[DanceEngine7]

Has anyone been so fatigued when trying to stop an antidepressant? It is awful. I was taking sertraline. the last week I have cut the pill in half- taking 50mg and I am lethargic!!

How long will this last? I am not taking a pill at all tonight to see what happens. I have gone thru withdrawal before but don't remember being this tired. I only remember the head issues.

When I wake up I have no idea what day it is and don't want to move.

[childofchaos831]

I've been having issues getting off of my antidepressant also. I am taking venlafaxine, tho, so the withdrawal is a bit different. But, what has helped me is taking it slower. Like really slow. I went to half the dose every night for several weeks, then half dose every 36 hrs for awhile, and now every 48 hrs. My pdoc has given me a bit of free range to manage the taper myself, and I have been keeping him in the loop, of course. Maybe talk to your pdoc and see if there are other dosing options that the med comes in. Venlafaxine is a capsule, so I needed him to prescribe the half dose, and then it being a capsule is partly why I've been extending between doses instead. Best bet, for me, has always been go slower until it feels manageable to go down to the next level.

[*Laurie*]

The challenge is in knowing whether the fatigue is from withdrawal, or whether it's a return of depression symptoms.

[Fuzzybear]

[DanceEngine7]

Originally Posted by *Laurie*

The challenge is in knowing whether the fatigue is from withdrawal, or whether it's a return of depression symptoms.

Withdrawal actually mimics depression. That is why people who try to withdraw go back on it because they think they "need" it. I was never this tired before.. I have looked it up online and many people are saying the same thing about being exhausted.
I'm just wondering how long this is going to last. I want to go back to school and not sure how I can work like this. It does seem to come and go though.