Hi everyone, i have been onZOLOFT for 11 years straight......100mg, about 1 year ago i weened myself down to 50mg....and about 1 1/2 weeks ago weened myself off completely.....
Not knowing what the side effects are....im feeling weird....mostly vertigo, blurring vision, cant sleep....and outburts of emotions cant stop the crying.....hope this all settles.....as i want this out of my life......
Perhaps you shouldn't have jumped from 50mg to none! After 11 years who knows what the side effects could be! This is something you should ask your doctor about. In the meantime here is my suggestion:
Buy a pill slitter at your local pharmacy. I assume you have 100mg pills. Cut them in half (50mg) and then in half again (25mg). Start taking 25mg as you usually would. You might be able to ask your doctor to prescribe you 25mg tablets (smallest pill size) which will be easier to cut in half (12,5mg) when you want to reduce the dose even further. That way you won't have to cut 100mg into eight pieces.
In general, a slower taper (weening) is safer and produces less side effects.
Definitely get in touch with your doctor and keep us posted.
Phoenix