28th Zoloft Update - Feeling Poor

September 22, 2026··

Feeling poor. Been having bouts of insomnia and nausea. I went from sleeping 1-2 hours one night and then sleeping 7-8 hours another night to only sleeping consistently 4 hours per night for the past almost three nights. When I would sleep the 7-8 hours I would have a window day but since my body started only sleeping 4 hours, I’ve had only wave days. Please tell me this gets better with time.

Maria A.’s taper progress

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Zoloft —50 mg to 15 mg — 8 years with a cold turkey and reinstatement in between— was liquid micro tapering, crashed at 14.275 mg and now holding at 15 mg.

4 Replies

Ani4h ago

WelcomerZoloft · active

I am convinced you will get better. Every time I feel very bad I think it will be like that forever, but it isn't. I even write it down for myself because I forget. It gets better

Zoloft — current 2.8 mg — 6 years — actively tapering - tapered from 50 mg

Maria A.4h ago

LighthouseZoloft · active

Thank you Ani- this has been so incredibly hard. When did you feel like you turned a corner with your sleep after your updose? I think the lack of sleep is what is holding me back and makes all the other symptoms so much worse.

Zoloft —50 mg to 15 mg — 8 years with a cold turkey and reinstatement in between— was liquid micro tapering, crashed at 14.275 mg and now holding at 15 mg.

Ani3h ago

WelcomerZoloft · active

Good sleep is so important, not sleeping makes all the other things feel even more difficult. I think it took a few weeks, maybe two months to sleep properly, I struggled with waking up at night and early morning feeling panicked. It still happens occasionally but way less. But a good night here and there is already a good sign, with time it's more of the good nights, less of the bad ones

Zoloft — current 2.8 mg — 6 years — actively tapering - tapered from 50 mg

Maria A.3h ago

LighthouseZoloft · active

So I was having a good night followed by a bad night but lately I’ve had three 4-5 hour nights and feel absolutely miserable the next day. It’s almost like I’m hungover/poisoned. The problem I have is sleep onset but once I’m asleep, I can usually sleep through the night.

Zoloft —50 mg to 15 mg — 8 years with a cold turkey and reinstatement in between— was liquid micro tapering, crashed at 14.275 mg and now holding at 15 mg.

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