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Zoloft Withdrawal! Please help!
My doctor (psychiatrist) took me off ZOlOFT. I was on Zoloft for about 5 months at a max dosage of 100mg. When he decided to take me off he did the tapering down process in 25mg increments every five days so I thought that was a good tapering process. I even asked my family doctor and he said yeah that is a safe way to get off the med. I took my last 25mg dose this past Monday night. I never had issues when I was coming off the medicne but about three days ago I started having spells of feeling light headed. I have had bouts of flu type feelings and I feel very tired and worn out. Basically I feel like **** and I dont have the flu. My question is, How long does it take to get Zoloft out of your system? I know your never to stop taking SSRI meds abruptly but when you follow a good tapering schedule and you still deal with wwithdrawal symptoms that's enough to tick a person off. My doctor wants me to start Lexapro but he wants me to wait until Zoloft is completely washed from my system. How many days do I have to put up with this ****? Any answers or advise is much appreciated. You know the medical world tells us that you cant become dependant or addicted to these meds but I tend to dissagree the more I read about people having discontinuation syndrome after following doctors orders on a good weening off process.
Take Care
Jimmy
Take Care
Jimmy
I have read all the posts. I will try to be brief. After being on zoloft for 8 years I weaned off slowly, and after two months it hit like a ton of bricks. Withdrawals. I had to go back on. Children, etc.
Could someone please tell me how long it takes to feel back to normal? It's been around a month and I still don't feel back to normal. I'm up to 150 my old dose. Thank you so much if anyone could answer this. It's mostly the ocd and sleeping that haven't returned to normal. Thank you very much. I am desperate for an answer.
Could someone please tell me how long it takes to feel back to normal? It's been around a month and I still don't feel back to normal. I'm up to 150 my old dose. Thank you so much if anyone could answer this. It's mostly the ocd and sleeping that haven't returned to normal. Thank you very much. I am desperate for an answer.
Pleeeeease keep posting! You're right, we all need to hear from folks who have successfully stopped taking the med! Thanks.
This forum is a goldmine of information for those of us battling these medical demons. I've been on Zoloft for 7 years and, in many ways it has given me back control over my daily life. I tried to wean off several times, but, as a PCP explained to me..."it's like insulin to a diabetic. The chemical imbalance is your diabetes and this is your insulin."
Not very comforting, considering the 40 lbs weight gain and almost total loss of libido which have resulted from this wonder drug. I miss my sexuality and....my damned waistline!
As for the Sertraline, I too was switched to that brand by my insurance company. For the first two weeks, I had the BrainZaps (feels like short electric bursts every time you turn your head), but that was the only noticeable difference.
As of today, I am reducing my dose from 100mg to 50mg daily. I will record here, my symptoms, so that maybe we can all observe what happens. I pray that the mood swings and out of control tears do not return, like they did the last two attempts I have made at reduction of dose. Wish me luck, stay well and stay tuned.
Not very comforting, considering the 40 lbs weight gain and almost total loss of libido which have resulted from this wonder drug. I miss my sexuality and....my damned waistline!
As for the Sertraline, I too was switched to that brand by my insurance company. For the first two weeks, I had the BrainZaps (feels like short electric bursts every time you turn your head), but that was the only noticeable difference.
As of today, I am reducing my dose from 100mg to 50mg daily. I will record here, my symptoms, so that maybe we can all observe what happens. I pray that the mood swings and out of control tears do not return, like they did the last two attempts I have made at reduction of dose. Wish me luck, stay well and stay tuned.
I have been off Zoloft since April 6th. Withdrawal symtoms have been totally gone for about 2 weeks. All in all, it took about 3 weeks. Good luck to all.
I am trying to get off of Zoloft...I've been on SSRIs since I was 12: Paxil, Klonopin, Prozac and now Zoloft. My psychiatrist cut down my dose from 100mg to 50 mg and I am having horrible withdrawal symptoms: dizziness, nausea, depersonalization, lathargy, brain zaps, ect. I was having bad side effects while taking the medication but now I feel worse getting off of it! I feel like I don't need them though so I'm trying to get off. I was just wondering if anyone here has had any of those symptoms, especially the dizziness after running or exercising. Also, on these postings, there are hardly any successful stories of someone quitting zoloft! It is very disheartening but I have to remember that everyBODY is different!
Hi Everyone.
I wrote a message around 2 weeks ago when I was feeling at my worst with the withdrawals from Zoloft.
It will be 3 weeks tomorrow since I had my last 1/2 tablet. I am still suffering withdrawals. I still have the brain zaps but not as frequent. And I am still having that slow motion feeling. Like when you move your head it seems like the rest of you takes a second to catch up. I also still feel very sickly in the stomach and feel like i am going to be sick at any time. I am still crying at the drop of a hat and get angrier than ever before.
These withdrawals are still awful but are better than 2 weeks ago. I couldnt handle the way I was feeling two weeks ago but now I can just handle what im going through. I just wish all these symptoms would go away.
I wanted to write this because I read in one of the last messages that no one posts after they are better. So I thought I would. Even though im not better I can say it is better than it was.
I will post again soon if anyone is interested and let you know how the withdrawals are going.
I wrote a message around 2 weeks ago when I was feeling at my worst with the withdrawals from Zoloft.
It will be 3 weeks tomorrow since I had my last 1/2 tablet. I am still suffering withdrawals. I still have the brain zaps but not as frequent. And I am still having that slow motion feeling. Like when you move your head it seems like the rest of you takes a second to catch up. I also still feel very sickly in the stomach and feel like i am going to be sick at any time. I am still crying at the drop of a hat and get angrier than ever before.
These withdrawals are still awful but are better than 2 weeks ago. I couldnt handle the way I was feeling two weeks ago but now I can just handle what im going through. I just wish all these symptoms would go away.
I wanted to write this because I read in one of the last messages that no one posts after they are better. So I thought I would. Even though im not better I can say it is better than it was.
I will post again soon if anyone is interested and let you know how the withdrawals are going.
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