Search the Community

Hi everyone, I’d like to share my story and have a question about AP at the end. Hopefully someone can give me advice. Last december I developed severe anxiety which was uncontrollable and led to a depression. I was admitted to a psychiatric hospital and put on Sertraline (Zoloft). Because of severe side affects (tinnitus, couldn’t sleep) they also put me on AP (fluanxol) 1mg. After starting AP I felt much better, more calm and relaxed and the tinnitus went away. So decided to stop AD. As I thought the AP was the right medication for me. Two weeks later I also stopped AP as I thought I was calmed down enough. This was in March. Then five days later the tinnitus returned and I started to have pain in my bladder. I didn’t connect the dots. But my psychiatrist adviced to give Sertraline another try. So I went back on it up to 50mg. And to reduce side affects also took the Fluanxol 1mg again. In June the doctor said I could stop the fluanxol. Because I felt better. As soon as I did that anxiety was all over the place. I went hysterical. So again I had to drop the sertraline as the doctor said it wasn’t the right medication for me. To reduce the anxiety I went back on fluanxol again. Halfway June I was on 25mg sertraline. I then also started taking a lower dosis of fluanxol (0,5mg). That’s when the trouble really started. Since then I have pain and burning in my vagina, especially my clitoris. I feel it all day, except when I’m in bed. I’m going mad. Googled and found Pgad. I am so scared right now. Is this my new life? Also the tinnitus is back. Not as bad as it was in March, but I still take a little Fluanxol. At the moment I am entirely off Sertraline. But I still take Fluanxol 0,5mg. As I understand AP calms down the nerve system. So I’m afraid, also due to my previous experience in march, that if I will stop Fluanxol, the tinnitus en Pgad will get much worse. So is there anyone who has experience taking AP to reduce wd symptoms of AD? Can I recover WD from AD, while still taking AP? Point is, the AP makes me so tired so I would like to stop this medication as well. But I’m so scared symptoms will get worse. I don’t think I can handle that… I get Pgad is uncommon, but maybe someone has experience with other withdrawal symptoms. thanx to anyone who replies to my message. So scared my life is over right now. All I can do is cry.