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Should I re-start anti-depressants ?

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Miley1967 · 12/05/2024 10:25

Looking for advice.
I gradually tailed off my Sertraline about a month ago and felt fine initially.
But then the past few weeks have been a series of horrible events - someone reversed into my car and I twisted my back and could barely move for a week. The medications then precipitated another excruciating medical problem. I am so upset at the way a GP treated me and have made a complaint and couldn't stop crying/ going over it. On thursday evening our beloved dog died suddenly, I am beyond heartbroken and keep having flashbacks to what happened, going over everything in my mind, can't talk about her without crying. I have taken so much time off work over all this and we have an important audit going on at work with a lot of pressure.
If I start taking the Sertraline again, am I likely to have the initial side effects all over again or would some still be in my system? I can't afford to not be focusing properly at work this week. When I started it the first time five years ago it was horrendous, I was having bizarre thoughts etc.
I honestly just want to hide away.

OP posts:
lentilloved · 12/05/2024 10:28

if you were fine off them
no don’t go back on
these are life events. They will crop up over the years and you need to learn how to deal with them without stop and starting meds.

settaline in your back pocket for when you know that’s it more than a few life events causing you to struggle

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