Coming off sertraline- help!

[mummaliketoeat]

I'm coming off my sertraline... ive been on it for about 4 years now at different doses. For the last 2 years ive been on 50mg and decided that I don't need it anymore
Ive stopped taking it now and I feel awful, can't stop crying, feel so depressed and have had really awful thoughts. Ive been snapping at my partner all week and I just don't know if I will feel better... I know it's normal to get withdrawal and feel emotional/down etc
But it's scary feeling like this when I haven't for so long and I can't really remember how to even get through it
Do I just keep on at it or start taking them again?
I just don't know

Have you spoken to your gp about coming off it? Main thing is to taper down the dose slowly and not go from 50mg to nothing over night. Maybe split them in half? Eventually alternate days. I've come to the conclusion that I probably need to stay on it on a maintenance dose so I'm not planning on stopping, but I have before and I was definitely ready to stop last time. Some times you just know.

You really shouldn't go cold turkey. You have to wean yourself off it slowly by very gradually reducing your dose - even down to cutting tablets in half or less towards the end of the process.