Jacqueline1975 ...tapering off zoloft, wondering if anyone uses the 5htp or any other natural sources to help the process

[Jacqueline1975]

Zoloft,5htp, progesterone, herbal supplements, dizziness, palpitations, tingling lips

[bubble]

Hello Jacqueline and welcome to SA.

 

I am glad you have found this forum and I believe we will be able to help you with your questions on your journey to come off medication.safely

 

In order to do that, we will need more information.

 

What we found most helpful to deal with withdrawal (and those symptoms you mention are withdrawal symptoms) is reinstatement of the certain amount of the drug and then tapering it very slowly, more slowly than we ever imagined. You might be disappointed to find out that no remedies or supplements can prevent the symptoms but a lot of them can actually make them worse.

 

I'm not saying this to scare you. This has just been our experience after many failed and painful attempts to come off of these medications.

 

It would be very helpful to put your medication history in your signature as described here: http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/893-please-put-your-withdrawal-history-in-your-signature/

 

Our individual experiences of coming off depend on how many drugs we have been on, for how long, how many times we changed them, especially abruptly and so on. 

 

In you situation at the moment, the most important things would be how many mgs of Zoloft you were taking, for how long, how and when did you stop.

 

If you have time it would be very good to read the information on the following links. A lot of us in your situation recognised our experiences in those descriptions and were able to understand what we were going through. http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/603-what-is-withdrawal-syndrome/

 

http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/3079-about-reinstating-and-stabilizing-to-stop-withdrawal-symptoms/

 

You will find a lot of friendly support here.

 

best,

 

bubble

[Petunia]

Welcome Jacqueline,

Thank you for filling out your signature.  When you stopped taking Zoloft for 8 months 5 years ago, did you taper?  Why did you start taking it again? Is you therapist aware that you are tapering off Zoloft?  Congratulations on successfully quitting smoking, that's a major achievement.

 

This time, did you cut your dosage of Zoloft in half, from 100mg down to 50mg in one move, 2 weeks ago?  If so, this is too fast and you are risking some very uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms.

 

We recommend tapering by 10% every 4 weeks, this reduces the risk of having your life disrupted by withdrawal symptoms.  This may be the reason you are already feeling some symptoms.  Please carefully read through our topic on how to safely taper off Zoloft here:

 

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

 

As Bubble wrote, you will find a lot of help and support here, the more information you share about your symptoms, situation and goals, the more support we will be able to provide.

 

Petu.