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Will I experience withdrawls of zoloft after 3 days of taking 25mg?

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lori49107
lori49107

I have been on zoloft for 3 days 25 mg and I'm having serious side effects I have decided to stop taking and inform my doctor, will I go through withdrawls after only 3 days of 25 mg? I seriously pray not, I have read many of the problems everyone on here has suffered and I have to say I hope things get better for you. I pray I don't suffer the same problems after only 3 days!!

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  • Guest
    Guest lori49107

    Posted

    Hi Lori....Soooo pleased to hear that you're feeling better!....Onwards and upwards! x x
    • lori49107
      lori49107 Guest

      Posted

      Hi Sally, thank you sooo much!! Take Care x x 
  • april_23518
    april_23518 lori49107

    Posted

    I might sound crazy but im very sensitive to meds ive taken e everything Prozac Zoloft Celexa effexor buspar barbituates I got off everything 3 years ago I've been suffering so bad with depression anger anxiety so I tried 3 different times to get back on Celexa Zoloft twice I just get too many side effects insomnia can't sleep anxiety attacks I took 12 milligrams give you nausea so bad headache so I cut it down to 6 on Zoloft I quit taking it after 3 days on 6 milligrams I had the worst withdrawals headache dizziness shakiness so yeah it is possible sorry to say

  • mari17833
    mari17833 lori49107

    Posted

    Get off Zoloft AND Never ever use it again ! PLEASE
    • ann55375
      ann55375 mari17833

      Posted

      Hi, im ten days on 50mg. Each day worse than day before. Wake feeling out of this world, brain scrambled and the dreaded nausea and anxiety too.  My fourth anti dep and all made me more ill.  How do i get off thess
  • ann55375
    ann55375 lori49107

    Posted

    I am one week on this and have felt worse every day. Was fiven it for anxiety/depression but its made it worse.   Everyone says keep going but i just feel my body is telling me to stop. How to decrease is the question, some say, halve it then quarter it, some say one every second day,  all in all the decrease affects seem worse than the start up edfects. Wish i had never aeen this med. how are you decreasing and have you any side effects

     

  • ashley65004
    ashley65004 lori49107

    Posted

    Hi lori i know its been a year since this post. But im suffering side effects from zoloft and after 3 days i wanna stop too. How did this go for u?
    • ann55375
      ann55375 ashley65004

      Posted

      Hi, just wanted to say i never had a reply from Lori49107 about sertraline. I touhed it out for a bit but the spiked anxiety needed diazepam and the nausea needed anti sickness pills.  All in all not a good experience.  Others seem to manage to get by but they need to take if for about two months to see any improvement.   Sorry i cant be of any help. I tailed off. Still havent found the right one.
    • ashley65004
      ashley65004 ann55375

      Posted

      Hi ann

      How was it for u to tail off of it? I feel like i shouldnt have any withdrawels from it since i havent been on it for too long but i need the side effects to go away. Ive heard of diazepam, how was that for u? Is that just take as needed? Ive been experiencing tiredness and some anxiety or panic attacks...

      Thanks for the reply!

    • ann55375
      ann55375 ashley65004

      Posted

      After a short time its much easier to get off. The high anxiety calmed a bit and then the nausea diappeared within a couple of weeks.
    • ann55375
      ann55375 ashley65004

      Posted

      How are you now? I ditched the sertraline ok. Used the diazepam a bit. Back to mirtazapine. Not perfect but can function most of the time.  Cant take any more than lowest dose.

      Hope you found something to help. Look forward to hearing.

    • Porgi
      Porgi ann55375

      Posted

      Hi Ann I know you posted a while ago but I'm in the same boat. I was taken off mirtazapine three days ago and started on 25mg and having such terrible side effects I'm wondering whether I can just stop them without withdrawal effects. Tried to get hold of doctor but he's not in and unhelpful receptionist doesn't understand I need to talk to a doctor, any doctor straightway before taking another tablet.

  • l48934
    l48934 lori49107

    Posted

    Hello, how are you feeling today?  I too took sertaline for three days and just could not handle the side effects.  My OB dr perscribed it to ease my mood transitioning between hormonal birth control formulations.  I still feel so bad, I wonder how long it took you for the side effects to ease, if yet?  Also, did you end up stopping altogether after the third day or did you try to taper off?  My MD says I have not been taking it long enough to have withdrawals.  If you can reply, please do.
    • Guest
      Guest l48934

      Posted

      Hi there, I'm still doing about the same. I took the pills for a total of two weeks, but this was back in march. Most symptoms subsided except for the head pains/headaches. I still get them on and off. I know my doctor said the same thing, but every where I read online and people I talk to say these meds have serious withdrawel effects that take a long time to clear. How long has it been since you've stopped and what kinds of symptoms are you having?

    • l48934
      l48934 Guest

      Posted

      After three days on, I just felt so out of my head, heart palpitations, something funky with my vision and lights.  NOOOO sleep, even with Benedryl and Ativan. My stomach was churning with nausea and I could not eat even though I was starving.  Headaches too.  I just felt unwell.  Today was my second day off.  I felt much more myself, although I still feel a bit shaky and still a bit nauseous here at bedtime.  I feel like this week has been a very strange journey from which I am happy to have returned from.
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