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I thought to myself I'll try to reinstate and have more of a slow taper, but 50mgs was way too much. Tomorrow I'll be going back to my reduction of 30mgs. I was hurting but not like this at least I was calm about it on 30mgs.

took 50 mgs. Of Zoloft for thirteen years

Last dose 50mg of zoloft on 12-31-15

6.2mgs 1-01-16 reduced

6.2mgs. 4-01-16 reduced

6.2mgs. 7-01-16 reduced

First dose of 30mg on 7-01-16

Also taking .5 mgs of melatonin, milk peptide, and valerian root.

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Yes and I'm paying for it now I feel way too amped up and confused

You took that earlier today? Let me tell you one thing. I trully believe that your current state is due to extra anxiety. You must know that nothing bad can happen. Everything is ok. Try not to worry and do not overthink it. Occupy yourself with something else. 

 

Why did you take it in full dose? What was your intention? To go back on it? I mean to reinstate it?

  • 2004. Zoloft 50mg and Xanax 1 mg.     2005. increased  Xanax to 2mg. Zoloft still 50mg.         2014. I tapered Xanax to 1mg.      February, 2015 I started  Zoloft  taper. Do not have notes, until I reached 20mg in Sept.2015.  
  • Further Zoloft taper: 09/15/15/ 18 mg,  10/03/15/16mg    11/24/15/14mg   12/16/15/13mg     01/16/16/12mg     01/23/16/11mg    01/03/16/10mg      03/21/16/9mg     04/04/.16/8mg  STUCK HERE.cannot stabilize myself. HOLDING! ---> up with 1mg --->08/18/16./9mg ---> down to 10/06/16/8mg  HOLDING!
  •  Due Xanax interdose withdrawal started crossover to Diazepam 12/23/16.  05/23/2017 CROSSOVER DONE (Xanax 1mg -> Diazepam 13,75mg)
  • Restarted  8mg Zoloft taper:   07/20/17/7mg  08/15/17/ 6,6mg  09/24/17/ 6mg   10/10/17/5,3mg  10/27/17/ 4,7mg  11/14/17/3,8mg 12/05/17/2,8mg  01.06/18/1,9mg  01/16/18 1,6mg   02/01/18/1,2mg  03/02/18/0,6mg   04/01/18/0mg -JUMP!!
  • CURRENT DOSE  April, 2018 : Zoloft 0mg (down from 50 mg in Feb, 2015),   Diazepam 13,75mg (crossover from 1 mg Xanax in May, 2017) - 

Diazepam taper :  07/01/18/12,5mg  08/18/18/11,25mg  10/30/18 /10mg  ( long hold - mum ) 08/13/19/9mg  09/06/19/8,75mg  10/02/19/8,50mg   10/07/19/8,30mg  11/17/19/8mg   11/28/19/7,8mg   03/11/20/7,7mg   03/28/20/7,5mg  04/14/20/7,4mg  04/21/20/7,3mg  05/20/20/7mg  ( current dosing  8AM- 1mg, 1PM- 1mg,  3PM-1mg,  6PM- 1mg,  9PM- 1mg, 11PM-2mg  multidosing because of ID/WD but still have it)( long hold ) 11/25/20/6,3mg  01/21/21/4,6mg  02/03/21/4,2mg   02/10/21/4mg   02/20/21/3,7mg    05/03/21/3,3mg   03/14/21/3mg   03/21/21/2,8mg    03/28/21/2,6mg    04/01/21//2,45mg     04/11/21//2,17mg     05/10/21//1,75mg    05/23/21//1,48mg        05/27/21//1,36mg      06/07/21//1mg          06/13/21//0,83mg           06/19/21/0,65mg       06/22/21/0,56mg        06/28/21/0,44mg          07/05/21/0,37mg      07/11/21/0,32mg    07/16/21/0,25mg    07/21/21/0,15mg     07/25/21/0,07mg     07/27/21/ JUMP- BENZO FREEEEE! 

07/27/21 Healing can finally begin! Dear God, I trust You! Dear body, I trust you!

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aha, ok..just saw your next post. You'll be ok. I think its just extra anxiety .. thats why you are confused. What was your last taper dose? Maybe to try to reinstate a bit slower.. to the last dose.. 

  • 2004. Zoloft 50mg and Xanax 1 mg.     2005. increased  Xanax to 2mg. Zoloft still 50mg.         2014. I tapered Xanax to 1mg.      February, 2015 I started  Zoloft  taper. Do not have notes, until I reached 20mg in Sept.2015.  
  • Further Zoloft taper: 09/15/15/ 18 mg,  10/03/15/16mg    11/24/15/14mg   12/16/15/13mg     01/16/16/12mg     01/23/16/11mg    01/03/16/10mg      03/21/16/9mg     04/04/.16/8mg  STUCK HERE.cannot stabilize myself. HOLDING! ---> up with 1mg --->08/18/16./9mg ---> down to 10/06/16/8mg  HOLDING!
  •  Due Xanax interdose withdrawal started crossover to Diazepam 12/23/16.  05/23/2017 CROSSOVER DONE (Xanax 1mg -> Diazepam 13,75mg)
  • Restarted  8mg Zoloft taper:   07/20/17/7mg  08/15/17/ 6,6mg  09/24/17/ 6mg   10/10/17/5,3mg  10/27/17/ 4,7mg  11/14/17/3,8mg 12/05/17/2,8mg  01.06/18/1,9mg  01/16/18 1,6mg   02/01/18/1,2mg  03/02/18/0,6mg   04/01/18/0mg -JUMP!!
  • CURRENT DOSE  April, 2018 : Zoloft 0mg (down from 50 mg in Feb, 2015),   Diazepam 13,75mg (crossover from 1 mg Xanax in May, 2017) - 

Diazepam taper :  07/01/18/12,5mg  08/18/18/11,25mg  10/30/18 /10mg  ( long hold - mum ) 08/13/19/9mg  09/06/19/8,75mg  10/02/19/8,50mg   10/07/19/8,30mg  11/17/19/8mg   11/28/19/7,8mg   03/11/20/7,7mg   03/28/20/7,5mg  04/14/20/7,4mg  04/21/20/7,3mg  05/20/20/7mg  ( current dosing  8AM- 1mg, 1PM- 1mg,  3PM-1mg,  6PM- 1mg,  9PM- 1mg, 11PM-2mg  multidosing because of ID/WD but still have it)( long hold ) 11/25/20/6,3mg  01/21/21/4,6mg  02/03/21/4,2mg   02/10/21/4mg   02/20/21/3,7mg    05/03/21/3,3mg   03/14/21/3mg   03/21/21/2,8mg    03/28/21/2,6mg    04/01/21//2,45mg     04/11/21//2,17mg     05/10/21//1,75mg    05/23/21//1,48mg        05/27/21//1,36mg      06/07/21//1mg          06/13/21//0,83mg           06/19/21/0,65mg       06/22/21/0,56mg        06/28/21/0,44mg          07/05/21/0,37mg      07/11/21/0,32mg    07/16/21/0,25mg    07/21/21/0,15mg     07/25/21/0,07mg     07/27/21/ JUMP- BENZO FREEEEE! 

07/27/21 Healing can finally begin! Dear God, I trust You! Dear body, I trust you!

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That's what I'll do. Did you ever have memory problems on Zoloft and coming off of it?

took 50 mgs. Of Zoloft for thirteen years

Last dose 50mg of zoloft on 12-31-15

6.2mgs 1-01-16 reduced

6.2mgs. 4-01-16 reduced

6.2mgs. 7-01-16 reduced

First dose of 30mg on 7-01-16

Also taking .5 mgs of melatonin, milk peptide, and valerian root.

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Yes. I was/am pretty forgetful. Many times I have to write down the notes.. then I forget to check the notes. :) My memory is worse.. I am forgetting people, events..etc. But that can be due to anxiety too. I know that is pretty much common among anxious people, because we are all in our head..all in our anxious feelings, and we do not pay full intention to many things.. I had to check my notes to remind myself what were my reasons to come of the meds at the 1st place.. I am asking my partner how was I feeling last week, etc. :)

  • 2004. Zoloft 50mg and Xanax 1 mg.     2005. increased  Xanax to 2mg. Zoloft still 50mg.         2014. I tapered Xanax to 1mg.      February, 2015 I started  Zoloft  taper. Do not have notes, until I reached 20mg in Sept.2015.  
  • Further Zoloft taper: 09/15/15/ 18 mg,  10/03/15/16mg    11/24/15/14mg   12/16/15/13mg     01/16/16/12mg     01/23/16/11mg    01/03/16/10mg      03/21/16/9mg     04/04/.16/8mg  STUCK HERE.cannot stabilize myself. HOLDING! ---> up with 1mg --->08/18/16./9mg ---> down to 10/06/16/8mg  HOLDING!
  •  Due Xanax interdose withdrawal started crossover to Diazepam 12/23/16.  05/23/2017 CROSSOVER DONE (Xanax 1mg -> Diazepam 13,75mg)
  • Restarted  8mg Zoloft taper:   07/20/17/7mg  08/15/17/ 6,6mg  09/24/17/ 6mg   10/10/17/5,3mg  10/27/17/ 4,7mg  11/14/17/3,8mg 12/05/17/2,8mg  01.06/18/1,9mg  01/16/18 1,6mg   02/01/18/1,2mg  03/02/18/0,6mg   04/01/18/0mg -JUMP!!
  • CURRENT DOSE  April, 2018 : Zoloft 0mg (down from 50 mg in Feb, 2015),   Diazepam 13,75mg (crossover from 1 mg Xanax in May, 2017) - 

Diazepam taper :  07/01/18/12,5mg  08/18/18/11,25mg  10/30/18 /10mg  ( long hold - mum ) 08/13/19/9mg  09/06/19/8,75mg  10/02/19/8,50mg   10/07/19/8,30mg  11/17/19/8mg   11/28/19/7,8mg   03/11/20/7,7mg   03/28/20/7,5mg  04/14/20/7,4mg  04/21/20/7,3mg  05/20/20/7mg  ( current dosing  8AM- 1mg, 1PM- 1mg,  3PM-1mg,  6PM- 1mg,  9PM- 1mg, 11PM-2mg  multidosing because of ID/WD but still have it)( long hold ) 11/25/20/6,3mg  01/21/21/4,6mg  02/03/21/4,2mg   02/10/21/4mg   02/20/21/3,7mg    05/03/21/3,3mg   03/14/21/3mg   03/21/21/2,8mg    03/28/21/2,6mg    04/01/21//2,45mg     04/11/21//2,17mg     05/10/21//1,75mg    05/23/21//1,48mg        05/27/21//1,36mg      06/07/21//1mg          06/13/21//0,83mg           06/19/21/0,65mg       06/22/21/0,56mg        06/28/21/0,44mg          07/05/21/0,37mg      07/11/21/0,32mg    07/16/21/0,25mg    07/21/21/0,15mg     07/25/21/0,07mg     07/27/21/ JUMP- BENZO FREEEEE! 

07/27/21 Healing can finally begin! Dear God, I trust You! Dear body, I trust you!

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English is not my native. 🤷‍♀️

        

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nityananda, are you still taking a bit of Zoloft? How much, what time of day?

 

What is your current sleep pattern? Do your symptoms get worse at any particular times? Answering this requires you to keep notes.

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I am taking 10mg of Zoloft in the morning. There were no improvement. Sleep pattern: sleep for 5-6 hrs by night, by day zero. My symptoms get worse by no pattern. Sometimes morning, sometimes evening, sometimes at home, sometimes out, sometimes before taking Xanax like wd craving, sometimes after taking Xanax no relief.. Sometimes I am better for 2 days, worse for week.. than 1 day better, 3 day worse.. then 2 days better 7 days worse...etc. No pattern.

  • 2004. Zoloft 50mg and Xanax 1 mg.     2005. increased  Xanax to 2mg. Zoloft still 50mg.         2014. I tapered Xanax to 1mg.      February, 2015 I started  Zoloft  taper. Do not have notes, until I reached 20mg in Sept.2015.  
  • Further Zoloft taper: 09/15/15/ 18 mg,  10/03/15/16mg    11/24/15/14mg   12/16/15/13mg     01/16/16/12mg     01/23/16/11mg    01/03/16/10mg      03/21/16/9mg     04/04/.16/8mg  STUCK HERE.cannot stabilize myself. HOLDING! ---> up with 1mg --->08/18/16./9mg ---> down to 10/06/16/8mg  HOLDING!
  •  Due Xanax interdose withdrawal started crossover to Diazepam 12/23/16.  05/23/2017 CROSSOVER DONE (Xanax 1mg -> Diazepam 13,75mg)
  • Restarted  8mg Zoloft taper:   07/20/17/7mg  08/15/17/ 6,6mg  09/24/17/ 6mg   10/10/17/5,3mg  10/27/17/ 4,7mg  11/14/17/3,8mg 12/05/17/2,8mg  01.06/18/1,9mg  01/16/18 1,6mg   02/01/18/1,2mg  03/02/18/0,6mg   04/01/18/0mg -JUMP!!
  • CURRENT DOSE  April, 2018 : Zoloft 0mg (down from 50 mg in Feb, 2015),   Diazepam 13,75mg (crossover from 1 mg Xanax in May, 2017) - 

Diazepam taper :  07/01/18/12,5mg  08/18/18/11,25mg  10/30/18 /10mg  ( long hold - mum ) 08/13/19/9mg  09/06/19/8,75mg  10/02/19/8,50mg   10/07/19/8,30mg  11/17/19/8mg   11/28/19/7,8mg   03/11/20/7,7mg   03/28/20/7,5mg  04/14/20/7,4mg  04/21/20/7,3mg  05/20/20/7mg  ( current dosing  8AM- 1mg, 1PM- 1mg,  3PM-1mg,  6PM- 1mg,  9PM- 1mg, 11PM-2mg  multidosing because of ID/WD but still have it)( long hold ) 11/25/20/6,3mg  01/21/21/4,6mg  02/03/21/4,2mg   02/10/21/4mg   02/20/21/3,7mg    05/03/21/3,3mg   03/14/21/3mg   03/21/21/2,8mg    03/28/21/2,6mg    04/01/21//2,45mg     04/11/21//2,17mg     05/10/21//1,75mg    05/23/21//1,48mg        05/27/21//1,36mg      06/07/21//1mg          06/13/21//0,83mg           06/19/21/0,65mg       06/22/21/0,56mg        06/28/21/0,44mg          07/05/21/0,37mg      07/11/21/0,32mg    07/16/21/0,25mg    07/21/21/0,15mg     07/25/21/0,07mg     07/27/21/ JUMP- BENZO FREEEEE! 

07/27/21 Healing can finally begin! Dear God, I trust You! Dear body, I trust you!

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English is not my native. 🤷‍♀️

        

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How long have you been taking 10mg Zoloft? Do you feel any different 4-6 hours after you take it? If so, how do you feel different?

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For about a month or so... I take it in morning when I wake up. I am waking up feeling dizzy, lightheaded, stiff muscless, unbalanced etc. that's why I take Zoloft and 0,25 Xanax just few minutes after I wake up. Than I am feeling a bit better for about 3-4 hours .. but still not well. Hour or hour and a half before my next dose of Xanax I feel dizzy again, anxious etc. Like I am going through hell all day with a bit relief after taking xanax, which last only for a short time..maybe 2 hours.. And this state lasts for months now. I am NEVER fully relaxed... always have some symptoms. If my muscle do not twitch, than I have dizziness.. If I do not have dizziness I have pain in my chest or pulsing in the ear etc etc. 

  • 2004. Zoloft 50mg and Xanax 1 mg.     2005. increased  Xanax to 2mg. Zoloft still 50mg.         2014. I tapered Xanax to 1mg.      February, 2015 I started  Zoloft  taper. Do not have notes, until I reached 20mg in Sept.2015.  
  • Further Zoloft taper: 09/15/15/ 18 mg,  10/03/15/16mg    11/24/15/14mg   12/16/15/13mg     01/16/16/12mg     01/23/16/11mg    01/03/16/10mg      03/21/16/9mg     04/04/.16/8mg  STUCK HERE.cannot stabilize myself. HOLDING! ---> up with 1mg --->08/18/16./9mg ---> down to 10/06/16/8mg  HOLDING!
  •  Due Xanax interdose withdrawal started crossover to Diazepam 12/23/16.  05/23/2017 CROSSOVER DONE (Xanax 1mg -> Diazepam 13,75mg)
  • Restarted  8mg Zoloft taper:   07/20/17/7mg  08/15/17/ 6,6mg  09/24/17/ 6mg   10/10/17/5,3mg  10/27/17/ 4,7mg  11/14/17/3,8mg 12/05/17/2,8mg  01.06/18/1,9mg  01/16/18 1,6mg   02/01/18/1,2mg  03/02/18/0,6mg   04/01/18/0mg -JUMP!!
  • CURRENT DOSE  April, 2018 : Zoloft 0mg (down from 50 mg in Feb, 2015),   Diazepam 13,75mg (crossover from 1 mg Xanax in May, 2017) - 

Diazepam taper :  07/01/18/12,5mg  08/18/18/11,25mg  10/30/18 /10mg  ( long hold - mum ) 08/13/19/9mg  09/06/19/8,75mg  10/02/19/8,50mg   10/07/19/8,30mg  11/17/19/8mg   11/28/19/7,8mg   03/11/20/7,7mg   03/28/20/7,5mg  04/14/20/7,4mg  04/21/20/7,3mg  05/20/20/7mg  ( current dosing  8AM- 1mg, 1PM- 1mg,  3PM-1mg,  6PM- 1mg,  9PM- 1mg, 11PM-2mg  multidosing because of ID/WD but still have it)( long hold ) 11/25/20/6,3mg  01/21/21/4,6mg  02/03/21/4,2mg   02/10/21/4mg   02/20/21/3,7mg    05/03/21/3,3mg   03/14/21/3mg   03/21/21/2,8mg    03/28/21/2,6mg    04/01/21//2,45mg     04/11/21//2,17mg     05/10/21//1,75mg    05/23/21//1,48mg        05/27/21//1,36mg      06/07/21//1mg          06/13/21//0,83mg           06/19/21/0,65mg       06/22/21/0,56mg        06/28/21/0,44mg          07/05/21/0,37mg      07/11/21/0,32mg    07/16/21/0,25mg    07/21/21/0,15mg     07/25/21/0,07mg     07/27/21/ JUMP- BENZO FREEEEE! 

07/27/21 Healing can finally begin! Dear God, I trust You! Dear body, I trust you!

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English is not my native. 🤷‍♀️

        

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How often are you taking Xanax? Does this pattern recur every time you take it?

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I am taking Xanax 4 times a day. Almost always.. Rarely not. But it was not that much intensive prior tapering Zoloft..actually it become more intensive since April, 2016.. and most intensive past two-three months. 

  • 2004. Zoloft 50mg and Xanax 1 mg.     2005. increased  Xanax to 2mg. Zoloft still 50mg.         2014. I tapered Xanax to 1mg.      February, 2015 I started  Zoloft  taper. Do not have notes, until I reached 20mg in Sept.2015.  
  • Further Zoloft taper: 09/15/15/ 18 mg,  10/03/15/16mg    11/24/15/14mg   12/16/15/13mg     01/16/16/12mg     01/23/16/11mg    01/03/16/10mg      03/21/16/9mg     04/04/.16/8mg  STUCK HERE.cannot stabilize myself. HOLDING! ---> up with 1mg --->08/18/16./9mg ---> down to 10/06/16/8mg  HOLDING!
  •  Due Xanax interdose withdrawal started crossover to Diazepam 12/23/16.  05/23/2017 CROSSOVER DONE (Xanax 1mg -> Diazepam 13,75mg)
  • Restarted  8mg Zoloft taper:   07/20/17/7mg  08/15/17/ 6,6mg  09/24/17/ 6mg   10/10/17/5,3mg  10/27/17/ 4,7mg  11/14/17/3,8mg 12/05/17/2,8mg  01.06/18/1,9mg  01/16/18 1,6mg   02/01/18/1,2mg  03/02/18/0,6mg   04/01/18/0mg -JUMP!!
  • CURRENT DOSE  April, 2018 : Zoloft 0mg (down from 50 mg in Feb, 2015),   Diazepam 13,75mg (crossover from 1 mg Xanax in May, 2017) - 

Diazepam taper :  07/01/18/12,5mg  08/18/18/11,25mg  10/30/18 /10mg  ( long hold - mum ) 08/13/19/9mg  09/06/19/8,75mg  10/02/19/8,50mg   10/07/19/8,30mg  11/17/19/8mg   11/28/19/7,8mg   03/11/20/7,7mg   03/28/20/7,5mg  04/14/20/7,4mg  04/21/20/7,3mg  05/20/20/7mg  ( current dosing  8AM- 1mg, 1PM- 1mg,  3PM-1mg,  6PM- 1mg,  9PM- 1mg, 11PM-2mg  multidosing because of ID/WD but still have it)( long hold ) 11/25/20/6,3mg  01/21/21/4,6mg  02/03/21/4,2mg   02/10/21/4mg   02/20/21/3,7mg    05/03/21/3,3mg   03/14/21/3mg   03/21/21/2,8mg    03/28/21/2,6mg    04/01/21//2,45mg     04/11/21//2,17mg     05/10/21//1,75mg    05/23/21//1,48mg        05/27/21//1,36mg      06/07/21//1mg          06/13/21//0,83mg           06/19/21/0,65mg       06/22/21/0,56mg        06/28/21/0,44mg          07/05/21/0,37mg      07/11/21/0,32mg    07/16/21/0,25mg    07/21/21/0,15mg     07/25/21/0,07mg     07/27/21/ JUMP- BENZO FREEEEE! 

07/27/21 Healing can finally begin! Dear God, I trust You! Dear body, I trust you!

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Hello guys/girls,

It's been quite a while since my last update. Like my signature says, I made crossover from Xanax 1mg to Valium 13,75 mg. My dear Skeeter helped me with the chart and with bumps on that road. It was quite turbulent, but I made it. Thank you Skeeter! :wub: Even though I still have many "unusual"  symptoms, at least I do not have that awful Xanax interdose withdrawal when my body is screaming and craving. It did not helped much with increased anxiety . Symptoms that are still present are: increased anxiety ( social and health) , agoraphobia, occasional panic attacs , pain in my front teeth ( up and down), pulsating in my ear and acid reflux when my anxiety is at high level, skin rashes, dry and itchy skin, chemical and food intolerance, fatique, light and noise sensitivity, DP/DR,intrusive thoughts, obsessing about symptoms., sometimes face twiches and muscle spasms, back pain, amenorrhea, hormonal disbalance. One new symptom came up which is numbness in my nose which started two weeks ago when I restarted my Zoloft taper. In our previous conversation here on this tread, it can be seen that I had problem with stabilising and further success in tapering Zoloft, because it was mixed with Xanax interdose WD. So, currently I am at 13,75 mg of Valium which I will not decrease until I finish my Zoloft taper. Currently I am at 7 mg of Zoloft with some old symptoms and one new. Pain in my teeth lasts for a year now, maybe some less or more..but now it spreads to the nose. I do not know is it anxiety ( I red that anxiety can make some parts of your body feeling numb), or related with unconscious jaw clenching which I noticed through the day. Those symptoms last for year now.. with teeth for exp. I was waiting one whole year to subside, but nothing happened.. just got new symptom. I asked my Pdoc today what to do, he said to change AD for some other AD. I said that I do not want to do that. He agreed. As I already said, he is neglecting WD symptoms in such a long period of time, but he is willing to listen me and follow me in my taper ..depending what I feel and how I feel about. So my question is, is it normal that some symptoms are present during the whole tapering process? How to proceed ? Will my further taper make my situation worse ? I cannot wait months between every taper or years, but still cannot live with this symptoms anymore. I am so very tired and frightened what is waiting for my after I finish my AD taper if I have symptoms while still sloooowly tapering. How I will taper Valium if I have such anxiety now while still taking it. Is there something I can do with this nose and teeth numb feeling ?

 

That's all for now. Looking forward to hear from you.

 

Best, N.

  • 2004. Zoloft 50mg and Xanax 1 mg.     2005. increased  Xanax to 2mg. Zoloft still 50mg.         2014. I tapered Xanax to 1mg.      February, 2015 I started  Zoloft  taper. Do not have notes, until I reached 20mg in Sept.2015.  
  • Further Zoloft taper: 09/15/15/ 18 mg,  10/03/15/16mg    11/24/15/14mg   12/16/15/13mg     01/16/16/12mg     01/23/16/11mg    01/03/16/10mg      03/21/16/9mg     04/04/.16/8mg  STUCK HERE.cannot stabilize myself. HOLDING! ---> up with 1mg --->08/18/16./9mg ---> down to 10/06/16/8mg  HOLDING!
  •  Due Xanax interdose withdrawal started crossover to Diazepam 12/23/16.  05/23/2017 CROSSOVER DONE (Xanax 1mg -> Diazepam 13,75mg)
  • Restarted  8mg Zoloft taper:   07/20/17/7mg  08/15/17/ 6,6mg  09/24/17/ 6mg   10/10/17/5,3mg  10/27/17/ 4,7mg  11/14/17/3,8mg 12/05/17/2,8mg  01.06/18/1,9mg  01/16/18 1,6mg   02/01/18/1,2mg  03/02/18/0,6mg   04/01/18/0mg -JUMP!!
  • CURRENT DOSE  April, 2018 : Zoloft 0mg (down from 50 mg in Feb, 2015),   Diazepam 13,75mg (crossover from 1 mg Xanax in May, 2017) - 

Diazepam taper :  07/01/18/12,5mg  08/18/18/11,25mg  10/30/18 /10mg  ( long hold - mum ) 08/13/19/9mg  09/06/19/8,75mg  10/02/19/8,50mg   10/07/19/8,30mg  11/17/19/8mg   11/28/19/7,8mg   03/11/20/7,7mg   03/28/20/7,5mg  04/14/20/7,4mg  04/21/20/7,3mg  05/20/20/7mg  ( current dosing  8AM- 1mg, 1PM- 1mg,  3PM-1mg,  6PM- 1mg,  9PM- 1mg, 11PM-2mg  multidosing because of ID/WD but still have it)( long hold ) 11/25/20/6,3mg  01/21/21/4,6mg  02/03/21/4,2mg   02/10/21/4mg   02/20/21/3,7mg    05/03/21/3,3mg   03/14/21/3mg   03/21/21/2,8mg    03/28/21/2,6mg    04/01/21//2,45mg     04/11/21//2,17mg     05/10/21//1,75mg    05/23/21//1,48mg        05/27/21//1,36mg      06/07/21//1mg          06/13/21//0,83mg           06/19/21/0,65mg       06/22/21/0,56mg        06/28/21/0,44mg          07/05/21/0,37mg      07/11/21/0,32mg    07/16/21/0,25mg    07/21/21/0,15mg     07/25/21/0,07mg     07/27/21/ JUMP- BENZO FREEEEE! 

07/27/21 Healing can finally begin! Dear God, I trust You! Dear body, I trust you!

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Hi Nityanander, I'm glad that Skeeter has been looking after you, she is great! 

 

I see that you started your zoloft taper  on 8th June and reduced from 9mg to 78mg, on 20th July you went from 8mg to 7mg. 

You finished the crossover to valium 23rd May, only 2 weeks before cutting zoloft. It really would have been best to hold for a while to stabilise from the crossover but we are here now.  The most important thing for you to donow is nothing, just HOLD for a few months. The 2 cuts you have made were larger than we recommend  and would lead to some withdrawal. I know you are eager to get rid of the zoloft but it really is best to be patient. Going too fast will lead to withdrawal and much more suffering than you have now. I always feel bad having to say this but it is the best thing. 

 

You are describing an unstable nervous system that needs stability. Same doses every day. I would hold for 3 months. It isn't such a long time when you think of how long you have been taking the drugs. It is better to hold now than have to updose later and suffer because of it. Trust me I learned this the hard way! 

 

When you are more stable you can then think about tapering the last 7mg of zoloft.  Here is the topic for tapering zoloft. We recommend tapering by no more than 10% 

of the current dose with 4+ weeks between drops. Zoloft is available in a liquid which ,makes it easier to get the lower doses. If you can't get the liquid you can make your own from tablets. When you are ready I am sure Skeeter will help out with the maths and graphs. I am useless with figures! 

 

http://survivingantidepressants.org/topic/1441-tips-for-tapering-off-zoloft-sertraline/

 

**I am not a medical professional, if in doubt please consult a doctor with withdrawal knowledge.

 

 

Different drugs occasionally (mostly benzos) 1976 - 1981 (no problem)

1993 - 2002 in and out of hospital. every type of drug + ECT. Staring with seroxat

2002  effexor. 

Tapered  March 2012 to March 2013, ending with 5 beads.

Withdrawal April 2013 . Reinstated 5 beads reduced to 4 beads May 2013

Restarted taper  Nov 2013  

OFF EFFEXOR Feb 2015    :D 

Tapered atenolol and omeprazole Dec 2013 - May 2014

 

Tapering tramadol, Feb 2015 100mg , March 2015 50mg  

 July 2017 30mg.  May 15 2018 25mg

Taking fish oil, magnesium, B12, folic acid, bilberry eyebright for eye pressure. 

 

My story http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/4199-hello-mammap-checking-in/page-33

 

Lesson learned, slow down taper at lower doses. Taper no more than 10% of CURRENT dose if possible

 

 

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Nity,     

I am glad you (no issue to are done wih the ID WD fom the Xanax.  The side effects right now are really tough.  I am sorry for your pain, you have been fighting for so long.  I have been trying to write this for 3 days, but my pain is up there, and I am struggling myself.  

                    

Now to refresh our memory you have had a REALLY bad history with Zoloft, but because the ID WD was so severe from the Xanax, we had to deal with switching you to Valium first, correct?  Do you still feel the same way about the Zoloft, that you are having a bad reaction to it now that you are ID WD free from the Xanax *(is the pain you have now s5ill from the X to V switch, or is some of it from the Zoloft, esp since you took off like a rocket, decreasing a whopping 2mg since May (correct)?  Now when people are truly having an adverse event from an AD, we do handle it with kid gloves, but you kind of took off the kid gloves and out on your bronco busting leather wrapped with Teflon gloves!  I assume you are having some truly wicked withdrawal symptoms, yes? 

 

  Your CNS has to have time to catch up.   What NEW WD s/sx's (not including what you had before you started the Zoloft taper have jshown up?  What is the severity of the worst symptoms (please name them and rate them). So, what issues are new to the Zoloft tapers?

 

Is it too much to take, or would  you rather sit and wait to see how long it takes your CNS to calm down?  Pushing your CNS now is not a good idea.  I recognize a lot of the withdrawal symptoms you have, as I had many of them for 4 solid months after my switch until they slowly started to get better, including resolution my benzo belly, my burning skin (different from my normal), problems with light and sound, plus 40-some others.  My link is in my signature if you wish to see how many of ours matched up, start with page one, and you will see the list/  If this is too much for you currently we can work on tiny updoses until you have found a comfort zone (we can do it in tiny amounts until you get just enough to feel better, as we are careful not to upset your CNS too much, but it is up to you.  Now if your symptoms are tolerable, I suggest you sit there for perhaps 3 months, re-evaluate at that time, and consider waiting even longer, and once you calm down if you are not interested in updosing, then try the 10% (or less) taper from your most recent dose. 

 

Please verify that you have a digital scale.  I am pretty sure you have one from your Xanax to Valium cross taper.  I do see that your old way of tapering was doing a mg at a time, and maybe that was due to your severe symptoms from the Zoloft, or maybe not hooking up wit us yet, but there is a more gentle way to do it if you are willing to try, but you may need a rest first.  Now that you are at the lower mg's (close to 5, you really may be forced to slow down, even if you do not wish to. I do not want to see you torture yourself and end up with prolonged WD that bugs you for years after you stop).  Now if you try it our way and hate it, that is one thing, but trying it would be preferable so we know if it works or not, and we can play with percentages carefully.

 

I saw that Mamma P  posted too here as I was typing, so if we gave a bit of different advice, MammaP has been here MUCH longer than I, and she is an absolute peach to talk to.  She truly is quite kind, and very knowledgeable.

 

Sorry this was so long, but I sort of wanted to get caught up on what brought you here to this point.

 

Best wishes!!

Skeets

 

 

Current meds: Lexapro 20mg, Valium 6.25mg
Current status: September 2018 forced to go down to 10mg of Valium/Diazepam from around 15mg, with the plan to have me totally of in 2 more months. I was not given a chance to give input at tapering at this speed, please go much, much slower. Luckily I found a new doctor, but was thrown off course by my rapid taper, as of 2/19 am down to 6.25mg, and am stable. Will update with dates of taper ASAP.
Read my history here: http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/12819-skeeters-journey/

   
I am NOT a doctor. My opinions are just that- MY opinions, based on my personal experiences and research, but your experience and reactions may differ greatly, we are all different! I maintain that a doctor educated in withdrawal is the best place to get info or to get the "go ahead" before changing your medications in any way!

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On 11. 08. 2017. at 4:46 PM, mammaP said:

Hi Nityanander, I'm glad that Skeeter has been looking after you, she is great! 

 

I see that you started your zoloft taper  on 8th June and reduced from 9mg to 78mg, on 20th July you went from 8mg to 7mg. 

You finished the crossover to valium 23rd May, only 2 weeks before cutting zoloft. It really would have been best to hold for a while to stabilise from the crossover but we are here now.

MammaP- thank you for your kind response. I am sorry, but I mixed something in my signature.. as I was not here for long, I was writing on paper and I wrote my signature incorrectly when I was updating it. Now I looked to my paper, as I knew that I cut just 1mg after my crossover, and I rewrote my signature. Now you have correct data.

 

I restared Zoloft taper 20th July, from 8mg to 7mg. That is 2 months after my crossover.

 

On 11. 08. 2017. at 4:46 PM, mammaP said:

You are describing an unstable nervous system that needs stability. Same doses every day. I would hold for 3 months. It isn't such a long time when you think of how long you have been taking the drugs.

Well it is long, because I started my Zoloft taper 2,5 years ago ( february 2015 ) and I have other important medical issues that I cannot resolve while tapering drugs and feeling like this. And I have benzos to taper after this.  I have pituitary adenoma and do not have period for 2 years now. Also, I am 38 already (not so young for 1st child), and I really want to have a child. But I cannot conceive with that hormonal disbalance issue and I cannot stand therapy while I'm in withdrawal and that process will last as well.   Also I have gallblader which needs to be taken out. I have porcelain gallbladder. But, I understand what you mean. I will hold this dose for some time more. 

 

On 11. 08. 2017. at 4:46 PM, mammaP said:

Zoloft is available in a liquid which ,makes it easier to get the lower doses. If you can't get the liquid you can make your own from tablets.

We do not have liquid form here in my country, but I will manage somehow with the scale. 

 

On 11. 08. 2017. at 4:46 PM, mammaP said:

When you are ready I am sure Skeeter will help out with the maths and graphs. I am useless with figures!

Skeeter is my saviour for this things. I cannot do simple math operation since I started taper. And I was really good in math. :) 

 

So, to resume.. just need to hold the dose for some more time. 

 

Thank you. Hugs :)

  • 2004. Zoloft 50mg and Xanax 1 mg.     2005. increased  Xanax to 2mg. Zoloft still 50mg.         2014. I tapered Xanax to 1mg.      February, 2015 I started  Zoloft  taper. Do not have notes, until I reached 20mg in Sept.2015.  
  • Further Zoloft taper: 09/15/15/ 18 mg,  10/03/15/16mg    11/24/15/14mg   12/16/15/13mg     01/16/16/12mg     01/23/16/11mg    01/03/16/10mg      03/21/16/9mg     04/04/.16/8mg  STUCK HERE.cannot stabilize myself. HOLDING! ---> up with 1mg --->08/18/16./9mg ---> down to 10/06/16/8mg  HOLDING!
  •  Due Xanax interdose withdrawal started crossover to Diazepam 12/23/16.  05/23/2017 CROSSOVER DONE (Xanax 1mg -> Diazepam 13,75mg)
  • Restarted  8mg Zoloft taper:   07/20/17/7mg  08/15/17/ 6,6mg  09/24/17/ 6mg   10/10/17/5,3mg  10/27/17/ 4,7mg  11/14/17/3,8mg 12/05/17/2,8mg  01.06/18/1,9mg  01/16/18 1,6mg   02/01/18/1,2mg  03/02/18/0,6mg   04/01/18/0mg -JUMP!!
  • CURRENT DOSE  April, 2018 : Zoloft 0mg (down from 50 mg in Feb, 2015),   Diazepam 13,75mg (crossover from 1 mg Xanax in May, 2017) - 

Diazepam taper :  07/01/18/12,5mg  08/18/18/11,25mg  10/30/18 /10mg  ( long hold - mum ) 08/13/19/9mg  09/06/19/8,75mg  10/02/19/8,50mg   10/07/19/8,30mg  11/17/19/8mg   11/28/19/7,8mg   03/11/20/7,7mg   03/28/20/7,5mg  04/14/20/7,4mg  04/21/20/7,3mg  05/20/20/7mg  ( current dosing  8AM- 1mg, 1PM- 1mg,  3PM-1mg,  6PM- 1mg,  9PM- 1mg, 11PM-2mg  multidosing because of ID/WD but still have it)( long hold ) 11/25/20/6,3mg  01/21/21/4,6mg  02/03/21/4,2mg   02/10/21/4mg   02/20/21/3,7mg    05/03/21/3,3mg   03/14/21/3mg   03/21/21/2,8mg    03/28/21/2,6mg    04/01/21//2,45mg     04/11/21//2,17mg     05/10/21//1,75mg    05/23/21//1,48mg        05/27/21//1,36mg      06/07/21//1mg          06/13/21//0,83mg           06/19/21/0,65mg       06/22/21/0,56mg        06/28/21/0,44mg          07/05/21/0,37mg      07/11/21/0,32mg    07/16/21/0,25mg    07/21/21/0,15mg     07/25/21/0,07mg     07/27/21/ JUMP- BENZO FREEEEE! 

07/27/21 Healing can finally begin! Dear God, I trust You! Dear body, I trust you!

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Nity,     

I am glad you (no issue to are done wih the ID WD fom the Xanax.  The side effects right now are really tough.  I am sorry for your pain, you have been fighting for so long.  I have been trying to write this for 3 days, but my pain is up there, and I am struggling myself.  

oh sweetie, I really feel for you. You know that I hate when you are in pain. -_- Hope you'll be better, really ..really soon. 

 

6 hours ago, Skeeter said:

Now to refresh our memory you have had a REALLY bad history with Zoloft, but because the ID WD was so severe from the Xanax, we had to deal with switching you to Valium first, correct?  

correct!

6 hours ago, Skeeter said:

Do you still feel the same way about the Zoloft, that you are having a bad reaction to it now that you are ID WD free from the Xanax *(is the pain you have now s5ill from the X to V switch, or is some of it from the Zoloft, esp since you took off like a rocket, decreasing a whopping 2mg since May (correct)?  Now when people are truly having an adverse event from an AD, we do handle it with kid gloves, but you kind of took off the kid gloves and out on your bronco busting leather wrapped with Teflon gloves!  I assume you are having some truly wicked withdrawal symptoms, yes? 

I made mistake in signature. You can see what I sent to mammaP and take a look my signature now. 

 

Other than that, still do not know. I am in some kind of fog. I do not know what is what. 

 

6 hours ago, Skeeter said:

Your CNS has to have time to catch up.   What NEW WD s/sx's (not including what you had before you started the Zoloft taper have jshown up?  What is the severity of the worst symptoms (please name them and rate them). So, what issues are new to the Zoloft tapers?

 Palate numbness since today morning, nose numbness two weeks now-on and off, mostly ON. And other issues already mentioned. 

 

6 hours ago, Skeeter said:

Is it too much to take, or would  you rather sit and wait to see how long it takes your CNS to calm down?  Pushing your CNS now is not a good idea.  I recognize a lot of the withdrawal symptoms you have, as I had many of them for 4 solid months after my switch until they slowly started to get better, including resolution my benzo belly, my burning skin (different from my normal), problems with light and sound, plus 40-some others.  My link is in my signature if you wish to see how many of ours matched up, start with page one, and you will see the list/  If this is too much for you currently we can work on tiny updoses until you have found a comfort zone (we can do it in tiny amounts until you get just enough to feel better, as we are careful not to upset your CNS too much, but it is up to you.  Now if your symptoms are tolerable, I suggest you sit there for perhaps 3 months, re-evaluate at that time, and consider waiting even longer, and once you calm down if you are not interested in updosing, then try the 10% (or less) taper from your most recent dose.

I do not want to go up in dose.. It is hard for me to hold the dose, what to say about up.. I saw your symptom list.. Few days I wrote mine.. Since started my taper 2015 I had/have 50-60 symptoms as well. Jesus. 

 I already explained to MammaP about holding the dose that long , you can read above.. you know that already, but just in case you forgot. So, I do hope that it won't be needful to hold the dose that long.

 

6 hours ago, Skeeter said:

Please verify that you have a digital scale.  I am pretty sure you have one from your Xanax to Valium cross taper.  I do see that your old way of tapering was doing a mg at a time, and maybe that was due to your severe symptoms from the Zoloft, or maybe not hooking up wit us yet, but there is a more gentle way to do it if you are willing to try, but you may need a rest first.  Now that you are at the lower mg's (close to 5, you really may be forced to slow down, even if you do not wish to. I do not want to see you torture yourself and end up with prolonged WD that bugs you for years after you stop).  Now if you try it our way and hate it, that is one thing, but trying it would be preferable so we know if it works or not, and we can play with percentages carefully.

Have the scale. Ok, I will make smaller decreasements in future. 

 

6 hours ago, Skeeter said:

I saw that Mamma P  posted too here as I was typing, so if we gave a bit of different advice, MammaP has been here MUCH longer than I, and she is an absolute peach to talk to.  She truly is quite kind, and very knowledgeable.

Yes, she is kind. :wub:

6 hours ago, Skeeter said:

Sorry this was so long, but I sort of wanted to get caught up on what brought you here to this point.

 

Best wishes!!

Skeets

Thank you for your long, systematic post, like always. 

 

love, N.

  • 2004. Zoloft 50mg and Xanax 1 mg.     2005. increased  Xanax to 2mg. Zoloft still 50mg.         2014. I tapered Xanax to 1mg.      February, 2015 I started  Zoloft  taper. Do not have notes, until I reached 20mg in Sept.2015.  
  • Further Zoloft taper: 09/15/15/ 18 mg,  10/03/15/16mg    11/24/15/14mg   12/16/15/13mg     01/16/16/12mg     01/23/16/11mg    01/03/16/10mg      03/21/16/9mg     04/04/.16/8mg  STUCK HERE.cannot stabilize myself. HOLDING! ---> up with 1mg --->08/18/16./9mg ---> down to 10/06/16/8mg  HOLDING!
  •  Due Xanax interdose withdrawal started crossover to Diazepam 12/23/16.  05/23/2017 CROSSOVER DONE (Xanax 1mg -> Diazepam 13,75mg)
  • Restarted  8mg Zoloft taper:   07/20/17/7mg  08/15/17/ 6,6mg  09/24/17/ 6mg   10/10/17/5,3mg  10/27/17/ 4,7mg  11/14/17/3,8mg 12/05/17/2,8mg  01.06/18/1,9mg  01/16/18 1,6mg   02/01/18/1,2mg  03/02/18/0,6mg   04/01/18/0mg -JUMP!!
  • CURRENT DOSE  April, 2018 : Zoloft 0mg (down from 50 mg in Feb, 2015),   Diazepam 13,75mg (crossover from 1 mg Xanax in May, 2017) - 

Diazepam taper :  07/01/18/12,5mg  08/18/18/11,25mg  10/30/18 /10mg  ( long hold - mum ) 08/13/19/9mg  09/06/19/8,75mg  10/02/19/8,50mg   10/07/19/8,30mg  11/17/19/8mg   11/28/19/7,8mg   03/11/20/7,7mg   03/28/20/7,5mg  04/14/20/7,4mg  04/21/20/7,3mg  05/20/20/7mg  ( current dosing  8AM- 1mg, 1PM- 1mg,  3PM-1mg,  6PM- 1mg,  9PM- 1mg, 11PM-2mg  multidosing because of ID/WD but still have it)( long hold ) 11/25/20/6,3mg  01/21/21/4,6mg  02/03/21/4,2mg   02/10/21/4mg   02/20/21/3,7mg    05/03/21/3,3mg   03/14/21/3mg   03/21/21/2,8mg    03/28/21/2,6mg    04/01/21//2,45mg     04/11/21//2,17mg     05/10/21//1,75mg    05/23/21//1,48mg        05/27/21//1,36mg      06/07/21//1mg          06/13/21//0,83mg           06/19/21/0,65mg       06/22/21/0,56mg        06/28/21/0,44mg          07/05/21/0,37mg      07/11/21/0,32mg    07/16/21/0,25mg    07/21/21/0,15mg     07/25/21/0,07mg     07/27/21/ JUMP- BENZO FREEEEE! 

07/27/21 Healing can finally begin! Dear God, I trust You! Dear body, I trust you!

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Nity,

As you can tell by the number of typo's (I usually have a couple, but that was pure insanity), you can tell I was not so well put together.  I apologize for that.  I do not know how you understood it, but I could not understand myself at the time...lol.  Thank you for caring.  My pain has come down, so I am at least making sense now. YIKES!  Thank gosh you know me from our previous conversations, or you would have thought I was a complete idiot!

 

Okay, so down by 1mg is still a lot, but much better than we thought- WHEW!  You really scared me!  Yay for mistakes!

 

I hope you will not have to hold for 3 months, but to tell you the truth, I had a time where I could take a breath and relax after

 

Kiddo, you are almost a month out from this 1mg taper. I am sorry to ask, but I wish to clarify this.  Are you are sating that the biggest difference you are noticing currently from the 1mg drop is palate and nose numbness, right?  How soon after the drop in dose did you notice any changes?

 

Have you tried a dental appliance for the jaw pain and tooth sensitivity?  If your country gives you dental insurance, you will probabl get a etter appliance to wear to calm down the jaw pain, and it may help with the tooth numbness, but I do not remember discussing this before.  If you grind your teeth t night, this night guard might help with the jaw pain.  I do not normally associate front tooth pain with teeth grinding, but only you would know if you have an possible issue with that (I do not know much about tooth gringing). You can also get cheap night teeth  guards on Amazon.com, you can get some that you can drop in hot water, then mold it to your teeth, also sometimes available in drug stores, where you dip them in hot water, and they mold to your teeth.  They are much more expensive here if bought at the dentists office.

 

Miss you, kiddo!

Skeeter

 

 

 

 

 

Current meds: Lexapro 20mg, Valium 6.25mg
Current status: September 2018 forced to go down to 10mg of Valium/Diazepam from around 15mg, with the plan to have me totally of in 2 more months. I was not given a chance to give input at tapering at this speed, please go much, much slower. Luckily I found a new doctor, but was thrown off course by my rapid taper, as of 2/19 am down to 6.25mg, and am stable. Will update with dates of taper ASAP.
Read my history here: http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/12819-skeeters-journey/

   
I am NOT a doctor. My opinions are just that- MY opinions, based on my personal experiences and research, but your experience and reactions may differ greatly, we are all different! I maintain that a doctor educated in withdrawal is the best place to get info or to get the "go ahead" before changing your medications in any way!

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Hi Skeeter, I'm glad you're better. I was wondering why none is answering here for two weeks. As I already said few times..night guard doesn't help. Maybe it's some kind of neuropathy developed . I don't know. Maybe the crossover dose of Diazepam was not enough. I still suffer big time. I will figure out somehow/something.

 

I do not know Skeeter how soon after the drop I started to feel those symptoms..it was weeks ago. Today I cannot remember what was yesterday. It is a big gap in feedbacks here, so I really cannot answer correctly. 

 

Thanks anyway! 

 

N.

  • 2004. Zoloft 50mg and Xanax 1 mg.     2005. increased  Xanax to 2mg. Zoloft still 50mg.         2014. I tapered Xanax to 1mg.      February, 2015 I started  Zoloft  taper. Do not have notes, until I reached 20mg in Sept.2015.  
  • Further Zoloft taper: 09/15/15/ 18 mg,  10/03/15/16mg    11/24/15/14mg   12/16/15/13mg     01/16/16/12mg     01/23/16/11mg    01/03/16/10mg      03/21/16/9mg     04/04/.16/8mg  STUCK HERE.cannot stabilize myself. HOLDING! ---> up with 1mg --->08/18/16./9mg ---> down to 10/06/16/8mg  HOLDING!
  •  Due Xanax interdose withdrawal started crossover to Diazepam 12/23/16.  05/23/2017 CROSSOVER DONE (Xanax 1mg -> Diazepam 13,75mg)
  • Restarted  8mg Zoloft taper:   07/20/17/7mg  08/15/17/ 6,6mg  09/24/17/ 6mg   10/10/17/5,3mg  10/27/17/ 4,7mg  11/14/17/3,8mg 12/05/17/2,8mg  01.06/18/1,9mg  01/16/18 1,6mg   02/01/18/1,2mg  03/02/18/0,6mg   04/01/18/0mg -JUMP!!
  • CURRENT DOSE  April, 2018 : Zoloft 0mg (down from 50 mg in Feb, 2015),   Diazepam 13,75mg (crossover from 1 mg Xanax in May, 2017) - 

Diazepam taper :  07/01/18/12,5mg  08/18/18/11,25mg  10/30/18 /10mg  ( long hold - mum ) 08/13/19/9mg  09/06/19/8,75mg  10/02/19/8,50mg   10/07/19/8,30mg  11/17/19/8mg   11/28/19/7,8mg   03/11/20/7,7mg   03/28/20/7,5mg  04/14/20/7,4mg  04/21/20/7,3mg  05/20/20/7mg  ( current dosing  8AM- 1mg, 1PM- 1mg,  3PM-1mg,  6PM- 1mg,  9PM- 1mg, 11PM-2mg  multidosing because of ID/WD but still have it)( long hold ) 11/25/20/6,3mg  01/21/21/4,6mg  02/03/21/4,2mg   02/10/21/4mg   02/20/21/3,7mg    05/03/21/3,3mg   03/14/21/3mg   03/21/21/2,8mg    03/28/21/2,6mg    04/01/21//2,45mg     04/11/21//2,17mg     05/10/21//1,75mg    05/23/21//1,48mg        05/27/21//1,36mg      06/07/21//1mg          06/13/21//0,83mg           06/19/21/0,65mg       06/22/21/0,56mg        06/28/21/0,44mg          07/05/21/0,37mg      07/11/21/0,32mg    07/16/21/0,25mg    07/21/21/0,15mg     07/25/21/0,07mg     07/27/21/ JUMP- BENZO FREEEEE! 

07/27/21 Healing can finally begin! Dear God, I trust You! Dear body, I trust you!

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Hi guys,

 

I need one info, while monitoring my symptoms for Shep to post there on my benzo tread.

 

There is so much posts here on the site and cannot find exactly what I am looking for. I need to have some dental procedure for one teeth. It has cavity and started to ache badly. What should I tell to my dentist about anesthesia ? I am really worried that something like anesthesia,pain killers or possible antibiotic needed  will worsen my withdrawal symptoms.

 

Still have pain in all my teeth and nose numbness. I have a feeling like my nerves are oversensitized. Do not know what to think anymore. It makes me so anxious. Anxiety and DP very much present.

 

Currently at 7mg Zoloft and 13,75 Valium. Holding.

 

Thank you in advance.

 

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  • 2004. Zoloft 50mg and Xanax 1 mg.     2005. increased  Xanax to 2mg. Zoloft still 50mg.         2014. I tapered Xanax to 1mg.      February, 2015 I started  Zoloft  taper. Do not have notes, until I reached 20mg in Sept.2015.  
  • Further Zoloft taper: 09/15/15/ 18 mg,  10/03/15/16mg    11/24/15/14mg   12/16/15/13mg     01/16/16/12mg     01/23/16/11mg    01/03/16/10mg      03/21/16/9mg     04/04/.16/8mg  STUCK HERE.cannot stabilize myself. HOLDING! ---> up with 1mg --->08/18/16./9mg ---> down to 10/06/16/8mg  HOLDING!
  •  Due Xanax interdose withdrawal started crossover to Diazepam 12/23/16.  05/23/2017 CROSSOVER DONE (Xanax 1mg -> Diazepam 13,75mg)
  • Restarted  8mg Zoloft taper:   07/20/17/7mg  08/15/17/ 6,6mg  09/24/17/ 6mg   10/10/17/5,3mg  10/27/17/ 4,7mg  11/14/17/3,8mg 12/05/17/2,8mg  01.06/18/1,9mg  01/16/18 1,6mg   02/01/18/1,2mg  03/02/18/0,6mg   04/01/18/0mg -JUMP!!
  • CURRENT DOSE  April, 2018 : Zoloft 0mg (down from 50 mg in Feb, 2015),   Diazepam 13,75mg (crossover from 1 mg Xanax in May, 2017) - 

Diazepam taper :  07/01/18/12,5mg  08/18/18/11,25mg  10/30/18 /10mg  ( long hold - mum ) 08/13/19/9mg  09/06/19/8,75mg  10/02/19/8,50mg   10/07/19/8,30mg  11/17/19/8mg   11/28/19/7,8mg   03/11/20/7,7mg   03/28/20/7,5mg  04/14/20/7,4mg  04/21/20/7,3mg  05/20/20/7mg  ( current dosing  8AM- 1mg, 1PM- 1mg,  3PM-1mg,  6PM- 1mg,  9PM- 1mg, 11PM-2mg  multidosing because of ID/WD but still have it)( long hold ) 11/25/20/6,3mg  01/21/21/4,6mg  02/03/21/4,2mg   02/10/21/4mg   02/20/21/3,7mg    05/03/21/3,3mg   03/14/21/3mg   03/21/21/2,8mg    03/28/21/2,6mg    04/01/21//2,45mg     04/11/21//2,17mg     05/10/21//1,75mg    05/23/21//1,48mg        05/27/21//1,36mg      06/07/21//1mg          06/13/21//0,83mg           06/19/21/0,65mg       06/22/21/0,56mg        06/28/21/0,44mg          07/05/21/0,37mg      07/11/21/0,32mg    07/16/21/0,25mg    07/21/21/0,15mg     07/25/21/0,07mg     07/27/21/ JUMP- BENZO FREEEEE! 

07/27/21 Healing can finally begin! Dear God, I trust You! Dear body, I trust you!

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English is not my native. 🤷‍♀️

        

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Just google surviving antidepressants plus anything you need.

 

 

Current: 9/2022 Xanax 0.08, Lexapro 2

2020 Xanax 0.26 (down from 2 mg in 2013), Lexapro 2.85 mg (down from 5 mg 2013)

Amitriptyline (tricyclic AD) and clonazepam for 3 months to treat headache in 1996 
1999. - present Xanax prn up to 3 mg.
2000-2005 Prozac CT twice, 2005-2010 Zoloft CT 3 times, 2010-2013 Escitalopram 10 mg
went from 2.5 to zero on 7 Aug 2013, bad crash 40 days after
reinstated to 5 mg Escitalopram 4Oct 2013 and holding liquid Xanax every 5 hours
28 Jan 2014 Xanax 1.9, 18 Apr  2015 1 mg,  25 June 2015 Lex 4.8, 6 Aug Lexapro 4.6, 1 Jan 2016 0.64  Xanax     9 month hold

24 Sept 2016 4.5 Lex, 17 Oct 4.4 Lex (Nov 0.63 Xanax, Dec 0.625 Xanax), 1 Jan 2017 4.3 Lex, 24 Jan 4.2, 5 Feb 4.1, 24 Mar 4 mg, 10 Apr 3.9 mg, May 3.85, June 3.8, July 3.75, 22 July 3.7, 15 Aug 3.65, 17 Sept 3.6, 1 Jan 2018 3.55, 19 Jan 3.5, 16 Mar 3.4, 14 Apr 3.3, 23 May 3.2, 16 June 3.15, 15 Jul 3.1, 31 Jul 3, 21 Aug 2.9 26 Sept 2.85, 14 Nov Xan 0.61, 1 Dec 0.59, 19 Dec 0.58, 4 Jan 0.565, 6 Feb 0.55, 20 Feb 0.535, 1 Mar 0.505, 10 Mar 0.475, 14 Mar 0.45, 4 Apr 0.415, 13 Apr 0.37, 21 Apr 0.33, 29 Apr 0.29, 10 May 0.27, 17 May 0.25, 28 May 0.22, 19 June 0.22, 21 Jun updose to 0.24, 24 Jun updose to 0.26

Supplements: Omega 3 + Vit E, Vit C, D, magnesium, Taurine, probiotic 

I'm not a medical professional. Any advice I give is based on my own experience and reading. 

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Thank you. Yeah, tried that, but there is so much different opinions at google. I will check that link you gave me. I have dentist appointment in Monday. I'll die in pains till then.

He just told me over the phone to take antibiotic. I still did not take any, I am just taking Voltaren for pain, but they are so short term relief.. I am allergic on Ibuprofen.

 

Thank you very much. 

 

N.

  • 2004. Zoloft 50mg and Xanax 1 mg.     2005. increased  Xanax to 2mg. Zoloft still 50mg.         2014. I tapered Xanax to 1mg.      February, 2015 I started  Zoloft  taper. Do not have notes, until I reached 20mg in Sept.2015.  
  • Further Zoloft taper: 09/15/15/ 18 mg,  10/03/15/16mg    11/24/15/14mg   12/16/15/13mg     01/16/16/12mg     01/23/16/11mg    01/03/16/10mg      03/21/16/9mg     04/04/.16/8mg  STUCK HERE.cannot stabilize myself. HOLDING! ---> up with 1mg --->08/18/16./9mg ---> down to 10/06/16/8mg  HOLDING!
  •  Due Xanax interdose withdrawal started crossover to Diazepam 12/23/16.  05/23/2017 CROSSOVER DONE (Xanax 1mg -> Diazepam 13,75mg)
  • Restarted  8mg Zoloft taper:   07/20/17/7mg  08/15/17/ 6,6mg  09/24/17/ 6mg   10/10/17/5,3mg  10/27/17/ 4,7mg  11/14/17/3,8mg 12/05/17/2,8mg  01.06/18/1,9mg  01/16/18 1,6mg   02/01/18/1,2mg  03/02/18/0,6mg   04/01/18/0mg -JUMP!!
  • CURRENT DOSE  April, 2018 : Zoloft 0mg (down from 50 mg in Feb, 2015),   Diazepam 13,75mg (crossover from 1 mg Xanax in May, 2017) - 

Diazepam taper :  07/01/18/12,5mg  08/18/18/11,25mg  10/30/18 /10mg  ( long hold - mum ) 08/13/19/9mg  09/06/19/8,75mg  10/02/19/8,50mg   10/07/19/8,30mg  11/17/19/8mg   11/28/19/7,8mg   03/11/20/7,7mg   03/28/20/7,5mg  04/14/20/7,4mg  04/21/20/7,3mg  05/20/20/7mg  ( current dosing  8AM- 1mg, 1PM- 1mg,  3PM-1mg,  6PM- 1mg,  9PM- 1mg, 11PM-2mg  multidosing because of ID/WD but still have it)( long hold ) 11/25/20/6,3mg  01/21/21/4,6mg  02/03/21/4,2mg   02/10/21/4mg   02/20/21/3,7mg    05/03/21/3,3mg   03/14/21/3mg   03/21/21/2,8mg    03/28/21/2,6mg    04/01/21//2,45mg     04/11/21//2,17mg     05/10/21//1,75mg    05/23/21//1,48mg        05/27/21//1,36mg      06/07/21//1mg          06/13/21//0,83mg           06/19/21/0,65mg       06/22/21/0,56mg        06/28/21/0,44mg          07/05/21/0,37mg      07/11/21/0,32mg    07/16/21/0,25mg    07/21/21/0,15mg     07/25/21/0,07mg     07/27/21/ JUMP- BENZO FREEEEE! 

07/27/21 Healing can finally begin! Dear God, I trust You! Dear body, I trust you!

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