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My dairy on tapering sertraline

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Redsummergal
Redsummergal

I was on Zoloft (sertraline) for about 6 months, started on 25 mg on the 11 of feb, and started tapering on 28 of may. I hated the side effects so I decided to quit all together also I have been reading books on cbt and how to control my thinking so I feel better not taking the meds at all. Here I will be noting down my everyday feelings and symtops to help people who have decided to stop Zoloft, I am by no means a suggesting you to stop taking your meds, I just feel it’s not right for me and I hate the side effects of feeling spaced out 

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  • Redsummergal
    Redsummergal

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    So I started at 25 mg Zoloft, went up to 75 after 3 months of starting it, and then end of may I decided to taper it, I knew it was not goin to be easy so I started to taper by cutting quarter of my doze every week, also I started taking atleast 4 capsules of fish oil, 2 in the morning and 2 in the evening as it helps with the dizziness, while your brain rewires and also added magnesium citrate and vit b complex, mag helped calm me while vit b gave me that extra boost of positivity. I had my final doze of Zoloft 12 mg on June 17, that’s exactly 11 days ago, today I feel less of the dizziness and the brain zaps almost gone, but my anxiety has increased a bit today, not sure if Mayb I forgot to take my vitamins, coz yesterday I felt fine and was calm at work 
  • demi48809
    demi48809 Redsummergal

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    Hi I started this meds beginning of may lasted about 6 weeks and the effects totally took over me so decided I would taper off then been on one every other day for 3 weeks side effects are major coming back again but I can deal with them I can slowly feel my normal self coming back again 
  • julie_24316
    julie_24316 Redsummergal

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    I’m struggling with the spaced out feeling is this just side affects and it will go away or does this feeling stay with u as this is what it’s meant to do otherwise I certidmly don’t think this is the right one for me I just want to feel me again but without the anxiety and anger 
    • Redsummergal
      Redsummergal julie_24316

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      How much mg are u taking ?? When I upped my doze to 50 I felt a little spaced out it when I upped it to 75 I felt a unreal feeling and depersonalization I hated it, I guess it’s one of the side effects of sertraline, it may not be the drug for u. 
  • julie_24316
    julie_24316 Redsummergal

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    Thanks for the advice guys I started on 50mg then went up to 100mg  I’ve been totally the same I hate the feeling so I’m going to Docs tomorrow to ask to be put back onto citralopram I had no side affects still had a bit of anxiety but felt lots better than this I don’t think they were working but after this I think they were better 
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