Posted 3/30/2013 4:26 PM (GMT 0)
Hello, Kind People!
Of all the sites I've looked at about antidepressants, this has been the most helpful, so THANK YOU!
This is my first time posting and I couldn't find an active thread on Zoloft Withdrawal but if there is one, please let me know.
I've been on Zoloft for almost 3 years, 75mg, plus Wellbutrin added somewhere in the last 2 years, also 75mg. I went on Zoloft for postpartum depression & anxiety. I've also been healing from PTSD and the lingering grief from a very traumatic still birth almost 7 years ago.
My ultimate goal is to be OFF all ADs and focus on healthy eating, exercise, and mindfulness (meditation, yoga) plus acupuncture to balance things a bit. I'm working with my doctor to taper off. I'm 5 weeks into the Zoloft taper and I feel awful. I have a headache, I'm light-headed, spacey, achey, lethargic, apathetic, nauseous, with diarrhea, and I'm not sleeping well. I sleep better if I take Benadryl but then I'm SO tired the next day I can barely function.
Weeks 1&2 50mg Zoloft (-25mg) Felt pretty bad so the next step I only reduced 12.5 mg.
Weeks 3&4 37.5 mg Zolft (-12.5mg) Felt a little sick the first week but better the second week.
Week 5 (where I am now) 25mg Zoloft (-12.5mg) Felt a little sick the first few days but now it's been over a week at this dose and I feel worse than I did when I first lowered to this dose.
I think I'd better stay at this dose for longer than I intended.
I have an appointment with my doctor on Monday, but she originally thought I could lower 25mg every two weeks with no problem! She's my regular doctor, not a psychologist, so I think she doesn't know as much about it as I would like.
I feel better just writing this, and I'm hoping someone can tell me this is normal and it's all going to be okay with time and patience.
I want to feel healthy and normal (whatever that is!) and be present and active for my family.
Any thoughts, suggestions and especially encouragement are appreciated. Thank you!