I have just taken myself (2 weeks ago) cold turkey off Zoloft 50mg per day. I take pride in my Strength, Fortitude and Drive and so truly believed this is something I should be able to do myself. I am so glad I found this forum as I have just discovered there are so many people that are going through the same thoughts and feelings as me. The positives are I feel every nuance of emotion again, my sex drive has returned (which was an important one for my marriage) and I feel like I am back in touch with all my 6th senses again. The negatives are the funny feelings in my head that everyone else has described which is a relief, weird sleeping patterns, vivid dreams and as a mother of three young children my tolerance has decreased. I went on zoloft due to post natal depression after my second baby so it has been 4 years, but I truly missed having 'feelings', my sixth sense, my drive and determination that had fared me so well in the past, I felt robotic - I truly feel free and more alive being in touch with all my feelings again and I feel my old drive and ambition but I hate myself at the end of the day when I know I have been short tempered with my BEAUTIFUL, GORGEOUS girls. I am checking myself when I start on one of my tyriads and say to myself this is the withdrawal but I still find myself saying things I regret later in the day and hating myself for saying it. I am uping my dose of fish and krill oil as I truly think this does help. Can I just ask has anyone had increased appetite as a symptom? Can I also ask is there a tactic, mechanism to 'check yourself' to make yourself stop in your tracks and not say things you will later regret - this is especially important to me as my girls are very young and I want to be the best Mother I can possibly be!!!
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