how scary it is.

Also might be worth looking at different types of antidepressants with your dr. Sertraline is a SSRI so this type may not work for you.

www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/antidepressants/about-antidepressants/

I’ll check that link, thank you.