Re: first time posting - getting off of zoloft

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Ask for an " oral suspension " . Or try the orange juice bit.

http://www.antidepressantsfacts.com/taper.htm

>

> hi all- i've been taking zoloft since feb 2006 - take about 100 mg's

a day or should say " took " - i had already decided i needed to be

working myself off of the medication - i believe it did help with a

terribly depressed state at the time i started it - i was falling

apart with what was going on in my life and inside - the zoloft really

helped - in fact, i joked that i was the poster child for pfizer - it

got back my playful silly self - however, looking back at spending

habits etc and what i did after a while, i would suspect it threw me

into a manic state - i spent an unbelievable amount of money -

fortunately/unfortunately i had enough cash that i didn't get in

credit card issues but i wiped out a large amount of

savings/self-retirement - but so it goes

>

> i've had a counselor off and on during this time - i'm not crying

anymore - i function - i don't work - i mostly play and enjoy life -

i've lost my house in the housing crash but that didn't really bother

me - might be the drugs, eh?  i didn't really want to live there

anymore anyway - no one really monitors my meds - i just keep getting

refills from an internist.

>

> with all of this said, i realized over the past six months, zoloft

has finally packed weight on me, someone who has always been thin.  i

don't feel good with extra weight on me so that caught my attention. 

then i started to read more about the drugs and got more concerned.  i

started digging through my records that i could find, made myself

confront the amount of money i had been spending on stuff that i don't

even remember buying half the time, realized that i have walked around

in somewhat of a fog for the past 2 1/2 years and that while i'm not

depressed, i'm possibly a bit too lethargic.  we won't even talk about

sexual dysfunction/apathy/disinterest because i'm not going to have

you make fun of my e.d. (ok, so i'm a female and i never had one so

that's not an issue) - i'm an asexual ameoba at this point but who

cares - been there, done that - cest la vie - i've had enough sex that

if i have to, i can live on the memories

>

> i am slowly weaning myself off of the drugs - i've cut my dosage by

1/2 every week or 10 days and am now down to taking about 25 mg's - i

can only cut these pills so small and i'm a bit scared at this point -

how do i make the final break?  i realize you'll say " ask your doctor "

- no can do as in all of this, i lost my health insurance and there is

no longer a doctor and i also don't want someone to push me to take

this stuff again.  i have found that since i cut the dosage, i'm

laughing more - not insanely but great belly laughs about things that

are funny - zoloft seems to supress tears and laughter to some extent

- it takes a lot to make them happen so it is wonderful to be able to

absolutely roll on the floor laughing again - i am handling serious

serious issues in my life without the drugs and not freaking out or

getting paralized - in fact, the lessening of the drug in my system

seems to be forcing me to act - to move - i've managed to finally

> get 4 years of tax issues to an accountant and deal with a

situation i was running from emotionally - i signed off on my house

and accepted the loss of tremendous equity and investment and a life

of rental from now on out (actually, that sounds fantastic!  i have no

desire to own ever again - screw the american dream) - i am able to

cope with a spouse that was driving me over the edge and stand up for

myself - and wonder of all wonders, i applied for a job for the first

time inTWO years!!!!  and i feel good about it whether i get the job

or not - I finally could go through my resume, whip out a cover letter

and not feel like i couldn't live up to what it said i could do.

>

> soooooo, any thoughts on how i just stop the zoloft now if i'm down

to 25 mg's?  i realize i shared more than i needed to but i suppose i

always have felt i needed to explain who i am before i get an answer

(zoloft/no zoloft - there seems no cure for that part of me)

> and i suppose i just wanted to share that zoloft did help me at a

total melt down time - i felt it saved my life because i was just

overwhelmed with fear, sadness, pain, hurt, abandonment.  i also feel

it was fun to take - i liked the little bubble logo and have

everything from zoloft mugs to zoloft clocks (yep, i do spend my money

on idiotic things).  but now, i like getting on my feet again - facing

life with my faculties  intact- if i need something, be it counseling,

whatever, i'll pursue that but the fact that i got off my butt and

finally took charge of my life again , WOW, i think that was directly

connected to weaning off the drug.  my creativity levels are

increasing (and i felt i still possessed a creative side while

drugged), i'm loving life (something i was afraid had become part of

the drug-induced state) and i'm remaining optomistic.

>

> any suggestions from those who have been there?  i realize the issue

could be that i'm bi-polar - my counselor and several others have

thrown that up there but of course they are waving drugs in my face if

that is the case - if i'm bi-polar, i've spent most of my life in a

fairly manic state and i'm not sure that that is particularly bad  -

the doctor that originally put me on the zoloft commented that my high

energy, up beat personality may have been what caused the depression

to be so bad when it hit - the fact that i had never lost hope before

and so i spiraled into a pit - however, i'm not sure anymore what any

of this is and judging from what i read in these postings, the whole

medical field on mental health is scaring the crap out of me.

>

> ok, it's early - i'm rambling - i need a cup of coffee - any

thoughts appreciated - look forward to hearing from someone, anyone,

everyone,........................

>

> tee

>

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Try Maca.

http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00568126?term=sexual+dysfunction & rank=4

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>

> hi all- i've been taking zoloft since feb 2006 - take about 100 mg's

a day or should say " took " - i had already decided i needed to be

working myself off of the medication - i believe it did help with a

terribly depressed state at the time i started it - i was falling

apart with what was going on in my life and inside - the zoloft really

helped - in fact, i joked that i was the poster child for pfizer - it

got back my playful silly self - however, looking back at spending

habits etc and what i did after a while, i would suspect it threw me

into a manic state - i spent an unbelievable amount of money -

fortunately/unfortunately i had enough cash that i didn't get in

credit card issues but i wiped out a large amount of

savings/self-retirement - but so it goes

>

> i've had a counselor off and on during this time - i'm not crying

anymore - i function - i don't work - i mostly play and enjoy life -

i've lost my house in the housing crash but that didn't really bother

me - might be the drugs, eh?  i didn't really want to live there

anymore anyway - no one really monitors my meds - i just keep getting

refills from an internist.

>

> with all of this said, i realized over the past six months, zoloft

has finally packed weight on me, someone who has always been thin.  i

don't feel good with extra weight on me so that caught my attention. 

then i started to read more about the drugs and got more concerned.  i

started digging through my records that i could find, made myself

confront the amount of money i had been spending on stuff that i don't

even remember buying half the time, realized that i have walked around

in somewhat of a fog for the past 2 1/2 years and that while i'm not

depressed, i'm possibly a bit too lethargic.  we won't even talk about

sexual dysfunction/apathy/disinterest because i'm not going to have

you make fun of my e.d. (ok, so i'm a female and i never had one so

that's not an issue) - i'm an asexual ameoba at this point but who

cares - been there, done that - cest la vie - i've had enough sex that

if i have to, i can live on the memories

>

> i am slowly weaning myself off of the drugs - i've cut my dosage by

1/2 every week or 10 days and am now down to taking about 25 mg's - i

can only cut these pills so small and i'm a bit scared at this point -

how do i make the final break?  i realize you'll say " ask your doctor "

- no can do as in all of this, i lost my health insurance and there is

no longer a doctor and i also don't want someone to push me to take

this stuff again.  i have found that since i cut the dosage, i'm

laughing more - not insanely but great belly laughs about things that

are funny - zoloft seems to supress tears and laughter to some extent

- it takes a lot to make them happen so it is wonderful to be able to

absolutely roll on the floor laughing again - i am handling serious

serious issues in my life without the drugs and not freaking out or

getting paralized - in fact, the lessening of the drug in my system

seems to be forcing me to act - to move - i've managed to finally

> get 4 years of tax issues to an accountant and deal with a

situation i was running from emotionally - i signed off on my house

and accepted the loss of tremendous equity and investment and a life

of rental from now on out (actually, that sounds fantastic!  i have no

desire to own ever again - screw the american dream) - i am able to

cope with a spouse that was driving me over the edge and stand up for

myself - and wonder of all wonders, i applied for a job for the first

time inTWO years!!!!  and i feel good about it whether i get the job

or not - I finally could go through my resume, whip out a cover letter

and not feel like i couldn't live up to what it said i could do.

>

> soooooo, any thoughts on how i just stop the zoloft now if i'm down

to 25 mg's?  i realize i shared more than i needed to but i suppose i

always have felt i needed to explain who i am before i get an answer

(zoloft/no zoloft - there seems no cure for that part of me)

> and i suppose i just wanted to share that zoloft did help me at a

total melt down time - i felt it saved my life because i was just

overwhelmed with fear, sadness, pain, hurt, abandonment.  i also feel

it was fun to take - i liked the little bubble logo and have

everything from zoloft mugs to zoloft clocks (yep, i do spend my money

on idiotic things).  but now, i like getting on my feet again - facing

life with my faculties  intact- if i need something, be it counseling,

whatever, i'll pursue that but the fact that i got off my butt and

finally took charge of my life again , WOW, i think that was directly

connected to weaning off the drug.  my creativity levels are

increasing (and i felt i still possessed a creative side while

drugged), i'm loving life (something i was afraid had become part of

the drug-induced state) and i'm remaining optomistic.

>

> any suggestions from those who have been there?  i realize the issue

could be that i'm bi-polar - my counselor and several others have

thrown that up there but of course they are waving drugs in my face if

that is the case - if i'm bi-polar, i've spent most of my life in a

fairly manic state and i'm not sure that that is particularly bad  -

the doctor that originally put me on the zoloft commented that my high

energy, up beat personality may have been what caused the depression

to be so bad when it hit - the fact that i had never lost hope before

and so i spiraled into a pit - however, i'm not sure anymore what any

of this is and judging from what i read in these postings, the whole

medical field on mental health is scaring the crap out of me.

>

> ok, it's early - i'm rambling - i need a cup of coffee - any

thoughts appreciated - look forward to hearing from someone, anyone,

everyone,........................

>

> tee

>