Zoloft Withdrawal

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Hi everyone~ I have been lurking for a bit and finally have a

chance to sit down and do an intro. I have a history of

depression. In high school I attempted suicide a few times. My

parents ended up putting me on something? I'm not sure what it

was. All I remember is they were little yellow pills and my mother

kept upping the dose every night until she was giving me 9! I don't

remember how I stopped taking them. I do know that things were

difficult for me then.

Fast forward to now. I am a stay at home mother of 4 amazing

children. My youngest is almost 1. After the birth I was severely

depressed, so much so that I went on Zoloft. I have to say, in all

fairness, that I have never felt better than I did those first few

months on Zoloft. Now I don't feel so good. It isn't working

anymore and I am back to being grumpy most days. I am able to pull

myself out of it and change my mood, but usually not until after

I've yelled at someone.

I started weaning off my 75mg dose about 2 weeks ago. I stopped

taking it at one point and thought I was fine until 4 days later

when I suddenly became so dizzy that I had to get help with the

baby. Now I am taking 50mg every other day. I was going to call my

doctor(who is wonderful and only put me on zoloft because I asked

her to) and ask what she suggests, but even though she is wonderful

she is no longer available. I recieved a letter in the mail a few

days ago telling me that she is no longer practicing, but other

doctors in her practice are available. I have neve met any of the

other doctors and I don't have any interest in seeing them. I liked

her because she was a regular down to earth person. Anyway, I'm

feeling very unstable right now. My poor teen is bearing the brunt

of this. Luckily, he is good at ignoring me when I'm in a mood

I'm not sure where to go from here. I am having vivid nightmares

that are waking me up a lot so I am not getting enough sleep. I

woke up this morning with what feels like a hangover. My joints

ache, not sure if it is due to the zoloft or because I've gained 30

lbs since I started taking it?

I currently take a liquid nutritional supplement as well as a liquid

calcium. I also take fish oil when I remember. As of 2 days ago I

have started eating more protein.

Any suggestions would be most welcome at this point. I'm wondering

how long it is going to take me to get off this completely?

Sorry this is so long, if you've made it this far, thank you!

Angel