New here. Weaning off Zoloft?

I'm new here. Looking for advice lead me here. I have been on Zoloft 50mg for about 6 months. I went to my doctor because I was getting way to angry with my kids for no reason. I was overly emotional. Crying over nothing. Extreme fatigue and headaches. It seemed to help at the time but also at the same time my stress level went way down. I still had headaches so he bumped me to 100mg. It didn't seem to help and I felt more tired. I literally could not stay awake at work. So we went back to 50. My life is hectic. I've got 2 baby girls and lost my job and my husband got laid off for winter. So my stress is through the roof! But I don't feel like it helps at all and I'm starting to question if I need it.

I started eating right. Healthy unprocessed foods and trying to exercise daily. But I've gained 20lbs in 6 months and I feel upset about that everyday. It's because of the medicine I know it. Over the weekend I missed 2 days of medicine. Those 2 days I felt so great. But the day I started taking it again I realized why I've gained weight. I feel lost or empty? If that's a good word to use. Like I sit around doing nothing. I have zero motivation to do anything at all. I crave really high sugary foods. Like pop. I have been off pop for almost 2 years and it's never been an issue until the last few months. I crave it all day. Along with junk that I never had a problem staying away from before. The 2 days I was off the medicine were there easiest two days I've had to stick to healthy food and not craving anything high in sugar. I don't like that feeling. Yesterday was the day back on it and I felt awful all day. I have talked to my doctor and am going to wean off but how did you do it on such a low dose? Also has anyone else ever experienced this?

Thanks. If this doesn't work out being off meds I will talk to him about that! I just really don't like taking medications at all. This was my one exception. I knew I needed it.

Hi, I am over on the Anxiety/Panic section. My doctor started me on Zoloft 19 yrs ago and over the years I tried to stop numerous times I was told it was not addictive and I can come off of it anytime. With the right counselor I decided to try again. I also did some research on antidepressant withdrawals, etc. I am now at 75 mg dropping from 150 mg. The biggest hump was 100 mg. Right now I am going through mild withdrawal symptoms. It is almost like you are depressed but actually it's not. :)