Posted by DDTTBB on April 25, 2005, at 11:03:47
In reply to You can do it if I can, posted by JaneB on April 21, 2005, at 11:59:00
Hi all, I got off Zoloft two years ago. I quit it cold turkey while taking 200mg per day. Not a good idea, but I made it. I had all the symptoms described on this board, but I never had to miss a day of work or anything, thankfully. I was amazed how quickly the extra pounds melted off when I quit taking it. I was exercising a lot, but I lost 15 pounds in just over a month. I had to go back on Zoloft after 6 months off it when my wife filed for divorce. A year and a half later, I am happily remarried and have started to taper off Zoloft, hopefully for good. I am annoyed by the weight gain. It's all in my gut. I would definitely recommend tapering to some extent. I had the weirdest things happen to me at night the first time I got off it cold turkey. I would constantly get up during the night and find myself in another part of the house, just standing there. One night, I awoke to find myself urinating into my kitchen garbage can. No joke! So, I am tapering, cutting off 50 mg each week. I am not going to spend months tapering because it seems like the withdrawal symptoms still come when the amount drops to zero, so I am going to weather the storm, knowing it will pass and things will get better. I can tell you that I did well when I quit the Zoloft. My thinking was clearer, and my memory was better. I was in a bad marriage, which was the main cause of my depression. I think Zoloft really did help me, but my life has changed dramatically for the better, and I am confident I can live without it. I just wanted to reassure people that yes, the withdrawal is not fun, but it does get better. I just started tapering last week, dropping from 200 to 150, and while I have some mild symptoms of dizziness that come and go, I am doing much better than when I quit cold turkey two years ago. You can get off this drug!
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