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 Posted: 03/08/07 - 23:51 Post subject: quitting zoloft cold turkey |
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| I first started taking zoloft a few years ago while going through my divorce(I had disabling panic attacks and depression). When I quit, I weaned myself off. Most recently, I've been taking zoloft for about 1 yr. I quickly reached a daily dose of 200mg. Two weeks ago, I quit cold turkey. I feel like I'm going out of my mind!! I'm dizzy, lightheaded, tearful, angry, and explosive at times. I keep hearing an intermittent soft buzzing in my ears. My energy level is zilch. My head feels like it is spinning. I am having thoughts of suicide. What's happening to me and what should I do now? I'm embarrassed to go to my doctor because I'm a nurse and should know better. I feel lost and hopeless. |
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| Posted: 03/31/07 - 00:31 Post subject: Quitting Zoloft Cold Turkey |
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Quitting Zoloft Cold Turkey!
I've been through the same experiences as you!! It got so bad, when I tried to "ween" myself off the Zoloft, that I was having daily thoughts of suicide! I've NEVER been a person to consider such an outrageous idea or even simply utter those words. I had to go back on the Zoloft! Being off of it was way too scary! |
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| Posted: 03/25/08 - 07:11 Post subject: 5-HTP SAVED ME! |
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Guys,
I've been taking Zoloft for nearly 2 years at 75mg a day. I recently (last Wednesday) quit cold turkey. TOTALLY STUPID IDEA AND I DO NOT RECOMMEND IT! However, I thought I was going insane...I have been crazy dizzy, nauseous, irritable, etc. Basically, every withdrawal symptom you'll read in this post I was experiencing. Someone suggested trying 5-HTP to alleviate some of the symptoms, and I drove like a bat out of hell to the GNC after work yesterday. It seems to be the miracle in this dark tunnel. It's not perfect, but it's the best $24.99 I've spent, and if it means I don't have to go back on to wean off, then I'm sold! Try it. Let me know if you have similar experiences. I'm still sweaty and clammy, but I don't feel quite like I'm on a boat lost at sea either, so I'll take it! Good luck! |
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| i took zoloft for 6 months due to anxiety.. Doctor jumped straight away to putting me on zoloft.. through 6 months i felt alright, less anxious.. then i went of cold turkey and after a week all two i started crying as a reaction to some things.. i kept saying to myself what the hell's wrong with you, man up you girl.. any way i later found out that was a withdrawal syptom from zoloft.. After a while you feel back to normal, less wooden, however anxiety comes back. but these are the real life emotions that one needs to feel. don't use a drug to mask your emotions, change what is causing them, ie coffee or your job. If theres one ting i've learnt, it's that taking a drug like zoloft takes you downm a road you shouldn't be in, i.e your job, let your real self dictate your life. don't let a doctor (whose getting a free holiday) say you've got something wrong with you, it's just a product of your lifestyle. |
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