discontinuation syndrome?

[pokerunner]

I have been on zoloft for the past 6 years.If memory serves me correct i started out with 75 milligrams nightly.There were times i would miss a dose,for instance,weekends ,etc..My pyschiatrist tapered me down to 50 then to 25.The reason being was i felt that it was too much for my system.He believed that since i had really no ocd symptoms,that this was the thing to do.My symptoms were pretty extreme when i was first diagnosed in the mid to late 90"s.Back then i was on luvox.After quite a few years passed,i started feeling terrible everytime i took the meds.That was the reason for switching.Back in June,i had found out my pyschiatrist had retired.Spoke to my intern (to renew script.),and told him i was taking 25 milligrams every other day for the past 6 months.He told me at this rate,it was relly doing nothing for me,and why not cut it back to twice a week,then 1 a week,then quit.I cut it back to roughly twicw a week for 3 months.Starting in early Sept.,i started feeling a little anxious,and detached from reality.I spoke to my psychotherapist,who recommended to up it again to at least every other day.Two weeks ago i started obsessing a little more than usual.(There were some days in the past where i would once in a while ,but i learned to take it for what it is).Saturday night ,the 24th, i took my dose as usual,and on Sunday i felt out of it when i woke up,till half way through the day.Monday night took my dose and Tuesday felt even worse.I spoke to my therapist and internest,and he recommended to stop taking it completely.Since then i have felt depressed,week at times,headaches sometimes,no appetite,light headed ,detached ,anxiety at times,etc..Does this sound like discontiuation syndrome? Thank you for fielding my question.

[Jaquta]

It sounds like it could be withdrawal from your latest increase/ decrease.
I wonder if there are associations being made to the medication??  Like viewing it as a source of nurturing, etc??

[Hensley258]

Kind of sounds like you needed the medication after all. What is kind of strange and what I don't understand is the low dosage.

25 to 50Mgs a day of Zoloft (Sertraline) is not even enough to produce a theraputic response in a mouse, much less an adult human.

Average dosage range for Zoloft is between 100 to 250Mgs a day.

When I was on Zoloft my dosage was 250Mgs a day.

Unless you just happen to be super hyper sensitive to SSRI's I just can't see that small of an amount being enough to shift your condition to good or bad.