Pls come in if you have weaned off Zoloft

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Did you have a hard time with it? I've only been taking 50 mg for the past 2.5 years which isn't a high dose so my doctor thought it would be easy for me. I initially cut down to half a pill on her recommendation and that made me feel really fuzzy and out of it with killer headaches every afternoon so I switched to a doing a whole pill then a half e/o day, which is where I've basically stalled out. That zoned out feeling has tapered off, which is good. Since then though I've felt really irritable, impatient, snappish, antsy, bored, etc. Overall, I just feel really restless. I don't know if it is related or not, it could be a coincidence. Maybe this is my natural personality without the drug? (Eek, lol) and I should go back on it? 

Did anyone one else experience something like this? What did you do about it?

[panicked]

I was on the max dose years ago and tapered off over months. Do not be in any hurry to rush it. I found that sometimes I had to step down in super small increments, especially as I got closer to the end of the taper. I went down to 50 easily, but then reduced by 5mg each time I stepped down.

[kershnic]

I was only on it for about 6 months, but my doctor had me taper from 50 to 50/25 every other day for a week, then 25 everyday for a week, to 0/25 every other day for a week to nothing. Unfortunately it does take a few weeks of being off an SSRI to really even out and see what your natural baseline is. The irritability, etc. could either be your natural or a withdrawal effect. I hope it gets better soon!

[randp1]

I am currently in the process of weaning - at the direction of my dr.

I am on 50mg. This is what I have been doing:

week 1 & 2 - stop taking pill on Sundays, take the other 6 days
week 3 & 4 - stop taking pill sundays & wednesdays, take other 5 days
week 5 & 6 - stop taking pill sundays, tuesdays & thursdays (to spread it out), take other 4 days.

this is what I'm up to now. Basically, I cut 1 day out of taking the pill and do that for 2 weeks.

i have been irritable, impatient and my kids are driving me insane. i can't tell if it is because of the weaning or not. i really don't have much patience anyway. i don't have any of the other symptoms you mentioned - fuzziness, headaches. I've been on zoloft for ~ 5yrs. started taking it for PPD after DD was born. I feel like i've been using it as a crutch & i'm not sure i really NEED it.

GL to you!!

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Is there a reason why you're going off?

I notice a personality difference when I'm not on anything, and like you joked, I always say that might be my real personality and the reason I need meds. lol. I'm much more irritable, snappy, etc, so I've just accepted that I'll likely be on meds forever. lol

How long have you been on the one pill then one half pill rotation?