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Getting off Zoloft after 2 years desperate for some to relate to.

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amie34516
amie34516

I currently have decided to get off zoloft after 2 years of being on it... from being on it i gained a large amount of weight which made it even harder to now have to look at myself.. i was 100 ml did 50ml for about 3 weeks and now at 25ml. I literally feel like i am losing it! I will just spend a day crying for now reason and recently going down to the 25ml for about a week now i legit feel extremely angry and every little thing sets me off. The worst part is my fiancé doesn't understand how i feel and just makes jokes about it... I feel so alone inside. Will this angryness ever go away its making me sick to my stomach. I feel like i will never get through it, and people in this world are so unhappy that it makes things so much harder... is there a light at the end of this tunnel????

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  • lattifa7777
    lattifa7777 amie34516

    Posted

    I'm currently trying to come off too.

    I think you are cutting down way too fast Hun.

    I have now started 25mg and I will stay on this dose for at least 2 or 3 months , then I will try and half that for another 3 months. This way you don't get any or really minor withdrawals. I don't know what I will do once I need to cut 25mg in half and then 12.5 mg as the tablet is small already lol. But I'll cross that hurdle when I get their god willing.

    • amie34516
      amie34516 lattifa7777

      Posted

      your probably right.. i agree on that not sure how i am going to cut this down too. how long where you on it? did you notice a massive amount of weight gain? what do you feel like is your worst side effect?
    • lattifa7777
      lattifa7777 amie34516

      Posted

      Massive weight gain yes, 2 stone exactly, never been so big in my life 😳, I've been on them for 13 months now. They have worked though, and to be honest I would rather be fat than have depression and panic disorder 😞

      But it does get me down sometimes.

      My worst side affect...gosh their were too many at the beginning , I guess the suicidal thoughts and intrusive thoughts., no sleep, and heightened anxiety, really bad.

    • amie34516
      amie34516 lattifa7777

      Posted

      ya the suicidal thoughts where the worst. thank god i had my family to fall back on. ya i gained so much but i feel i am in a good place now and getting off has been okay, i just tend to feel irratable a little more then before... Best of luck to both of us :-)
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