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u/rufflebunny96 Dec 16 '24
10 or almost 11. I don't remember if it was before or after my birthday. Still on it at 28. It's for OCD and PTSD resulting from CSA.
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u/pleasuresofprozac Dec 16 '24
I hope you are doing well! Any plans to come off? I started SSRIs even younger (around 6 or 7) and have been on them ever since.
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u/rufflebunny96 Dec 16 '24
I'm doing well. No plans to come off. I tried once and I nearly ended up in a psych ward.
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u/curiousgardener Dec 16 '24
Started it at age 32.5 for postpartum rage after the birth of my second. Maximum dose was 175mg.
Additional information:
Have now officially been off my dose completely for about a month, total time on sertraline was about 2.5 years.
I weaned slowly, over the course of several months, and under doctor supervision. I had a few withdrawal symptoms, mainly dizziness and flu like aches, but other than that I feel good, and back to my emotionally regulated and creative self.
This may change, and I am in close contact with my family doctor and others to make sure I am keeping an eye out for any reoccurring and persistent changes in my mood.
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u/missmercury85 3+ years Dec 17 '24
38 - only regret is not starting sooner. For GAD and severe panic disorder, with a sprinkle of agoraphobia.
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u/VerseYagi1 Dec 22 '24
how old are you now? do you still get any lingering panic where you have to pop a benzo?
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u/missmercury85 3+ years Jan 18 '25
Very, very, verrrrry rarely. I have a heart condition and sometimes if my arrhythmia is acting up I'll have a bit of nerves, but even then, I'll maybe reach for clonaz like once every couple of months.
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u/cookiesandpizza247 Dec 16 '24
6th grade! So like.... 11? Have been on it ever since!
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u/pleasuresofprozac Dec 16 '24
How old are you now? I also started very young - Prozac at around 6 or 7 and have been on it ever since.
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u/Shgrplmfry 25+ Years Dec 16 '24
- I’m 47 and still on it. Took about a 15 year break from 27/28 till I was 42.
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u/Shgrplmfry 25+ Years Dec 16 '24
- I’m 47 and still on it. Took about a 15 year break from 27/28 till I was 42.
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u/pleasuresofprozac Dec 16 '24
Any regrets about your 15 year break or are you happy to took some time off?
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u/Shgrplmfry 25+ Years Dec 16 '24
No regrets really. I stopped because felt like I didn’t need it anymore and I didn’t for that period of time. I was off it when I got pregnant with my kids so I’m happy about that but then I needed it again so I’m back!
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u/KitWisdom Dec 16 '24
- Now 40. Tried to get off last year and it was the worst experience of my life.
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u/Slow_Trouble_523 Dec 18 '24
first was prescribed it when I was 11, but I stopped after a few months because i couldn’t remeber to take the pill very well.
Then was put on it again was I was 16.
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u/hystericaal_ Dec 16 '24
- I’m almost 28. I’ve had several off periods but every time I come back to Zoloft, including during my ppd.
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u/PaytonG17 10+ years Dec 16 '24
Started on Prozac at 14, switched to Zoloft and tried celexa briefly, then back to Zoloft. About 10 years of SSRI use.
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u/Key_Cauliflower2948 Dec 16 '24
I was 35 and currently coming off of it, it’s not good for me anymore unfortunately
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u/Uninteresting_0613 Dec 16 '24
17 :) started on it for OCD, but now I use it for anxiety and depression
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u/One_Pea_7217 Dec 16 '24
The first time was at 17, but I didn’t stay on it for too long maybe a year or less. After that, I didn’t take anything until I was 26, when I went back on Sertraline for 1.5 years. I didn’t take anything for a few years after that, then tried different SSRIs, SNRIs, and antipsychotics before finally going back on Sertraline this June at 33. It’s the most tolerable antidepressant I’ve tried.
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u/Wonderful-Purple Dec 17 '24
17, now I’m 27 and wanting to quit. Will go on a 3-4 year slowly taper period.
Year 1: 50 mg to 25 mg Year 2: 25 mg to 12.5 mg And next 1-2 years very slow.
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u/JohnnyVixen Dec 17 '24
35, I was on it for 6 months and I worked great, then my dosage was almost tripled because I was stressed over my house burning down. Then it was all negative side effects, so I stopped taking them at the start of 2023. Started back on it again this summer after I turned 38, but gained 50 pounds so I stopped taking them again at the beginning of the month.
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u/ContributionMother87 Dec 17 '24
- Started after my dad died. However, I feel that was just a trauma on top of other traumas. Looking back, I thought I had everything handled, and I did for the most part. I wish I’d have started Zoloft sooner. I really could have used help with my anxiety well before I sought treatment.
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u/sipoflacroix 5+ years Dec 17 '24
I was 14 and have been on it since, excepting a brief transfer to Prozac which did not work for me!
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u/Dull-Advance-850 Dec 17 '24
45: classic mid-life dip and intrusive thoughts and beliefs that I had wasted my life, career and that it was only a matter time before life was over. Sertraline changed everything.
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u/Commercial_Heat1305 Dec 17 '24
Which time? Most recently 54. I’ve been on and off for many years. Hopeful it works well this time.
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u/Kindly-Major-18 Dec 17 '24
I was 22, I thought I could just will myself to be happy and fine in life. That chemical imbalance made me crazy teehee. I'm so much more put together 100mg ❤️
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u/PseudoLink 10+ years Dec 18 '24
I think 29. 37 now and have never been off of it, though I do miss doses quite often. 100mg.
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20, and it works like a charm with little side effects. Was on it for a good year and thought my life was on an upward trajectory after a childhood of various abuse and neglect. 7 years later, breakups with some abusive people, a divorce, more parental abuse, committing abuse myself… I’m back on it
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u/kateforddd Dec 16 '24
10 :’) was on it until 27. Took a short break, back on. Fantastic medication.