Stopping Zoloft

When I was w/d from hydros I was put on Zoloft for depression and I do not think they work well for me. When I go 1 day w/o I start getting the shocks in my head. I am planning on tappering them but I was wandering if anyone has been on Zoloft before and your experience with it.

[iloveny630]

I've been on Zoloft just 4 months short of 10 years....have only been acdicted to pain pills since 2006 tho.   I increased my doasge from 100 mgs to 150 mgs recently so that the medicine has a chance to start working at 150 before I detox from suboxone.  If I ever miss a dose of Z, I get sick.  You will go thru WD's from this medicine.

[heather_r]

Thanks for responding. I was on Lexapro before and think I was better on that. I take 100mg of Zoloft now. I had w/d with the Lexapro. I dread going through it.

[mtgoat911]

i took zoloft in high school, not sure the dose, it was purple
when i stopped, i had a good bit of anxiety, i am 33 now
thats really all i can remember about zoloft
well, i quit for a reason, anti-depressants make me mean, and manic
i recently tried cymbalta, well i took it one time a couple of weeks ago
it was too strong for my taste, i felt wired, but serveral of my na friends say cymbalta helped them with depression and pain
good luck, changing psyc. meds is not easy, but you will be fine
xo

[flmagi]

You can taper off these anti-depressants fairly easy and fast. Calculate how much you need to drop down each day, so that you'll be off them in 7 to 11 days. You really shouldn't feel any discomfort, as long as you don't drop your dose drastically each day.
Good luck.