Going off antidepressants: Increased anxiety and panic attacks?

yeah, that's unfortunately normal. quiting a medication like that cold turkey causes really bad symptoms, like the ones you stated. i went through that when i couldn't access my medication for a certain period of time. hopefully it's okay for me to say this but i suggest you wean off it instead of all together quiting, if you have the privilege to do so. if not, look up some coping skills and really hone into those.

I’ve never been off of my medication, I’ve been told to not stop unless told to. I could assume that’s because it’s put me at risk

Yeah thats happens to me when I decrease or go cold turkey. I suggest propranolol because it's a medication that u take whenever u feel anxious. Eventually you won't need it anymore. Hope this helps <3

i'd consider other medications or low dose medication. sertraline may be the first line of treatment, but it really doesn't work for everyone. i recommend that you speak to your doctor about why it is you don't want to take them and what can be done instead for the symptoms that led you to medication in the first place. doctors prescribe medication when they believe the benefits outweigh the drawbacks, but there are other options with or without medication if you found the drawbacks of that particular option to be not worth the benefit. :)

Why did you get off them? Did you discuss it with your psychiatrist?

I recently went off mine and very fortunately it went pretty smooth. But I do feel anxiety is increased because the Sertraline helped with that. My anxiety is pretty mild so I feel like therapy is enough. I hope you can find some other solutions to help manage your anxiety. If therapy, meditation etc are not enough, you may find another med that has tolerable side effects. Feeling anxious is a part of our lives but we don’t want it to limit our lives too much or cause too many health problems. 💕

Yes I've been on and off them many times. It feels bad coming off but usually I get back to my normal level of badness within a few months. I'm actually just getting over my last prescription of them now and it's a big relief.

I'm on anti depressants, if I were to stop taking them I would most certainly unalive myself from the side effects of coming off it. What you're experiencing is normal, however, please get back on your anti depressants. I hope you feel better