Drizzle: Feeling stuck at one level, anyone else experienced this?

[Drizzle]

I have been successfully tapering off of 50mg Zoloft for 6 months now. Managed to go down by 20% every couple of months without side-effects and am now down to 20.5 mg. However, this is the second time now I have tried to go down to my next step 16.4 and both times I've had to go back up because of the side-effects. I seem to have gotten stuck; I've been on the 20.5 dose twice as long as any previous level. Has anyone else experienced this? Do I just need to wait longer, do I need to try going down a smaller percentage? 

Edited January 16 by FireflyFyte
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[FireflyFyte]

Hi Drizzle,

 

Welcome to SA. Thank you for summarizing you drug history in your signature but can you update to reflect your current dosage?

 

9 hours ago, Drizzle said:

Do I just need to wait longer, do I need to try going down a smaller percentage?

 

How are you feeling at the moment now that you up-dosed and when did you return to 20.5mg?

 

Thanks,

 

Firefly

[Drizzle]

Thanks. I updosed after two days on the lower dose. Immediately feeling back to normal.

[FireflyFyte]

20 hours ago, Drizzle said:

I updosed after two days on the lower dose. Immediately feeling back to normal.

 

I would stay on your current dose for at least a few weeks to stabilize before making another drop and would recommend making a smaller percentage drop as your body seems to have issues going from 20.5mg -> 16.4mg which is a 8% so you may want to try a 5% or a 2.5% drop instead.

[Drizzle]

Has anyone experienced having to reinstate after bring stable for more than a month? I have been on zoloft 16.3mg for 4.5 weeks now with no issues. It was the hardest dose jump I've made so far, having to go down a half dose to make it here. Now suddenly after more than a month I am experiencing what feels very much like mild withdrawal out of nowhere (vertigo/diziness) could this be possible? So frustrating as I'm going at a snails pace as it is, I don't understand why my brain would randomly decide to be not ok with it, nothing has changed. 

[FireflyFyte]

11 hours ago, Drizzle said:

Has anyone experienced having to reinstate after bring stable for more than a month?

 

Withdrawal symptoms can take time to arise for certain people but is it possible that something else triggered the symptoms such as alcohol consumption, marijuana, extreme stress, and/or strenuous exercise?

[Drizzle]

9 hours ago, FireflyFyte said:

 

Withdrawal symptoms can take time to arise for certain people but is it possible that something else triggered the symptoms such as alcohol consumption, marijuana, extreme stress, and/or strenuous exercise?

I did initially contribute it to a hangover. But it lasted several days after the alcohol would have left my system. I am somewhat stressed but only because I am distressed at being unwell. I don't do Marijuana and I don't excessively exercise. I guess I will try to updose and see if it goes away. 

[FireflyFyte]

11 hours ago, Drizzle said:

I did initially contribute it to a hangover. But it lasted several days after the alcohol would have left my system.

 

The effects of drinking can linger for longer than the time it is in your system. You might want to hold where you are for a while longer and see if you improve. I would recommend avoiding alcohol while tapering.