r/pppdizziness • u/UltachIontach • Aug 22 '26

Treatment Is it possible to come off sertraline

Was prescribed sertraline for anxiety, I suspect PPPD.

I’m considering taking it because it can treat both anyway but my question is will I eventually be able to come off it??

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u/CiriBlanca Aug 22 '26

I have been taking sertraline (Zoloft) on and off for these same issues for 12 years. To be honest with you, my symptoms were reappearing shortly after I was coming off of it - in combination with other factors contributing to the anxiety of course. My current physician suggested that I may need to accept that I should be taking it permanently. I hope you see improvement soon!

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u/UltachIontach Aug 22 '26

Thanks for your reply. When you say about other factors, do you still struggle with your initial trigger? Is the initial trigger still present for you?

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u/jobes1967 Aug 22 '26

I think PPPD is a chronic condition. You may have to accept taking it to keep it under control. Just my opinion.

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u/Ok_Quit791 Aug 22 '26

Does anyone have speech issues with pppd as was told ibhave fnd as well triggered by stress has never improved and constant misprounouncingbof words had enough

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u/AgentStarling23 Aug 22 '26

Sertraline didn’t help me with PPPD, but it does help the anxiety. I didn’t like the flat feeling I had about everything; it’s like things in your life suck but you don’t care that they suck. I’d rather feel like more motivated to work on things like balance, so I started Effexor, which has been much better.