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Dear all, 
  
I stay stunt here in scare and sadness. My son 15 years old  is now on Zoloft, he was put on after the death of his father and signs social anxiety . Doctor  just gave him the pills as give a candy he did not explain and warn any thing, he just said he will feel better with this 
. His  dose increased from 25 mgs till 100mgs. I realised the pill make him sick ,more sick and depression. So I discussed with his doctor to reduce dose and bring him out off Zoloft. When I said to doctor about the dose he just said  you cut half of the pill , look he has no idea about withdrawal. I am very very angry  . I would never give this dirty drug for my son if I had been warned about  
This is his history of using Zoloft 
  
25 mg 5 days 
50mg 7 weeks  tired and no energy 
100mg 2 weeks extremely tired and nervous, zombie without any emotion .He acted some time strange on this dose. 
75 mg 2 weeks  extremely tired 
50mg 3 weeks tired 
40mg 5 weeks He smiled again, some energy come back. He could  walk out  
30mg 5 weeks  He could go to swim and went out with friend even feel tired some time 
26mg 3 weeks  he is now in this dose and stable. He sleeps well he says he feel calm 
  
He does look now depress or have any anxiety. He was very brave to go through withdrawal time with all kind of hot flash, mild depression, mild head ache, quick eyes movement, hallucination one time few minutes.... really night mare  a lot of suffering.Some days he feel good but feel tired all the time.   Reading all post on this site I was so scared. I hope with short time of using he still have change to escape from this horrible drug. I want to get his life back ,I have only him. 
He is now on 8th class, last year  he stays home due to this pills.The  more I cut down the more he feels happy and energy come back 
He is good now on dose 26 mg, for few days school will start , I think he can join school again. 
Please give advice how should I cut down the dose that he still can function and go to school and safely coming off this drug. 
He is very good boy but he said he feels hard to make friend and very shame boy. I am very worry about this. 
  
Supplements I give him  Magnesium, B complex, oil fish and some time zinc and selenium, herb albizzia julibrissin, zizziphus mauritiana,ziziphus jujuba, soy lecithin, polygala tenuifolia, schisandra chinensis, curcuma longa 
  
Many thanks 
Emili 
  

History  using Zoloft of my son 15 years old /14 weeks and 5 days on 25-50-100-75-50 before tapering

2.2.2018 - 6.2.2018   5 days      25 mg ,

7.2.2018- 21.3.2018  7 weeks   50 mg  very tired

 22.3.2018- 4.4.2018  2 weeks  100mg extremely tired ,zombie with out energy and emotion

5.4.2018- 17.4.2018   2 weeks   75 mg  extremely tired

18.4.2018- 7.5.2018   3 weeks   50 mg tired

8.5.2018- 12.6.2018    5 weeks   40 mg  smile again ,

13.6.2018- 17.7.2018  5weeks   30 mg  some energy came back, he could walk out and went swimming

18.7.2018- 31.8.2018   6 weeks   26 mg doing well

1.9.2018  25 mg

 

 

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Hi Emili, welcome to SA. I am sorry to see that your son was given these drugs so young. It is good that you are looking after him and that he is doing well now.  

Is he still doing well at 26mg? I think it might be best for him to stay at that dose for a while to let his brain adjust and see how he is in a few weeks.  

 

You might like to read some of these topics, they will explain how the drugs affect the brain and what happens in withdrawal. Your son could have windows and waves, so he might start to feel unwell with withdrawal but don't worry because that happens and it will pass. 

 

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This is what happens when we take psychiatric drugs, it is really good that you are tapering your son off them. 

WHAT IS WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME

 

BRAIN REMODELLING

 

WINDOWS AND WAVES

 

**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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Hi MamaP, 

From my heart I want to say thank you for your quick answer and support. I still keep my son on dose 26mg. I will hold this dose  as your advice some time to see how he acts on this. This morning he felt a bit more tired but after short nap he said he felt good again. No mood swing today, abit light headache but clear though and high concentration. Feeling bitter when seeing him has to go through  unnecessary, horrendous withdrawal time. A child passed through the trauma has been thrown again in hell on earth, tortured again. I still daily questioning my self about this mental care system. Doctors still daily describe " happy pill" to bring people, naive children to the darkest hole, nightmare of life,make a normal person become manic. I feel angry, very angry. 

Once again I want to say thank you for your support. I will constantly inform how situation going and ask for support 

Sincerely, 

Emili

History  using Zoloft of my son 15 years old /14 weeks and 5 days on 25-50-100-75-50 before tapering

2.2.2018 - 6.2.2018   5 days      25 mg ,

7.2.2018- 21.3.2018  7 weeks   50 mg  very tired

 22.3.2018- 4.4.2018  2 weeks  100mg extremely tired ,zombie with out energy and emotion

5.4.2018- 17.4.2018   2 weeks   75 mg  extremely tired

18.4.2018- 7.5.2018   3 weeks   50 mg tired

8.5.2018- 12.6.2018    5 weeks   40 mg  smile again ,

13.6.2018- 17.7.2018  5weeks   30 mg  some energy came back, he could walk out and went swimming

18.7.2018- 31.8.2018   6 weeks   26 mg doing well

1.9.2018  25 mg

 

 

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Welcome, Emili.

 

You did a good job reducing your son's Zoloft dosage. It's a good idea to let his nervous system settle on 26mg Zoloft for a couple of months or more.

 

How is your son taking 26mg? Do you have liquid Zoloft? Here is our topic Tips for tapering off Zoloft (sertraline)

This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner.

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Hi Altostrata, 

Thank you very much for your care and advise. I will follow your instruction, keep him on this dose some times.  I have digital scale to measure the dose of Zoloft, the first time I took one cutted, scaled pill as sample and  the next I measured with my eye and cut with sharp knife. 

I still have to learn how to use Zoloft liquid. Everything happened so fast  and I still trying to face the hard truth, unbelievable mental health care system. 

Thank you once again, I will frequently inform my son condition. 

Sincerely, 

Emili

History  using Zoloft of my son 15 years old /14 weeks and 5 days on 25-50-100-75-50 before tapering

2.2.2018 - 6.2.2018   5 days      25 mg ,

7.2.2018- 21.3.2018  7 weeks   50 mg  very tired

 22.3.2018- 4.4.2018  2 weeks  100mg extremely tired ,zombie with out energy and emotion

5.4.2018- 17.4.2018   2 weeks   75 mg  extremely tired

18.4.2018- 7.5.2018   3 weeks   50 mg tired

8.5.2018- 12.6.2018    5 weeks   40 mg  smile again ,

13.6.2018- 17.7.2018  5weeks   30 mg  some energy came back, he could walk out and went swimming

18.7.2018- 31.8.2018   6 weeks   26 mg doing well

1.9.2018  25 mg

 

 

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Thanks, Emili. You are a strong and sensible person. You are doing your best for your son.

This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner.

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Hi MamaP  , Alto and every body,

 

My son probably now going through waves, last 4 days he got physical symptoms and chill and hot feelings, light headache, body pains, joint pains and abit low mood. He is struggling and suffering. I give him magnesium to help release the symptoms. 

I can not stand ,broken heart.

I am sacred that he will lost his life, his future because of these evil pills.

Love to every body who are victims and struggling to go through 

Emili

 

 

 

 

 

History  using Zoloft of my son 15 years old /14 weeks and 5 days on 25-50-100-75-50 before tapering

2.2.2018 - 6.2.2018   5 days      25 mg ,

7.2.2018- 21.3.2018  7 weeks   50 mg  very tired

 22.3.2018- 4.4.2018  2 weeks  100mg extremely tired ,zombie with out energy and emotion

5.4.2018- 17.4.2018   2 weeks   75 mg  extremely tired

18.4.2018- 7.5.2018   3 weeks   50 mg tired

8.5.2018- 12.6.2018    5 weeks   40 mg  smile again ,

13.6.2018- 17.7.2018  5weeks   30 mg  some energy came back, he could walk out and went swimming

18.7.2018- 31.8.2018   6 weeks   26 mg doing well

1.9.2018  25 mg

 

 

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Emili, did he accidentally skip a dose?

 

When was your last dosage change? What was it?

This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner.

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Hi Alto,

No, I still keep him on dose 26mg. Abit hard last few last days with physical symptoms, but he said he feels much better this afternoon. 

Many thanks for your care and kindness 

Sincerely, 

Emili

History  using Zoloft of my son 15 years old /14 weeks and 5 days on 25-50-100-75-50 before tapering

2.2.2018 - 6.2.2018   5 days      25 mg ,

7.2.2018- 21.3.2018  7 weeks   50 mg  very tired

 22.3.2018- 4.4.2018  2 weeks  100mg extremely tired ,zombie with out energy and emotion

5.4.2018- 17.4.2018   2 weeks   75 mg  extremely tired

18.4.2018- 7.5.2018   3 weeks   50 mg tired

8.5.2018- 12.6.2018    5 weeks   40 mg  smile again ,

13.6.2018- 17.7.2018  5weeks   30 mg  some energy came back, he could walk out and went swimming

18.7.2018- 31.8.2018   6 weeks   26 mg doing well

1.9.2018  25 mg

 

 

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It might be a good idea to let his system rest for another 2 weeks or so before making another reduction.

This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner.

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Thank Altos,

I will follow your advice 

Sincerely, 

History  using Zoloft of my son 15 years old /14 weeks and 5 days on 25-50-100-75-50 before tapering

2.2.2018 - 6.2.2018   5 days      25 mg ,

7.2.2018- 21.3.2018  7 weeks   50 mg  very tired

 22.3.2018- 4.4.2018  2 weeks  100mg extremely tired ,zombie with out energy and emotion

5.4.2018- 17.4.2018   2 weeks   75 mg  extremely tired

18.4.2018- 7.5.2018   3 weeks   50 mg tired

8.5.2018- 12.6.2018    5 weeks   40 mg  smile again ,

13.6.2018- 17.7.2018  5weeks   30 mg  some energy came back, he could walk out and went swimming

18.7.2018- 31.8.2018   6 weeks   26 mg doing well

1.9.2018  25 mg

 

 

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Hi Emili

 

I do so feel for you as I am in a similar situation watching my son suffer after 8 years of anti-depressants. 

 

Thankfully we have found this site with incredibly useful information and wonderful, experienced people to offer advice and insight and I am sure that our sons one day will make a complete recovery.

 

Keep strong.

 

cannabis: Spring 2002 - Dec. 2007; regularly smoked, stopped cold turkey; symptoms: paranoid and depressed

Paroxetine: 20 mg July 2008, 40 mg October, 20 mg spring 2009, 0 mg summer 2009

Depakote (sodium valproate): October 2008 - Spring 2009

Haloperdidol 1 week Oct. 2008, H caused seizures, went to A&E;  stopped taking it.

Citalopram few weeks in the fall of 2009 to deal with withdrawal symptoms from stopping paroxetine

Paroxetine round 2: 20 mg Feb - summer 2010 -20mg don't remeber if I went up to 40mg

Venlafaxine & sodium valproate (again): Sep 2010 - Summer 2012  

SERTRALINE: November 2012 - May 2016 , 50-100mg (few days @ 150mg in Summer '15). a complete freak out at the end of April. 

May 2016 Prescribed Lithium and Abilify HAVE NOT TAKEN

No medications May 2016 - October 2016

Hospitalised - November 13th 2016 - Prescribed 15 mg Mirtazapine/Remeron. Reducing since 24 December 2016.  9 June 2017 medication free. 

 

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Hi Distraut,

Nice to know you through this website. Really feel thankful to Altos and other members who give support for us.

I am accusing my self every day, I did not find any information about antidepressants pills, let them put son in dangerous situation. I did trust them I stupidly though that those pills just same as Aspirin.

Keep strong. 

 

History  using Zoloft of my son 15 years old /14 weeks and 5 days on 25-50-100-75-50 before tapering

2.2.2018 - 6.2.2018   5 days      25 mg ,

7.2.2018- 21.3.2018  7 weeks   50 mg  very tired

 22.3.2018- 4.4.2018  2 weeks  100mg extremely tired ,zombie with out energy and emotion

5.4.2018- 17.4.2018   2 weeks   75 mg  extremely tired

18.4.2018- 7.5.2018   3 weeks   50 mg tired

8.5.2018- 12.6.2018    5 weeks   40 mg  smile again ,

13.6.2018- 17.7.2018  5weeks   30 mg  some energy came back, he could walk out and went swimming

18.7.2018- 31.8.2018   6 weeks   26 mg doing well

1.9.2018  25 mg

 

 

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Hi Alto ,mama P and everybody. 

 

My son is duing well on the dose 26 mg ( today 5 weeks). Physical symptoms faded away accept a bit join pain. His mood is really happy, smiling, singing and optimistic about joining school. Alto, please say to me if it is possible to get rid off this drug?  He has just been on this 14 weeks before I start cutting dosage.If he can join school during dose reducing? I can not sleep. The more reading horrible stories the more I am scared. 

Please guide me 

Many thanks 

History  using Zoloft of my son 15 years old /14 weeks and 5 days on 25-50-100-75-50 before tapering

2.2.2018 - 6.2.2018   5 days      25 mg ,

7.2.2018- 21.3.2018  7 weeks   50 mg  very tired

 22.3.2018- 4.4.2018  2 weeks  100mg extremely tired ,zombie with out energy and emotion

5.4.2018- 17.4.2018   2 weeks   75 mg  extremely tired

18.4.2018- 7.5.2018   3 weeks   50 mg tired

8.5.2018- 12.6.2018    5 weeks   40 mg  smile again ,

13.6.2018- 17.7.2018  5weeks   30 mg  some energy came back, he could walk out and went swimming

18.7.2018- 31.8.2018   6 weeks   26 mg doing well

1.9.2018  25 mg

 

 

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Hi Alto ,mama P and everybody 

 

I discussed with doctor of my son yesterday, because my son is better and does show the sign of depression, I asked him the plan how to pull my son out off antidepressant pill. He said why? people stay on this for whole life, zoloft is good for everybody. He suggested me I should use also. He asked if I want to change medicine for my son because I said him he feels always tired on this medication. 

I explained that I do not want to change medicine, just confirmed that I want to pull him out of Zoloft. He said do not worry after he joined school, will cut medicine 1/4 and day on day off and quit. 

In his hand 500 patients now are on Zoloft. 

I could not sleep already long time.Night and day on this site searching information. I would like to put here the question, with your long time experience please tell me how should I do, because his short time on medication quick step or small step  of dose cutting is better? Because I think the longer time he stays on medicine the more harder to quit. 

 

Many thanks 

History  using Zoloft of my son 15 years old /14 weeks and 5 days on 25-50-100-75-50 before tapering

2.2.2018 - 6.2.2018   5 days      25 mg ,

7.2.2018- 21.3.2018  7 weeks   50 mg  very tired

 22.3.2018- 4.4.2018  2 weeks  100mg extremely tired ,zombie with out energy and emotion

5.4.2018- 17.4.2018   2 weeks   75 mg  extremely tired

18.4.2018- 7.5.2018   3 weeks   50 mg tired

8.5.2018- 12.6.2018    5 weeks   40 mg  smile again ,

13.6.2018- 17.7.2018  5weeks   30 mg  some energy came back, he could walk out and went swimming

18.7.2018- 31.8.2018   6 weeks   26 mg doing well

1.9.2018  25 mg

 

 

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Hi Emili,

 

How incredibly fortunate your son is to have you for a mother. You are doing a wonderful job of helping him, and it is great that he is happy about school and feeling good.

 

I think the greatest danger with these drugs is in changing doses too rapidly, rather than overall time on them. Stick to the slow taper, paying attention to how he feels, and you will get there.

 

Wishing you and your son all the best,

Tikki

 

 

Celexa (Citalopram)    40mg  - 60mg - 40mg for 7 years          Tapered (over 3 months) drug-free Aug–Nov 2013 CRASH

40mg    Dec 2013 – Jan 2017 (7 weeks reinstatement hell then relief)

2017:    20mg    30 Jan       18mg   19 April          16mg   6 May          14mg   20 May      12mg  10 Jun

              10mg   7 July          9mg    7 Aug               8mg     16 Oct          7.5mg  27 Nov         

2018:    7mg      8 Jan          6.5mg  12 Feb          6mg  17 Mar            5.2mg  14 Apr      5mg  28 Apr

             4.8mg  4 Jun           4.6mg   23 Jun         4.4mg   24 Jul          4.2mg 13 Aug      4mg  20 Aug

             3.8mg  1 Sep           3.6mg  28 Sep          3.4mg  14 Oct          3.2mg  11 Nov     3mg  5 Dec

             5mg    26 Dec          10mg  28 Dec

Added Valdoxan 25mg   12 Dec 2018      stopped 24 Jan 2019

Wellbutrin 150mg     25 Jan

 

 

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Thank you Tikki, 

Many, many thanks

Wish you also the best!!!! 

History  using Zoloft of my son 15 years old /14 weeks and 5 days on 25-50-100-75-50 before tapering

2.2.2018 - 6.2.2018   5 days      25 mg ,

7.2.2018- 21.3.2018  7 weeks   50 mg  very tired

 22.3.2018- 4.4.2018  2 weeks  100mg extremely tired ,zombie with out energy and emotion

5.4.2018- 17.4.2018   2 weeks   75 mg  extremely tired

18.4.2018- 7.5.2018   3 weeks   50 mg tired

8.5.2018- 12.6.2018    5 weeks   40 mg  smile again ,

13.6.2018- 17.7.2018  5weeks   30 mg  some energy came back, he could walk out and went swimming

18.7.2018- 31.8.2018   6 weeks   26 mg doing well

1.9.2018  25 mg

 

 

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Zoloft victim

Nightmare is waiting with no end of suffering after last drop is what I can see from some stories. Life is destroyed both mentally and physically. 

To live and accept situation to the end of life or to fight and fall in unending year of suffering? 

Is there any success story? 

Thanks 

 

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History  using Zoloft of my son 15 years old /14 weeks and 5 days on 25-50-100-75-50 before tapering

2.2.2018 - 6.2.2018   5 days      25 mg ,

7.2.2018- 21.3.2018  7 weeks   50 mg  very tired

 22.3.2018- 4.4.2018  2 weeks  100mg extremely tired ,zombie with out energy and emotion

5.4.2018- 17.4.2018   2 weeks   75 mg  extremely tired

18.4.2018- 7.5.2018   3 weeks   50 mg tired

8.5.2018- 12.6.2018    5 weeks   40 mg  smile again ,

13.6.2018- 17.7.2018  5weeks   30 mg  some energy came back, he could walk out and went swimming

18.7.2018- 31.8.2018   6 weeks   26 mg doing well

1.9.2018  25 mg

 

 

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On ‎8‎/‎24‎/‎2018 at 1:08 PM, Emili said:

Hi everybody,

Blood test showed up my son has fat liver . I think caused by Zoloft 

Doctor give pill to control blood sugar but I hesitated  to give to him. I  can not trust them any more May be the pill will cause another problems 

I reduced his Zoloft down 25mg

Any advice will be highly appreciated.

Emili

History  using Zoloft of my son 15 years old /14 weeks and 5 days on 25-50-100-75-50 before tapering

2.2.2018 - 6.2.2018   5 days      25 mg ,

7.2.2018- 21.3.2018  7 weeks   50 mg  very tired

 22.3.2018- 4.4.2018  2 weeks  100mg extremely tired ,zombie with out energy and emotion

5.4.2018- 17.4.2018   2 weeks   75 mg  extremely tired

18.4.2018- 7.5.2018   3 weeks   50 mg tired

8.5.2018- 12.6.2018    5 weeks   40 mg  smile again ,

13.6.2018- 17.7.2018  5weeks   30 mg  some energy came back, he could walk out and went swimming

18.7.2018- 31.8.2018   6 weeks   26 mg doing well

1.9.2018  25 mg

 

 

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