Tomorrow will be two weeks quitting Sertraline. I was at 200mg for about 17 years. I have spells of crying over abstract things. The "zaps" are very distracting but seem now to be going away. The nightmares I was having on the drug are gone. I seem to be sleeping more soundly and the lucid dreaming is limited. The sexual side effects Sertraline caused are gone. I intend to endure this and stay off this drug now.
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I was only on 50 mg for about three months tha i moved up to 75 mg for about two weeks than i ran out of medication early and the pharmacy wouldnt give me my medication. It's been about a week and a half now detoxing and i still feel awful completely dizzy and tired all the time, and occasionally nauseous.
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It's been 4 months for me and I'm still feeling the withdrawal effects. I was on it for 7 years. 100mg.
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oh god! i need to talk to someone like you! was on 50mg/day for 16 yrs! not started for depression, was for anxiety(long story-was going through a diagnosis of ms) anyways tapered off last summer -totally off in july -so been 9 months off-zilch no drugs-oh the rage! my poor family! i break things totally out of control! very ashamed of myself-this is not me! I don't want to go back on but....frig sakes! Im losing it-hurting myself when in a fit of rage....does anyone know how long this will last? my GP says it takes 2 YEARS for our brains to go back to normal! been googling but can find anything...Im a retired RN with advanced ms and am afraid to go back on cuz i know it will b forever, also afraid to stay off as not sure if Im going to lose it completely :( pls someone out there ps tell me I can do this!
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oh god! i need to talk to someone like you! was on 50mg/day for 16 yrs! not started for depression, was for anxiety(long story-was going through a diagnosis of ms) anyways tapered off last summer -totally off in july -so been 9 months off-zilch no drugs-oh the rage! my poor family! i break things totally out of control! very ashamed of myself-this is not me! I don't want to go back on but....frig sakes! Im losing it-hurting myself when in a fit of rage....does anyone know how long this will last? my GP says it takes 2 YEARS for our brains to go back to normal! been googling but can find anything...Im a retired RN with advanced ms and am afraid to go back on cuz i know it will b forever, also afraid to stay off as not sure if Im going to lose it completely :( pls someone out there ps tell me I can do this!
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Omg I felt the exact way looking side to side, funny you noticed that too. I'm weaning off at basically the same dosage as you maybe a bit less. It's been a week since I stopped and had been okay. I've been a bit bitchy. Also had the worst mucusy child which I read online to happen to some people.
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I have zaps bad I told my doctor they want me to se shrink, I have been off four days does it ever go away, also my hair has grown alot in four days, crazy
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I really don't have a reply, more of a question. I had only been taking zoloft 100mg for about 2 months and like everybody else, felt like I'm doing ok i don't need this or just forget to take it one day and was fine, I don't need a refill, this stuff isn't addictive, reading all this, boy was I wrong. It makes me feel better that I'm not the only one. My question is, how long after taking zoloft again will the withdrawals go away. I stopped taking it for around 2 months and just got back on it today. I'm not as strong as all of you guys are. I would rather be able to function on a daily basis then lying in bed or puking my brains out, I give props to all of you who can and have done this. Any kind of reply would be great, ready to start feeling like myself again.
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I have been on zoloft for about 6 years. Since being on it my sex drive has went to about zero lol. The actul feeling of having sex is not worth it. I was a 150mg a day the last week i only took 50mg a day and been off completly for about 2 weeks. I feel ok in the mornings but later in the day i get bad with the "brain zaps" they are harroble. Mood swings are not as bad but the brain zaps or body zaps are pretty intense if i look to fast boom or if i jump up boom. I take it for general anxity. Few of ny friends said there doctors recommend smoking weed that its better then any antidepressent. And it can also ease your withdrawl feelings. Needless to say my sex drive is wayyy up since stoppibg zoloth and i feel everything now. I forgit how amazing sex is before. And my wifey is happy that it diesnt take me 3 to 4 hours to get done. She is bi so she was going to bring wemon in to take some of the load hahah. Hope that still happens but im fighting threw the withdrawl i dont want all the poisins that doctors feed us anymore. I havent tried smoking weed to ease withdrawl but when i do i will surly inform you if it works. Best wishes to you all going through this its deffinetly harsh and no one should go through this.
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I was on 100mg zoloft since 1998 ,haven't taken any since Oct 1 2016 ,crazy side effects stiil,cry at the drop of a hat,angry ,sad, sleepy,whenever I make it through this is will suffer through the neuropathy pain before I ever have to take anything on a daily basis
On a fixed income and can't afford to be going to dr.every 3 months for blood work ,co pay and depending on a doc to call meds in
Once prescribed and start taking you are stuck and the withdrawal bites so make an educated decision
On a fixed income and can't afford to be going to dr.every 3 months for blood work ,co pay and depending on a doc to call meds in
Once prescribed and start taking you are stuck and the withdrawal bites so make an educated decision
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I've been without for a week, Ive been taking zoloft since 5/2014 started at 25mg got up to 100mg and took 25mg during my pregnancy now I'm up to 75mg again 7 months later. I haven't been able to afford my script yet and the headaches are terrible. Brain zaps, eyes feel tightened in place, feel like a mass is pushing on my eyes and face, I'm nauseous, cold sweats, can't sleep, feel soo lazy, really agitated, I feel like a zombied monster. My eyes feel less sharp (I do wear glasses), my stomach cramps more. It's all around cramps. Supposed to get my script today... Can't wait to feel normal again. Last time I quit cold turkey for my pregnancy I was physically and mentally sick for over 2 months that's why I went back on 25mg while I was pregnant. Dr said withdrawal was worse for the baby.
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Smokin weed doesn't help. Can't even get high without zoloft now been on it so long.
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Drink plenty of water and juice and workout or go running to release natural endorphins. That's how I weaned off zoloft
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