Posted by SLS on March 20, 2005, at 20:50:59
In reply to Re: withdrawal symptoms coming off zoloft, posted by Andreadrea on March 20, 2005, at 16:30:54
Hi AA.
> Scott: I've had problems with zoloft keeping me awake at night in the past year, so I think I'm going to stick to the single morning dose. I really appreciate your input though :)Oh well, it was worth a shot.
Have you tried splitting your doses recently? Perhaps the insomnia isn't as robust now as it was before. I think it might be very important to reduce the peaks and troughs by dosing more often than once a day (except for Prozac). I'm tugging at you a little bit here, I know.
Baby steps. Remember, you have control. You can taper as slow as you feel comfortable with. Maybe each step can represent a 10% reduction. Let your body provide the feedback that helps you set the pace.
If you really get "stuck", there are a few options that I think might be worth considering. In the meantime, it sounds like you have things under control. You might want to try using Benadryl to help mitigate the withdrawal symptoms that you do have. I have no personal experience with it, but perhaps you can take it once at bedtime. It tends to be sedating. Some people are now using Claritin, another over-the-counter antihistamine. I don't know how it works. It is not supposed to cross the blood-brain barrier. However, the people who reported success used the "Claritin D" preparation. It adds pseudoephedrine, a stimulant used as a decongestant. I don't know if this property is important to the effectiveness reported. I am hoping that the "D" is unnecessary.
Maybe you can split your doses of Zoloft and use the Benadryl for sleep? Tug?
One step at a time. You are definitely not a turkey.
Good luck.
:-)
- Scott
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