Sertaline

[ThisLuckyOpalShaker]

Hi all, long time lurker first time poster here. I'm looking for some advice from people who have successfully come off sertaline.
I've been on 50mg for a year following a period of anxiety and depression last year. The MH episode was caused by work stress and insomnia and i believe i now have both of those things under control.
I decided to come off the tablets as they ruined my sex drive and i've been in a happy place in my life.
2 weeks ago i took my last tablet and I experienced the lightning bolts and some pretty intense anger feelings from the withdrawal both of which have thankfully passed. I am still very emotional though, i feel a bit depressed, a bit weepy and disconnected. I've been very short with my children and partner, i'm wondering if this is normal as my brain readjusts or if i should start taking them again. I feel a bit of a mess but also really dont want to go back on them again. Any advice would be appreciated

I came off them in May but for a long time I was only taking 25mg even though prescribed 50mg. I have felt more snappy and weepy since coming off them and have considered going back on them but then the thought of going through that initial increased anxiety when starting them puts me off. I'm going to give it a bit longer. When I'm off them I just can't seem to handle stress very well and have a short fuse, when I was on them I was kind of in a semi- numb state and things floated over me !

A few years back I was on 50 and just stopped with no side effects. I’m on 150 now.

I had to wean off very slowly, they do change brain chemistry and that takes a while to adjust.

The side effects of stopping suddenly can feel like a major setback - each time I lowered the dose it took about 2 weeks to settle and overall about 6 weeks after I fully stopped to feel normal.