lotusflower Posted August 12, 2015 Author Share Posted August 12, 2015 Just checking in to see how you are doing, Joanne. Have things settled down any? I think you are similar to me in that we both react very strongly to stressful life events. I flipped out over my cataract surgery too (and I know yours was way worse) because it took me weeks to get my vision back. When I moved across the state I was very depressed for a while (I was four years off Paxil at that time). Would I have bounced back better had I never been though withdrawal? I'll never know. What I do know is that things tend to calm down and stabilize as time goes by and I hope they are for you. ((HUGS)) I just logged on to update and saw your post.....thanks for checking in. I've been wondering about your cataract surgery....how are you doing? My light sensitivity improved but not back to normal. Also need to wear glasses .....didn't need them before the surgery....I'm thankful to not be blinded. I'm still feeling very fragile. I found a therapist and had my first appt today. I sobbed uncontrollably for at least half hour. I told,her about the Zoloft and her eyes glazed over. She didn't say anything but I sensed she didn't buy it. I don't even know if I buy it after 30 months off. The law suit has calmed down.....I have found an honest lawyer so,tat feels better. So I'm not always on the verge of a panic attack. During the therapy I wondered.....why am I even bothering with this...its not going to work.......it seems that nothing does. I may feel better for brief periods then the doom cloud returns. The hardest thing is that I can not seem to meet life with amy confidence or resilience. We have to deal with so much stuff right now on a daily basis.....getting Medicare, organising house, filling out a million forms for hubby's retirement, filing claims with moving company for damage, setting up online banking for paying utilities, and many many more. Today we found out that we have water entering into our crawl space...paid to have it fixed last summer and it is still wet in there......I deal with the stuff but it feels like I am going to fall apart. My husband can't deal with any of that stuff.....not his strength so it is all on me. He does do the physical stuff but I have to do all the mental stuff. And mentally I am not good. I do not know how I've managed to do all that I've done. What I want to express today is that I wonder if I have early stage Alzheimer's or dementia......I can not solve problems and think calmly through things like I used to.. Every thing is a big deal and a huge stressor and there are so many big deals right now I feel like I am losing it.......daily.. The therapist said to let things go now and be very picky about what I allow myself to do. I'm so reactive though and can't let go until I get things taken care of. I don't know if that made sense......I'm too tired to write amy more right now. Oh except to say that my life is all about going from one urgent unpleasant chore to another.....there is no fun, no joy, no peace, just survival. June, 1998 zoloft 50 mg. Had entered menopause, was irritable and anxiousSummer 2010, added welbutrin to zoloft, switched to effexor,did not work9/ 2010 zoloft 75 mg. 11/25/10 50 mg. 12/30 451/19/11 40.5 2/6 36.5 3/7 32.83/29 29.5 4/20 25 5/28 22.56/16 20.2 7/7 18.2 7/28 16.48/18 14.7 9/8 13.0 9/23 12.510/10 11.2 11/6 10.6 11/9 11.212/7 10.5 1/1/12 10 2/1 9.53/1 9 3/23 8.5 4/30 8 5/29 7.5 6/26 7 7/31 6.58/22 6 9/15 5.5 10/20 5 12/17 4.8 (switched to homemade liquid) 2/8/2013 zoloft free Link to comment
Moderator brassmonkey Posted August 12, 2015 Moderator Share Posted August 12, 2015 Hi Joanna-- I'm so glad to hear that the lawsuit thing is settling down, that will be a big weight off. I'm going to give you even more to do. Tomorrow, once in the morning and then again in the afternoon, go outside and find a pretty flower or interesting cloud and watch it for five minutes while thinking about nothing, then go back to what ever you were doing. Then do it again the next day and the next. Make it a part of your routine. Along with that every time you finish an "urgent chore" force yourself to take a few minutes and reconnect with nature for a few minutes. Look at cute animal pictures on line, wiggle your toes in the dirt, talk to a plant. Just for a few minutes and then on to the next chore. Besure to take care of yourself. ((((((((((((((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))))))))))) 20 years on Paxil starting at 20mg and working up to 40mg. Sept 2011 started 10% every 6 weeks taper (2.5% every week for 4 weeks then hold for 2 additional weeks), currently at 7.9mg. Oct 2011 CTed 15oz vodka a night, to only drinking 2 beers most nights, totally sober Feb 2013. Since I wrote this I have continued to decrease my dose by 10% every 6 weeks (2.5% every week for 4 weeks and then hold for an additional 2 weeks). I added in an extra 6 week hold when I hit 10mg to let things settle out even more. When I hit 3mgpw it became hard to split the drop into 4 parts so I switched to dropping 1mgpw (pill weight) every week for 3 weeks and then holding for another 3 weeks. The 3 + 3 schedule turned out to be too harsh so I cut back to dropping 1mgpw every 4 weeks which is working better. Final Dose 0.016mg. Current dose 0.000mg 04-15-2017 "It's also important not to become angry, no matter how difficult life is, because you can loose all hope if you can't laugh at yourself and at life in general." Stephen Hawking Link to comment
Babs Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Hi Joanne, I don't think you have dementia, I think it's stress. You're dealing with a lot and of course you're affected. I think Tom's idea is a good one, to take lots of mini breaks and turn off your mind for a bit. And give yourself a pat on the back for all you've accomplished, pretty much by yourself. As things settle down and you feel more at home I think you're going to feel better. Re my surgery - my vision is definitely better in that eye but I'm kind of pissed that the doctor did what he wanted without even asking me, which was to slightly undercorrect it so I'm about a -1 or -1.25 in that eye. That means my only choice for the other eye is to wear a strong (-9) contact lens so I can see distance, and I'm stuck wearing reading glasses which I hate. I really liked having monovision, and if he'd have corrected my eye to 20/20 I could wear a weaker lens on my left eye and be able to see both near and far. But, I was in bad shape and I'm grateful to have had the operation at all. I am now not seeing well with my left despite the lens and I know it's because I have a cataract on that one too, but not bad enough to get surgery. Also still have plenty of eye floaters which add to the problems. Paxil 20mg 1994-2005Tried to quit twice, finally did it on my 3rd attempt in 2005. I went from 20mg to zero in about four months, believing at the time that it was a reasonable taper. It wasn't. I suffered mostly emotional symptoms: frequent episodes of "anxious depression" lasting for about 17 months before it got noticeably better. Link to comment
lotusflower Posted August 12, 2015 Author Share Posted August 12, 2015 Thanks so much, you two. Yes Tom that does make sense. I will try it. I'm so anxious I can't even figure out what may help. Babs, Every now and then, I see floaters in my field of vision and I get annoyed.....I'm sorry you are having to deal with it on a regular basis. Hopefully once your cataract in the one eye is ripe and can be replaced with a lens, that will Improve your vision. You should be just fine with the surgery, too.....remember my outcome was poor because I had LASIK done some years ago and it is very hard to accurately assess the needed correction for LASIK candidates. Also, i had to have it done twice due to the docs error in my right eye.....it would have been better for me to live with it but she said it would be ok to do a second surgery and I trusted her. Thanks for your reassurance about the dementia....my mother had Alzheimer's but she was much older than me when it started so I'm hoping that's not it. Ageing is hard but a lot better than the alternative, lol. It just helps to hear that I'm not alone ......that its normal for some of us to react this way during difficult times. I just hope and pray that it gets better with time.....I believe it will but I am so I'm so impatient. Last night again I awoke at 3am again to that sickening anxious dread that feels like a huge wave that engulfs my whole being. I am wondering if that can be related to diet. I do watch what I eat but can do better....that may help too. June, 1998 zoloft 50 mg. Had entered menopause, was irritable and anxiousSummer 2010, added welbutrin to zoloft, switched to effexor,did not work9/ 2010 zoloft 75 mg. 11/25/10 50 mg. 12/30 451/19/11 40.5 2/6 36.5 3/7 32.83/29 29.5 4/20 25 5/28 22.56/16 20.2 7/7 18.2 7/28 16.48/18 14.7 9/8 13.0 9/23 12.510/10 11.2 11/6 10.6 11/9 11.212/7 10.5 1/1/12 10 2/1 9.53/1 9 3/23 8.5 4/30 8 5/29 7.5 6/26 7 7/31 6.58/22 6 9/15 5.5 10/20 5 12/17 4.8 (switched to homemade liquid) 2/8/2013 zoloft free Link to comment
AmyK Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Just want to step by and see how you are? Hugs! Current dose: 0! Free! Quit June 2017. 2017: Last dose zoloft: 17 June 0,00065 mg 18 May 0, 001 mg 14 May 0,002 mg 9 May 0,003 mg 28 April 0,006 mg 19 April 0,009 mg 8 April 0,013 mg 25 March 0,019 mg 22 March 0,039 mg 18 March 0,052 mg 16 March 0,079 mg 4 March 0,086 1 March 0,099 mg 22 February 0,11 mg 15 February 0,13 mg 6 February 0,145 mg 24 January 0,15 mg 19 January 0,19 mg 10 January 0,20 mg 3 January 2016: 0,98 to 0,22 mg; 2015: 2,35 to 1,01 mg; 2014: 4,9 to 2,5 mg; 2013: 9,1 to 5,1 mg; 2012: 15,7 to 9,7 mg; 2011: Started on 25 mg - then 50 mg- dropped to 25- to 12.5 mg - back to 25 mg - after 18.75 mg started tiny tapering to 16.6 mg Started on 25 mg Zoloft in March 2011 due to stressrelated tinnitus that gave me panicattacks. Had a terrible reaction to Zoloft from start, but was told to "hold on". After four months I was stuck. Therefore the long taper. Crazy, I know... Super sensitive to drops and have dropped by 4-6 % from the previous dose. Link to comment
lotusflower Posted April 3, 2016 Author Share Posted April 3, 2016 It's been awhile since I've updated.....its been 38 months since I swallowed that last sliver of Zoloft in February 2013. I jumped off at around 5 mg. after tapering down from 50 that I'd been taking for 13 years. I say 50 because I updated to 75 just before I made the decision to taper off so was on 75 for only a couple months. I jumped off at 5 mg because for a few months up until that time, I stopped feeling the effects of the drops. Since that time, my life has changed in major ways.....we sold our house, made a transatlantic move, underwent botched cataract surgery, my husband retired, we resettled in a US city where we know no one, and we are being sued by the people who bought our house in italy.....that has been like an Italian opera. Forget waves.....I felt like I was in a tsunami during most of the past two years. I don't know if jumping off at 5 made me feel more vulnerable and reactive to all this stuff or if it would have been the same.....lll never know for sure but I am writing all this in the hope that something of what I write will help someone out there. Because I'd rather take my life than go back on drugs, I seriously thought about ending it all on a daily basis for most of the past couple years. I'd say that things began to change for the better in January 2016. Here are the things that I began to implement in my life. I am not a disciplined person but knew I had to start doing things differently...... I had no desire to live but there are a few people in my life who love me a lot and I couldn't hurt them in that way. I think my husband and my sister would have blamed themselves and that is probably why I couldn't do it. I elimated gluten from my diet a few years back but need to mention that again because when I accidentally eat any gluten, I get thrown into a wave......same with msg or sugar. And in January I stopped eating almost all carbs.....my diet consists of mostly protein.....no red meat.....lots of wild salmon, or other wild seafood, organic tofu, organic eggs, lots of seaweed, organic chicken bone broth, sweet potatoes, vegetables, occasional brown rice, one piece of fruit a day, no processed food, no caffeine, no coffee,no black tea,no soda, no dairy,..... only ginger tea. I treat myself to a little of trader joes coconut milk ice cream once in awhile. Also,in January I started a yoga practice. I joined a studio. I do gentle yoga stretching or restorative yoga or yoga Nidra EVERY DAY. Also every morning before breakfast.....meditate for 20 minutes. Every afternoon I walk for at least 20 minutes. Now I'm up to 45 min to an hour of walking every day. That would have been impossible to me a few months ago. I believe that the yoga and the breathing and meditation have given me the energy to increase the walking. My energy level is higher than it has been in years. I'm sleeping straight through the night. No more waking up at 3am heart pounding, anxious dread, wishing I were dead. No it's not perfect but I look forward to meeting the day on most days.....for the first time in years. We live in a beautiful park and I can't wait to get out there .....by myself .....and soak in the natural beauty outside my door every day. I honestly can't remember the last time I felt that way......that feeling began a couple months ago. Another thing I recently learned to help with anxiety.....breathe in through nostrils, then breathe out a longer breath also throu nostrils. Just want to add that the diet, the yoga, the meditation, and the exercise are a commitment ......they are like breathing.....skipping any one of those things is not an option for me. Daily prayer also. I do visit this website and I'm delighted to see so many of you, my friends from Paxil progress so near the end now. So many of you supported me back then and you are in my daily prayers . Brass (Tom), Amy, Aberdeen, ladybug, nz11, grandma, songbird, and others I may have missed. Haven't seen Babs post for a long time and I hope she is doing well. More than anything, I want to convey to all my suffering soul mates out there .....that there is a light at the end.....ill be 70 years old this year.....if I can recover, you will too! Keep going! Things can change in a heartbeat......never give up! June, 1998 zoloft 50 mg. Had entered menopause, was irritable and anxiousSummer 2010, added welbutrin to zoloft, switched to effexor,did not work9/ 2010 zoloft 75 mg. 11/25/10 50 mg. 12/30 451/19/11 40.5 2/6 36.5 3/7 32.83/29 29.5 4/20 25 5/28 22.56/16 20.2 7/7 18.2 7/28 16.48/18 14.7 9/8 13.0 9/23 12.510/10 11.2 11/6 10.6 11/9 11.212/7 10.5 1/1/12 10 2/1 9.53/1 9 3/23 8.5 4/30 8 5/29 7.5 6/26 7 7/31 6.58/22 6 9/15 5.5 10/20 5 12/17 4.8 (switched to homemade liquid) 2/8/2013 zoloft free Link to comment
Moderator brassmonkey Posted April 3, 2016 Moderator Share Posted April 3, 2016 Hi Lotusflower-- I've been thinking about you lately, I'm so glad to hear that things are improving and you're really taking care of yourself. The past several years sound like they've been a real trial and I hope they are sorting themselves out also, so you can move past it all. The park sounds wonderful and spring time would be the perfect time to start walking there. Thank you for all the information of the self help things you're doing. Any information on things that are working for someone is always helpful. (((((((((((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))))) 20 years on Paxil starting at 20mg and working up to 40mg. Sept 2011 started 10% every 6 weeks taper (2.5% every week for 4 weeks then hold for 2 additional weeks), currently at 7.9mg. Oct 2011 CTed 15oz vodka a night, to only drinking 2 beers most nights, totally sober Feb 2013. Since I wrote this I have continued to decrease my dose by 10% every 6 weeks (2.5% every week for 4 weeks and then hold for an additional 2 weeks). I added in an extra 6 week hold when I hit 10mg to let things settle out even more. When I hit 3mgpw it became hard to split the drop into 4 parts so I switched to dropping 1mgpw (pill weight) every week for 3 weeks and then holding for another 3 weeks. The 3 + 3 schedule turned out to be too harsh so I cut back to dropping 1mgpw every 4 weeks which is working better. Final Dose 0.016mg. Current dose 0.000mg 04-15-2017 "It's also important not to become angry, no matter how difficult life is, because you can loose all hope if you can't laugh at yourself and at life in general." Stephen Hawking Link to comment
lotusflower Posted April 3, 2016 Author Share Posted April 3, 2016 Hi Lotusflower-- I've been thinking about you lately, I'm so glad to hear that things are improving and you're really taking care of yourself. The past several years sound like they've been a real trial and I hope they are sorting themselves out also, so you can move past it all. The park sounds wonderful and spring time would be the perfect time to start walking there. Thank you for all the information of the self help things you're doing. Any information on things that are working for someone is always helpful. (((((((((((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))))) t Tom I see you are at .8! Wow! I'm so happy for you. Your support has helped me through so many rough times. There are lots of us who feel that way about you. Lots of love, Joanne June, 1998 zoloft 50 mg. Had entered menopause, was irritable and anxiousSummer 2010, added welbutrin to zoloft, switched to effexor,did not work9/ 2010 zoloft 75 mg. 11/25/10 50 mg. 12/30 451/19/11 40.5 2/6 36.5 3/7 32.83/29 29.5 4/20 25 5/28 22.56/16 20.2 7/7 18.2 7/28 16.48/18 14.7 9/8 13.0 9/23 12.510/10 11.2 11/6 10.6 11/9 11.212/7 10.5 1/1/12 10 2/1 9.53/1 9 3/23 8.5 4/30 8 5/29 7.5 6/26 7 7/31 6.58/22 6 9/15 5.5 10/20 5 12/17 4.8 (switched to homemade liquid) 2/8/2013 zoloft free Link to comment
AmyK Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Lotusflower, it's so good to see that you are doing so well with the yoga routine and the healthy food. You are a true inspiration, dear friend! Love, Amy Current dose: 0! Free! Quit June 2017. 2017: Last dose zoloft: 17 June 0,00065 mg 18 May 0, 001 mg 14 May 0,002 mg 9 May 0,003 mg 28 April 0,006 mg 19 April 0,009 mg 8 April 0,013 mg 25 March 0,019 mg 22 March 0,039 mg 18 March 0,052 mg 16 March 0,079 mg 4 March 0,086 1 March 0,099 mg 22 February 0,11 mg 15 February 0,13 mg 6 February 0,145 mg 24 January 0,15 mg 19 January 0,19 mg 10 January 0,20 mg 3 January 2016: 0,98 to 0,22 mg; 2015: 2,35 to 1,01 mg; 2014: 4,9 to 2,5 mg; 2013: 9,1 to 5,1 mg; 2012: 15,7 to 9,7 mg; 2011: Started on 25 mg - then 50 mg- dropped to 25- to 12.5 mg - back to 25 mg - after 18.75 mg started tiny tapering to 16.6 mg Started on 25 mg Zoloft in March 2011 due to stressrelated tinnitus that gave me panicattacks. Had a terrible reaction to Zoloft from start, but was told to "hold on". After four months I was stuck. Therefore the long taper. Crazy, I know... Super sensitive to drops and have dropped by 4-6 % from the previous dose. Link to comment
Babs Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Hey Joanne ... SO glad to her that you're doing well! Wow, the changes you have made are amazing and you should be very proud of yourself. For me changing anything at all is so hard ... I know I should get off sugar, carbs etc. but so far haven't been able to do it. But my health is pretty good except for high blood pressure which is very controlled with meds, and high cholesterol which I refuse to take meds for. My doc is on my back all the time about losing weight and eating better and I do try but it's very up and down. I guess because I have carb cravings all the time and I don't feel an immediate downside like you would, by being thrown into a wave ... the negatives are more subtle. Anyway ... thanks for updating and sharing such great news. Paxil 20mg 1994-2005Tried to quit twice, finally did it on my 3rd attempt in 2005. I went from 20mg to zero in about four months, believing at the time that it was a reasonable taper. It wasn't. I suffered mostly emotional symptoms: frequent episodes of "anxious depression" lasting for about 17 months before it got noticeably better. Link to comment
nz11 Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Great update Lotusflower. Wow thats some diet! What a wonderful 'success story' Sounds like the Lotusflower is blooming ..again. I bet your family are so glad to have the real 'you' back. I'm sure even better days are still to come. nz11 I think its time i stopped eating the coco pops cereal!...but rolled oats is for horses. I do like the idea of a wild seefood diet though!...no change needed! Thought for the day: Lets stand up, and let’s speak out , together. G Olsen We have until the 14th. Feb 2018. URGENT REQUEST Please consider submitting for the petition on Prescribed Drug Dependence and Withdrawal currently awaiting its third consideration at the Scottish Parliament. You don't even have to be from Scotland. By clicking on the link below you can read some of the previous submissions but be warned many of them are quite harrowing. http://www.parliament.scot/GettingInvolved/Petitions/PE01651 Please tell them about your problems taking and withdrawing from antidepressants and/or benzos. Send by email to petitions@parliament.scot and quote PE01651 in the subject heading. Keep to a maximum of 3 sides of A4 and you can't name for legal reasons any doctor you have consulted. Tell them if you wish to remain anonymous. We need the numbers to help convince the committee members we are not isolated cases. You have until mid February. Thank you Recovering paxil addict None of the published articles shed light on what ssri's ... actually do or what their hazards might be. Healy 2013. This is so true, with anything you get on these drugs, dependance, tapering, withdrawal symptoms, side effects, just silent. And if there is something mentioned then their is a serious disconnect between what is said and reality! "Every time I read of a multi-person shooting, I always presume that person had just started a SSRI or had just stopped." Dr Mosher. Me too! Over two decades later, the number of antidepressant prescriptions a year is slightly more than the number of people in the Western world. Most (nine out of 10) prescriptions are for patients who faced difficulties on stopping, equating to about a tenth of the population. These patients are often advised to continue treatment because their difficulties indicate they need ongoing treatment, just as a person with diabetes needs insulin. Healy 2015 I believe the ssri era will soon stand as one of the most shameful in the history of medicine. Healy 2015 Let people help people ... in a natural, kind, non-addictive (and non-big pharma) way. J Broadley 2017 Link to comment
lotusflower Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 Lotusflower, it's so good to see that you are doing so well with the yoga routine and the healthy food. You are a true inspiration, dear friend! Love, Amy Dear Amy You inspire me too......you are much wiser than me I think. My impatience to jump off when I did may have been why I suffered for so long. Lots of love, Joanne June, 1998 zoloft 50 mg. Had entered menopause, was irritable and anxiousSummer 2010, added welbutrin to zoloft, switched to effexor,did not work9/ 2010 zoloft 75 mg. 11/25/10 50 mg. 12/30 451/19/11 40.5 2/6 36.5 3/7 32.83/29 29.5 4/20 25 5/28 22.56/16 20.2 7/7 18.2 7/28 16.48/18 14.7 9/8 13.0 9/23 12.510/10 11.2 11/6 10.6 11/9 11.212/7 10.5 1/1/12 10 2/1 9.53/1 9 3/23 8.5 4/30 8 5/29 7.5 6/26 7 7/31 6.58/22 6 9/15 5.5 10/20 5 12/17 4.8 (switched to homemade liquid) 2/8/2013 zoloft free Link to comment
lotusflower Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 Hey Joanne ... SO glad to her that you're doing well! Wow, the changes you have made are amazing and you should be very proud of yourself. For me changing anything at all is so hard ... I know I should get off sugar, carbs etc. but so far haven't been able to do it. But my health is pretty good except for high blood pressure which is very controlled with meds, and high cholesterol which I refuse to take meds for. My doc is on my back all the time about losing weight and eating better and I do try but it's very up and down. I guess because I have carb cravings all the time and I don't feel an immediate downside like you would, by being thrown into a wave ... the negatives are more subtle. Anyway ... thanks for updating and sharing such great news. It is so good to hea from you, Babs. Thank you so much for stopping by. When I was going through hell last summer, I may have reinstated if not for your reasoning me out of that thinking. I knew you had been there amd that gave me hope. Veterans like you are so important to the rest of us. I miss all your zoo stories! I hope you are still spending time with your furry friends. Wishing you well, love, Joanne June, 1998 zoloft 50 mg. Had entered menopause, was irritable and anxiousSummer 2010, added welbutrin to zoloft, switched to effexor,did not work9/ 2010 zoloft 75 mg. 11/25/10 50 mg. 12/30 451/19/11 40.5 2/6 36.5 3/7 32.83/29 29.5 4/20 25 5/28 22.56/16 20.2 7/7 18.2 7/28 16.48/18 14.7 9/8 13.0 9/23 12.510/10 11.2 11/6 10.6 11/9 11.212/7 10.5 1/1/12 10 2/1 9.53/1 9 3/23 8.5 4/30 8 5/29 7.5 6/26 7 7/31 6.58/22 6 9/15 5.5 10/20 5 12/17 4.8 (switched to homemade liquid) 2/8/2013 zoloft free Link to comment
lotusflower Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 Great update Lotusflower. Wow thats some diet! What a wonderful 'success story' Sounds like the Lotusflower is blooming ..again. I bet your family are so glad to have the real 'you' back. I'm sure even better days are still to come. nz11 I think its time i stopped eating the coco pops cereal!...but rolled oats is for horses. I do like the idea of a wild seefood diet though!...no change needed! NZ Thanks so much for stopping by......you make me laugh! Lots of love, Joanne June, 1998 zoloft 50 mg. Had entered menopause, was irritable and anxiousSummer 2010, added welbutrin to zoloft, switched to effexor,did not work9/ 2010 zoloft 75 mg. 11/25/10 50 mg. 12/30 451/19/11 40.5 2/6 36.5 3/7 32.83/29 29.5 4/20 25 5/28 22.56/16 20.2 7/7 18.2 7/28 16.48/18 14.7 9/8 13.0 9/23 12.510/10 11.2 11/6 10.6 11/9 11.212/7 10.5 1/1/12 10 2/1 9.53/1 9 3/23 8.5 4/30 8 5/29 7.5 6/26 7 7/31 6.58/22 6 9/15 5.5 10/20 5 12/17 4.8 (switched to homemade liquid) 2/8/2013 zoloft free Link to comment
ladybug Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Hi Joanne! So happy to hear things have finally settled down. I am in awe of you when I read about the amazing health/lifestyle changes you have made in your life. I wish I had your discipline! I agree with Amy, you are an inspiration. <3 a.k.a JMarie Paxil since Mar.1998 2006-2007:40-20mg 2009: 20mg to 14mg 2010: 14mg to 10.5mg 2011: 10.5 to 7.6mg 2012: 7.5 to 6.8mg 2013: 6.7-6.3mg 2014: 6.2mg-5.8mg 2015: 5.7 to 5.15mg 2016: 5.1-4.6mg 1/19/17: 4.5mg 3/17/17: 4.4mg 6/15/17: 4.35mg 8/10/17: 4.3mg 1/29/18: 4.1mg 5/07/18: 4.0mg 7/31/18: 3.9mg Link to comment
lotusflower Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share Posted April 6, 2016 Hi Joanne! So happy to hear things have finally settled down. I am in awe of you when I read about the amazing health/lifestyle changes you have made in your life. I wish I had your discipline! I agree with Amy, you are an inspiration. <3 Thanks for stopping by ladybug! And I wish I had your patience! You will thank yourself one day when you are at zero. Keep going! Lots of love, Joanne June, 1998 zoloft 50 mg. Had entered menopause, was irritable and anxiousSummer 2010, added welbutrin to zoloft, switched to effexor,did not work9/ 2010 zoloft 75 mg. 11/25/10 50 mg. 12/30 451/19/11 40.5 2/6 36.5 3/7 32.83/29 29.5 4/20 25 5/28 22.56/16 20.2 7/7 18.2 7/28 16.48/18 14.7 9/8 13.0 9/23 12.510/10 11.2 11/6 10.6 11/9 11.212/7 10.5 1/1/12 10 2/1 9.53/1 9 3/23 8.5 4/30 8 5/29 7.5 6/26 7 7/31 6.58/22 6 9/15 5.5 10/20 5 12/17 4.8 (switched to homemade liquid) 2/8/2013 zoloft free Link to comment
Administrator Altostrata Posted April 6, 2016 Administrator Share Posted April 6, 2016 Very happy to hear you're doing better. I added our cheerful "here comes the sun" symbol ☼ to the title of your Intro topic, to show you're recovering. Please continue to let us know how you're doing. I hope you will add your story to our Recovery Success Stories eventually! This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner. "It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has surpassed our humanity." -- Albert Einstein All postings © copyrighted. Link to comment
lotusflower Posted April 7, 2016 Author Share Posted April 7, 2016 Very happy to hear you're doing better. I added our cheerful "here comes the sun" symbol ☼ to the title of your Intro topic, to show you're recovering. Please continue to let us know how you're doing. I hope you will add your story to our Recovery Success Stories eventually! Alto, thanks so much.....I will definitely add my story to recovery success in time. Can't thank you enough for all you do and for what it must take to keep this website going........you are an angel! Lots of love, joanne June, 1998 zoloft 50 mg. Had entered menopause, was irritable and anxiousSummer 2010, added welbutrin to zoloft, switched to effexor,did not work9/ 2010 zoloft 75 mg. 11/25/10 50 mg. 12/30 451/19/11 40.5 2/6 36.5 3/7 32.83/29 29.5 4/20 25 5/28 22.56/16 20.2 7/7 18.2 7/28 16.48/18 14.7 9/8 13.0 9/23 12.510/10 11.2 11/6 10.6 11/9 11.212/7 10.5 1/1/12 10 2/1 9.53/1 9 3/23 8.5 4/30 8 5/29 7.5 6/26 7 7/31 6.58/22 6 9/15 5.5 10/20 5 12/17 4.8 (switched to homemade liquid) 2/8/2013 zoloft free Link to comment
lotusflower Posted April 14, 2016 Author Share Posted April 14, 2016 Well I'm glad I didn't post my success story because I am considering going back on a small dose of zoloft. Long story short....my husband a bad fall off a ladder last week. Thankfully he didn't have any major injury.....but a glass window fell and broke on top of him....there was a lot of blood.....he is very uncomfortable but is healing. He is 73 years old and in great shape because he works out a lot....that probably saved his life. because of all the blood (emergency room doc said the head bleeds a lot) the event threw me into a wave. I have been crying, super sensitive, reacting to everything, exhaustion is back.....can't exercise like I was before this happened. Yes this was stressful but could have been so much worse...I can't seem to meet life without losing it over this type of stress. I am comsidering going back on a small dose of Zoloft....maybe10 mg., get stable and either stay on it or taper more slowly than last time . I am wondering if stopping at 4.2 mg. is the reason why I'm so reactive.....its been over 3 years since I stopped so i know this is a gamble but my nervous system is way over reactive to stress.....I was never this bad before Zoloft. It doesn't help that all my friends are on ssri meds and are practically insisting that I TAKE SOMETHING. Their feedback is that I need something because of the way they see me suffering. My husband who bears the brunt of my moodiness is the only person who does not want me to take these drugs, Reviewing what I wrote in my last post, it makes me wonder if I am bipolar. How can I go from feeling so great to feeling so bad? From having really good energy to tiring very easily? June, 1998 zoloft 50 mg. Had entered menopause, was irritable and anxiousSummer 2010, added welbutrin to zoloft, switched to effexor,did not work9/ 2010 zoloft 75 mg. 11/25/10 50 mg. 12/30 451/19/11 40.5 2/6 36.5 3/7 32.83/29 29.5 4/20 25 5/28 22.56/16 20.2 7/7 18.2 7/28 16.48/18 14.7 9/8 13.0 9/23 12.510/10 11.2 11/6 10.6 11/9 11.212/7 10.5 1/1/12 10 2/1 9.53/1 9 3/23 8.5 4/30 8 5/29 7.5 6/26 7 7/31 6.58/22 6 9/15 5.5 10/20 5 12/17 4.8 (switched to homemade liquid) 2/8/2013 zoloft free Link to comment
ladybug Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I'm so sorry that happened to your husband, Lotus. Glad to hear he is recovering! I have to agree with him. You can get through this WITHOUT drugs. And yes it doesn't help that all your medicated friends are giving you bad advice. If it were me I would tell them to shove it. I know this is very hard to believe but everything you are going through is normal! Bipolar? Nope, what you described is just the classic waves and windows pattern that we all experience. I know it's crazy but I am the SAME way and I am tapering incredibly slow and responsibly. Energetic and hopeful one day and suicidal and unable to get out bed the next. One thing I notice is that you assume if you do go back on the drug you will be better. How do you know that? It's more likely that you will feel the same or worse, but now your healing clock will be reset. You have come so far and have made it through so much stress and crappy life circumstances. You can do it again. Your are still healing and you will continue to improve, but I know the setbacks are hard. I believe in you so much. ((HUGS)) a.k.a JMarie Paxil since Mar.1998 2006-2007:40-20mg 2009: 20mg to 14mg 2010: 14mg to 10.5mg 2011: 10.5 to 7.6mg 2012: 7.5 to 6.8mg 2013: 6.7-6.3mg 2014: 6.2mg-5.8mg 2015: 5.7 to 5.15mg 2016: 5.1-4.6mg 1/19/17: 4.5mg 3/17/17: 4.4mg 6/15/17: 4.35mg 8/10/17: 4.3mg 1/29/18: 4.1mg 5/07/18: 4.0mg 7/31/18: 3.9mg Link to comment
Moderator brassmonkey Posted April 14, 2016 Moderator Share Posted April 14, 2016 Hi Joanne-- such a shock, I'm so glad he's okay. Boy do small head wounds bleed a lot, I know for a fact. I'm sorry to hear that this has set off a wave. That's all it is, a stress induced wave, and it will pass. He's alright so tragedy averted. Now you need to work on relaxing, pull out all your old techniques they'll help you through. Going back on a large dose of meds will probably cause a lot more trouble than it will help, so I would stay away from them. If you need to break out some chamomile tea or passion flower tea and give that a go. (((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))))) 20 years on Paxil starting at 20mg and working up to 40mg. Sept 2011 started 10% every 6 weeks taper (2.5% every week for 4 weeks then hold for 2 additional weeks), currently at 7.9mg. Oct 2011 CTed 15oz vodka a night, to only drinking 2 beers most nights, totally sober Feb 2013. Since I wrote this I have continued to decrease my dose by 10% every 6 weeks (2.5% every week for 4 weeks and then hold for an additional 2 weeks). I added in an extra 6 week hold when I hit 10mg to let things settle out even more. When I hit 3mgpw it became hard to split the drop into 4 parts so I switched to dropping 1mgpw (pill weight) every week for 3 weeks and then holding for another 3 weeks. The 3 + 3 schedule turned out to be too harsh so I cut back to dropping 1mgpw every 4 weeks which is working better. Final Dose 0.016mg. Current dose 0.000mg 04-15-2017 "It's also important not to become angry, no matter how difficult life is, because you can loose all hope if you can't laugh at yourself and at life in general." Stephen Hawking Link to comment
Babs Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 So sorry about your husband's accident, Joanne. Anyone would be upset and stressed about that. I don't think that makes you bipolar in any way. We all have ups and downs, and I think for a period after stopping SSRIs we are more sensitive to those ups and downs. You were "triggered" by this incident and have had a relapse of symptoms but I'm certain it will settle down and pass. I'd hate to see you lose all your healing time by taking meds again (and just ignore those well meaning friends who don't GET IT the way we do). You are amazing and have done so well in learning to manage your stress; this is just a setback. Are you using your tools? Doing your breathing trick? You've got this. ((HUGS)) Paxil 20mg 1994-2005Tried to quit twice, finally did it on my 3rd attempt in 2005. I went from 20mg to zero in about four months, believing at the time that it was a reasonable taper. It wasn't. I suffered mostly emotional symptoms: frequent episodes of "anxious depression" lasting for about 17 months before it got noticeably better. Link to comment
lotusflower Posted May 3, 2016 Author Share Posted May 3, 2016 Just want to update.....I don't know what I'd do without you guys..thanks so much Ladybug, Tom and Babs.....also Amyk for the p messages. I didn't reinstate but came very close. I asked the doc for a Zoloft prescription. Of course no questions asked. Then went and bought a pill cutter. That same day came home to a pm from Amyk. Amy is tapering Zoloft. We "met" over at PP.....I had been tapering Zoloft for quite sometime when she joined. I encouraged her when she joined and really tried to be a mentor and role model for tapering that wicked drug. She is a lot younger than me and I felt maternal with her. So when I came home with the pill cutter and saw that message, I just couldn't swallow the Zoloft. But I wanted to. I felt it would be a betrayal to both her and me. So I posted here. And then you three chimed in. To me, this is all God doing for me what I could not do for myself. Thank you all for helping me save me from myself. I don't post here a lot or on your threads but I am saying your names in prayer every day. You are every bit as important to me as any family member. Love you all❤️ Also want to add that Netflix just added a new documentary called Prescription Thugs. It is a must see!!!! June, 1998 zoloft 50 mg. Had entered menopause, was irritable and anxiousSummer 2010, added welbutrin to zoloft, switched to effexor,did not work9/ 2010 zoloft 75 mg. 11/25/10 50 mg. 12/30 451/19/11 40.5 2/6 36.5 3/7 32.83/29 29.5 4/20 25 5/28 22.56/16 20.2 7/7 18.2 7/28 16.48/18 14.7 9/8 13.0 9/23 12.510/10 11.2 11/6 10.6 11/9 11.212/7 10.5 1/1/12 10 2/1 9.53/1 9 3/23 8.5 4/30 8 5/29 7.5 6/26 7 7/31 6.58/22 6 9/15 5.5 10/20 5 12/17 4.8 (switched to homemade liquid) 2/8/2013 zoloft free Link to comment
AmyK Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Oh Joanne! I dont know what to say. <3 I am so proud of you not to reinstate. You have absolutely been a role model to me, and have been so kind to me from the beginning. I do want to see a drug free life for you, and myself, and others. I think it's possible! Many hugs to you, dear friend!! Current dose: 0! Free! Quit June 2017. 2017: Last dose zoloft: 17 June 0,00065 mg 18 May 0, 001 mg 14 May 0,002 mg 9 May 0,003 mg 28 April 0,006 mg 19 April 0,009 mg 8 April 0,013 mg 25 March 0,019 mg 22 March 0,039 mg 18 March 0,052 mg 16 March 0,079 mg 4 March 0,086 1 March 0,099 mg 22 February 0,11 mg 15 February 0,13 mg 6 February 0,145 mg 24 January 0,15 mg 19 January 0,19 mg 10 January 0,20 mg 3 January 2016: 0,98 to 0,22 mg; 2015: 2,35 to 1,01 mg; 2014: 4,9 to 2,5 mg; 2013: 9,1 to 5,1 mg; 2012: 15,7 to 9,7 mg; 2011: Started on 25 mg - then 50 mg- dropped to 25- to 12.5 mg - back to 25 mg - after 18.75 mg started tiny tapering to 16.6 mg Started on 25 mg Zoloft in March 2011 due to stressrelated tinnitus that gave me panicattacks. Had a terrible reaction to Zoloft from start, but was told to "hold on". After four months I was stuck. Therefore the long taper. Crazy, I know... Super sensitive to drops and have dropped by 4-6 % from the previous dose. Link to comment
Moderator brassmonkey Posted May 7, 2016 Moderator Share Posted May 7, 2016 (((((((((((((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))))))))) 20 years on Paxil starting at 20mg and working up to 40mg. Sept 2011 started 10% every 6 weeks taper (2.5% every week for 4 weeks then hold for 2 additional weeks), currently at 7.9mg. Oct 2011 CTed 15oz vodka a night, to only drinking 2 beers most nights, totally sober Feb 2013. Since I wrote this I have continued to decrease my dose by 10% every 6 weeks (2.5% every week for 4 weeks and then hold for an additional 2 weeks). I added in an extra 6 week hold when I hit 10mg to let things settle out even more. When I hit 3mgpw it became hard to split the drop into 4 parts so I switched to dropping 1mgpw (pill weight) every week for 3 weeks and then holding for another 3 weeks. The 3 + 3 schedule turned out to be too harsh so I cut back to dropping 1mgpw every 4 weeks which is working better. Final Dose 0.016mg. Current dose 0.000mg 04-15-2017 "It's also important not to become angry, no matter how difficult life is, because you can loose all hope if you can't laugh at yourself and at life in general." Stephen Hawking Link to comment
Babs Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Glad to hear you rode it out. How are you doing? Has it gotten any better? Paxil 20mg 1994-2005Tried to quit twice, finally did it on my 3rd attempt in 2005. I went from 20mg to zero in about four months, believing at the time that it was a reasonable taper. It wasn't. I suffered mostly emotional symptoms: frequent episodes of "anxious depression" lasting for about 17 months before it got noticeably better. Link to comment
nz11 Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Phew! i am so glad you rode it out too. Good for you. Thought for the day: Lets stand up, and let’s speak out , together. G Olsen We have until the 14th. Feb 2018. URGENT REQUEST Please consider submitting for the petition on Prescribed Drug Dependence and Withdrawal currently awaiting its third consideration at the Scottish Parliament. You don't even have to be from Scotland. By clicking on the link below you can read some of the previous submissions but be warned many of them are quite harrowing. http://www.parliament.scot/GettingInvolved/Petitions/PE01651 Please tell them about your problems taking and withdrawing from antidepressants and/or benzos. Send by email to petitions@parliament.scot and quote PE01651 in the subject heading. Keep to a maximum of 3 sides of A4 and you can't name for legal reasons any doctor you have consulted. Tell them if you wish to remain anonymous. We need the numbers to help convince the committee members we are not isolated cases. You have until mid February. Thank you Recovering paxil addict None of the published articles shed light on what ssri's ... actually do or what their hazards might be. Healy 2013. This is so true, with anything you get on these drugs, dependance, tapering, withdrawal symptoms, side effects, just silent. And if there is something mentioned then their is a serious disconnect between what is said and reality! "Every time I read of a multi-person shooting, I always presume that person had just started a SSRI or had just stopped." Dr Mosher. Me too! Over two decades later, the number of antidepressant prescriptions a year is slightly more than the number of people in the Western world. Most (nine out of 10) prescriptions are for patients who faced difficulties on stopping, equating to about a tenth of the population. These patients are often advised to continue treatment because their difficulties indicate they need ongoing treatment, just as a person with diabetes needs insulin. Healy 2015 I believe the ssri era will soon stand as one of the most shameful in the history of medicine. Healy 2015 Let people help people ... in a natural, kind, non-addictive (and non-big pharma) way. J Broadley 2017 Link to comment
ladybug Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 So happy that you changed your mind, Joanne. How serendipitous to get the message from Amy at that moment! You have come so far, I know you can continue to make it drug free and we will be here to support you the whole way. Love you right back! <3 a.k.a JMarie Paxil since Mar.1998 2006-2007:40-20mg 2009: 20mg to 14mg 2010: 14mg to 10.5mg 2011: 10.5 to 7.6mg 2012: 7.5 to 6.8mg 2013: 6.7-6.3mg 2014: 6.2mg-5.8mg 2015: 5.7 to 5.15mg 2016: 5.1-4.6mg 1/19/17: 4.5mg 3/17/17: 4.4mg 6/15/17: 4.35mg 8/10/17: 4.3mg 1/29/18: 4.1mg 5/07/18: 4.0mg 7/31/18: 3.9mg Link to comment
mustangwoman Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Lotusflower I did not realize you were here until I saw you on Tom's site today. I remember reading all of your posts on pp and have thought about you many times. You were an inspiration to me. I'm glad to see you on here. zoloft 2004-08 tapered too fast(2 weeks) Luvox 5/08 100 mg 07/10 40mg via small reductions, 08/10 39mg, 09/10 38mg, 10/10 37mg, 11/10 36mg,2/11 35mg, 5/11 34mg, 8/11 33mg, 11/11 32mg, 01/12 31mg, 03/12 30mg, 4/12 29mg, 5/12 28 mg, 8/12 27 mg, 11/12 26 mg, 1/13 25 mg, 3/13 24 mg, 4/13 23 mg,6/13 22 mg, 7/13 21 mg, 8/13 20mg, 10/13 19 mg, 11/13 18 mg, 12/13 17 mg, 1/14 16 mg, 3/14 13 mg, 9/14 10.9 mg, 1/15 10 mg, 3/15 9 mg, 5/15 8 mg. 11/15 7.12 mg. 4/16 5 mg, 6/16 4.5 mg, 9/16 4.2 mg, 1/17 3.48 mg, 2/17 3.2 mg, 4/17 2.2 mg, 5/17 2.0 mg, 6/17 1.74 mg, 7/17 1.58 mg, 9/17 1.27 mg, 11/17 1.0 mg, 1/18 0.79 mg Link to comment
lotusflower Posted July 9, 2023 Author Share Posted July 9, 2023 Haven't posted here for a long time because I'd successfully tapered zoloft, made it through a major move to another state, and covid. We moved in 2020 and adjusting has been very tough. I've made a couple friends here, both seniors like me. They are both taking ssri medicine...one is on zoloft the other paxil. They were surprised to hear that the only medicine I take is Synthroid for Hashimoto's. They said they feel so much better on their ssri and are doing great. Ive been influenced by that .....and have forgotten how bad my taper was. I want to add that I was just dx with OCD. My subtype is pure O which means that I don't act out any rituals like hand washing .....mine is unwanted thoughts so it's all about ruminating to the point that it interferes with life enjoyment. I recently started therapy though and that should help. But here is what I need support with.....I caved on Friday and reinstated zoloft at 12.5 mg. I took one on Friday Saturday and today. I suddenly came to my senses and realize that I made a mistake. Would appreciate any advice on how I can safely stop.....do I need to taper after only three days? I am exhausted, dizzy, anxious, very short fuse, major brain fog, miserable.....usual start up side effects I think. Can someone also talk sense to me. thank you! June, 1998 zoloft 50 mg. Had entered menopause, was irritable and anxiousSummer 2010, added welbutrin to zoloft, switched to effexor,did not work9/ 2010 zoloft 75 mg. 11/25/10 50 mg. 12/30 451/19/11 40.5 2/6 36.5 3/7 32.83/29 29.5 4/20 25 5/28 22.56/16 20.2 7/7 18.2 7/28 16.48/18 14.7 9/8 13.0 9/23 12.510/10 11.2 11/6 10.6 11/9 11.212/7 10.5 1/1/12 10 2/1 9.53/1 9 3/23 8.5 4/30 8 5/29 7.5 6/26 7 7/31 6.58/22 6 9/15 5.5 10/20 5 12/17 4.8 (switched to homemade liquid) 2/8/2013 zoloft free Link to comment
lotusflower Posted July 11, 2023 Author Share Posted July 11, 2023 Member 73 LocationRome, Italy Haven't posted here for a long time because I'd successfully tapered zoloft in 2013, made it through a major move to another state, and covid. We moved in 2020 and adjusting has been very tough. I've been experiencing a lot of anxiety. I've made a couple friends here, both seniors like me. They are both taking ssri medicine...one is on zoloft the other paxil. They were surprised to hear that the only medicine I take is Synthroid for Hashimoto's. They said they feel so much better on their ssri and are doing great. Ive been influenced by that .....and have forgotten how bad my taper was. Here is what I need support with.....I caved on Friday and reinstated zoloft at 12.5 mg. I took one on Friday Saturday and Sunday. Then I came to my senses and realized that I made a mistake. So I cut 12.5 in half and took roughly 6 mg on both Monday and today. Can someone advise if I can just stop cold turkey right now without further taper....since it's only been 5 days? I am exhausted, dizzy, anxious, very short fuse, major brain fog, miserable.....usual start up side effects I think. thank you! June, 1998 zoloft 50 mg. Had entered menopause, was irritable and anxiousSummer 2010, added welbutrin to zoloft, switched to effexor,did not work9/ 2010 zoloft 75 mg. 11/25/10 50 mg. 12/30 451/19/11 40.5 2/6 36.5 3/7 32.83/29 29.5 4/20 25 5/28 22.56/16 20.2 7/7 18.2 7/28 16.48/18 14.7 9/8 13.0 9/23 12.510/10 11.2 11/6 10.6 11/9 11.212/7 10.5 1/1/12 10 2/1 9.53/1 9 3/23 8.5 4/30 8 5/29 7.5 6/26 7 7/31 6.58/22 6 9/15 5.5 10/20 5 12/17 4.8 (switched to homemade liquid) 2/8/2013 zoloft free Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus getofflex Posted July 11, 2023 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted July 11, 2023 37 minutes ago, lotusflower said: Can someone advise if I can just stop cold turkey right now without further taper....since it's only been 5 days? Yes, you may stop cold turkey right now. In fact, if that were me, that is what I would do. Why get dependent on it, and go through another painful withdrawal? It sounds as though you are having an adverse reaction to it, which is not uncommon when we start, stop, and start psych meds again. So, it may take some time for your nervous system to sort itself out, and for the symptoms to resolve. Please be patient. Do let us know how you are doing. Please do not private message me. Only tag me for urgent questions about tapering and reinstating - thank you. ***Please note this is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a doctor who understands psych meds and how to withdraw from them, if you can find one. Lexapro Started Apr 15 2010 - 10 mg; started taper August 2017, recent taper info: Apr 2 '20 0.18 mg; Jul 16 0.17 mg, Aug 23 0.16 mg, Oct 7 0.15 mg, Nov 8 - 0.14, Jan 16 '21 - 0.13, Feb 7 - 0.12, Feb 22 - 0.11, Mar 26 - 0.10, May 21 - 0.09, June 15 - 0.08 Aug 16 - 0.07, Oct 6 - 0.06, Nov 21 0.05, Dec. 17 0.04, Jan 14 '22 0.03, Feb 19 0.02, Apr 18 0.01, May 15 0.005, Jul 8, 0.00. Psych Drug Free as of July 8, 2022!! Woohoo!!! other meds: Levothyroxine 75 mg magnesium in small amounts at 4 AM, before bed suppl AM: fish oil, flax oil, vit C, vit E, multivitamin, zinc suppl 8 PM: magnesium 350 mg, extended release vitamin C, melatonin 2 mg Paxil 2002 - 2010, switched to Lexapro 2010 Trazodone 50 mg. 2002 - 2019, fast tapered in 2019 Xanax 0.5 mg as needed 2002 - 2019, up to 3x weekly Link to comment
lotusflower Posted July 11, 2023 Author Share Posted July 11, 2023 thanks very much, getofflex! That helps very much. 1 June, 1998 zoloft 50 mg. Had entered menopause, was irritable and anxiousSummer 2010, added welbutrin to zoloft, switched to effexor,did not work9/ 2010 zoloft 75 mg. 11/25/10 50 mg. 12/30 451/19/11 40.5 2/6 36.5 3/7 32.83/29 29.5 4/20 25 5/28 22.56/16 20.2 7/7 18.2 7/28 16.48/18 14.7 9/8 13.0 9/23 12.510/10 11.2 11/6 10.6 11/9 11.212/7 10.5 1/1/12 10 2/1 9.53/1 9 3/23 8.5 4/30 8 5/29 7.5 6/26 7 7/31 6.58/22 6 9/15 5.5 10/20 5 12/17 4.8 (switched to homemade liquid) 2/8/2013 zoloft free Link to comment
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