I have been taking Zoloft for a little over a year now, but I am slowly trying to ween off of it because I am trying to become pregnant. My doctor says weening is not necessary with this particular med but to do so if I feel comfortable. I would have to disagree. I have had dizzy and fatigue spells since I have been dropping my doses. It is kind of a feeling that I cant really describe. Has anyone heard of any weird side affects as a result of comming off of the drug? If so, please share!!
2006-10-17 19:10:38 · 7 answers · asked by SareBare 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
I was on zoloft for about 10 years at 200 mg per day. It was necessary to wean. You can have unpleasant side effects while weaning. I worry that your Dr. has told you different. It isn't sound advice. Listen to your body. If you are feeling bad, then level off your dose until you feel better. When you feel better you can start weaning again. I will say that while I was weaning off Zoloft I was also starting Wellbutrin which helped me to not have side effects. Zoloft is a Class C drug which means it hasn't been adequately studied in pregnancy. I can tell you that I work at a hospital with high risk pregnancies and after about week 20, our dr.'s give many drugs they wouldn't give in early pregnancy when the baby is still forming. At any rate, continue what you are doing. It sounds reasonable to me.
2006-10-17 19:26:28 · answer #1 · answered by bamm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I stopped I had no side effects, but I had a low dose anyways. Also, there is some evidence that the drug peaks its effects 3 days after you start taking it, and slowly decreases its effect over time. What is going on with you I am not sure, maybe you are pregnant now! Maybe the stress of becoming pregnant has worn you down. Could be lots of things....not just the drug.
2006-10-17 19:21:25 · answer #2 · answered by Bobbi S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I took it for a while and I weened off in a few weeks. just take half the dose for a week, then stop. I did, and didn't really have side affects. They lasted maybe a few days. It shouldnt cause you anything serious to just stop cold turkey
2006-10-17 19:13:26 · answer #3 · answered by hwall 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I stopped immediately and noticed nothing along the way of side effects. It could be your mind playing tricks on you, or it could be unrelated. Either way, whether you have some side effects or not, it is SAFE to come off it all at once, or by tapering off. If you are weening off to avoid side effects, and are having them anyway, it might be better just to stop all at once. Then you can have about 24 hours of side effects and be done with it.
2006-10-17 19:15:44 · answer #4 · answered by Serving Jesus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any drug like that---you need to have the doctor prescribe the doses for "weening off". If you ween off on your on this is synonymous with self medicating.
Please ignore my answer if your weening off dosage is doctor prescribed.
2006-10-17 19:19:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, most if not all anti-depressents and other medications cause a drug withdrawl when you take yourself off of them, I can totally feel where your coming from.
Coming off Zoloft isnt fun, but trust me Paxil and Effexor are 5x worse, you just have to work through it, it sometimes can take up to a week for the nausua and headache's and that weird feeling in your head and body that neither you or I can explain, basicly it sucks, but just give it time.
Good Luck.
Chris
2006-10-17 19:14:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i take paxil cr and its basically the same med its treated for the same things but you cant come off of it but tis safe to have achild while on it your getting those symptoms becouse your body needs it try changing to a diff depresant good luck
2006-10-17 19:13:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋