11 Years on zoloft success story

[Kiro]

Hey everyone, I’ve been meaning to post here for a while. 
i was on zoloft from 2011, was prescribed 50mg but shortly went up to 100mg after a few months. I started to taper around April 2021 and did so over a whole year, reaching 0mg by April 2022. The withdrawals started to appear around a month later in May, it was literally hell on earth. Waking up at 05:00 every morning in an anxiety attack which would then keep me in a state of constant anxiety and depression until around 7pm where my nerves seemed to just drop from the stress and the cycle would repeat itself the morning after. This went on for about 5 months and this forum is one of the few things that kept me going, if there was a light at the end of the tunnel, I was going to stand my ground until then. I could not be alone, I would use every chance I could get these 5 months to run, I ran and ran hoping it would give me some respite since my soul already felt like it was burning. I coped by talking to friends and family about what I wasgoing through, a lot, I cannot suffer in silence since it makes it infinitely worse so I felt compelled to, it helped and they were supportive. I thought that if I get even 0.5% better each day, I would get better eventually. I broke down many times crying, wanting to end it all instead of living in this hell but then there came a day where I noticed a tiny improvement and thought to myself that I could keep scaling that improvement. In September I started seeing real results and I kept taking care of myself emotionally and physically. No tobacco, drugs or alchohol at any time. Fast forward to summer of 2023 and I’m better than I ever have been. Fall 2023 and I am way better than I was on medication and genuinely happy for the first time in such a long time, and it’s all just me, no medication or SO. Hang in there, cope and strive with healthy methods and you will make it. 

 

Link to:  Kiro: hit by WD 8 weeks after quitting Zoloft
 

 

Edited April 12 by manymoretodays
added link to Introduction topic, mmt

[Emonda]

Congratulations @Kiro for being AD free for two years now. Your story will give many that much needed boost that they need to keep going.

 

On 3/22/2024 at 9:12 AM, Kiro said:

No tobacco, drugs or alchohol at any time.

 

Very wise!

 

On 3/22/2024 at 9:12 AM, Kiro said:

Fall 2023 and I am way better than I was on medication and genuinely happy for the first time in such a long time, and it’s all just me

 

Wonderful 🤗

[LostInCanada]

Thank you for the wonderful update. @ChickenSoup7 please read the above success story. 👍💯

[Cocopuffz17]

Congrats! This is great news! 🙂

[Snowblind]

Thank you for posting this. I'm coming up on 20 years of Zoloft and have managed to taper from 150mg down to 40mg (today). The withdrawal, even at this stage, is difficult for me. But reading success stories such as yours helps me to keep going.

[Dahlia50]

Good to hear about your update, congratulations @Kiro ⭐️

Can really relate to "I could not be alone, cannot suffer in silence since it makes it infinitely worse". Thinking about whether you are a man or female because sometimes it seems that it can heal a bit faster for men. But might not be true. Thanks, needed to hear a positive story!

[Kiro]

4 minutes ago, Dahlia50 said:

Good to hear about your update, congratulations @Kiro ⭐️

Can really relate to "I could not be alone, cannot suffer in silence since it makes it infinitely worse". Thinking about whether you are a man or female because sometimes it seems that it can heal a bit faster for men. But might not be true. Thanks, needed to hear a positive story!

Hey! I am a male. Good luck to you<3