Hi,
Can anyone with experience of coming off ssris tell me how long the mental "dip" lasts? After tapering for two months I finished coming off sertraline last week and I'm just miserable. Context is that I was on it for OCD, moderate depression and generalised anxiety, I came off on GP's orders in case it was affecting my physical health, which so far hasn't changed/ improved. So although I was thinking to come off maybe in the next 6 months or so I wasn't really mentally prepared, which might be affecting it. Anyway, is it normal to have a dip with lots of dark thoughts just after coming off it? Is it a reaction to losing the meds or is this likely to be my new normal? Thankfully I've treated the ocd in therapy so that's not so bad.
Thanks