I have a history of manic depression. when i was 15, i was taking prozac combined with lithium. now as an adult, i'm being told that was the cocktail for bipolar disorder.
i know i was still battling depression, so under the advice of my therapist, i asked my dr for zoloft. i was taking 50 mg a day for about 6 months, and i didn't really feel any "better", just stopped crying so much. recently, my husband and i decided to have our third baby, and i wanted OFF of this zoloft.
i stopped cold turkey 4 days ago, and i have that vertigo (dizziness) so constant!!! i can't concentrate, i'm scared to drive, go up and down stairs, ugh. i now know i should have probably weaned myself off of it, but i'm so stubborn, thinking this was going to be easy. the brain zapping is frikking insane and i try to take my mind off of it by muching on ANYTHING - crackers, chips, pretzels...anything crunchy. but now i'm just full and bloated and the zapping is still there, every 60 seconds almost. i'm at work, and feel like i should be in the tub holding my breath underwater. HELP!!! WHAT CAN I DO?!?!?! i don't want to go back on this ****!!! this is crazy!!! ughhhh
any help? anyone besides me going through this? i don't want this drug in my system while i'm pregnant!