Thanks splitimage. I hear you. I'm sorry to hear that you went through Effexor! I had a 2 week interlude on Effexor, and it was awful. Much worse than Sertraline.

With regards to the drinking thing, I am sure that sobriety has its own wonders. I'm not to concerned about that. I have always found disciplined actions like sobriety quite appealing. It's just such a lot to take in at the minute. I'll be able to notch up a few months without drinking for sure, but in all honesty, can I see myself never touching alcohol again? Nope. Not a chance.

My biggest dependancy is this Zoloft. Seriously. I've halved my dose this week, and today, on a beautiful relaxing sunday, I have cried twice, punched a wall, written a 1000 word essay on how much I hate Sertraline, and my reasons for harbouring such resentment - probably to a solid university standard. This is from halving my dose.

I'm going to persevere for sure. I've been given a prescription for Mirtazapine too, which I will not be using - if the absurdity and readiness to hand out psycho-active medications needs highlighting further.