7th Zoloft Update - 5,7mg - Story 3
taper update
As expected, the double reductions I made now are giving me gastrointestinal discomfort (it seems serotonin also affects this; it happened to me before), along with more zaps, fatigue… physical discomfort, irritability, and a sensation like having a cold with nasal congestion, although it isn’t actually a cold. But, as is already known, there’s no choice but to endure it. I know I felt worse, but then better spells come, hoping it doesn’t escalate so I can remain functional…
Continuing my story for context:
Despite everything, taking three doses of Klonopin along with 100mg left me in a foggy, clouded state. I still couldn’t workm, my concentration was low, and I was overly relaxed. I spent a few months in that calm state, but stopping Klonopin was complicated. I would start feeling restless and anxious, and sometimes when I finally managed to relax, it was too much, I couldn’t even go to the bathroom because my heart rate would spike, which scared me even more.
Still, after several months, I managed to stop Klonopin with patience. I saw multiple psychologists who didn’t find anything “wrong” with me, just unexplained nervousness. They still ran cognitive-behavioral therapy sessions, where my behavior seemed normal, and eventually they stopped scheduling appointments, forcing me to change psychologists.
After almost two years, I shared my psychologist’s report with my psychiatrist, which stated that everything was fine. I suggested that it might be a good idea to taper off Zoloft. He agreed, and we reduced the dose to 50mg that day. Six months later, I finished the remaining pills in the box, splitting them in half. At the time, I didn’t realize that this might have been too fast, since the box didn’t have many pills left.
By the summer of 2023, I thought I was free from all of this, but, in fact, it was quite the opposite…
Sertraline/Zoloft:
▸1/2021>100mg, ▸11/22>50mg ▸6/23>25mg (Psychiatrist told me to take half the pills until I finished the box)
✘ Clean 3 Month till massive fall
▸9/23>100mg, ▸1/24>50mg, (I started tapering on my own, because the intention was to have me on 100mg for 5 years) ▸9/24>25mg, ▸7/25>12mg,(starting parabolic with tablet dissolution in water) ▸10/25>11,5mg, ▸11/25>10,3mg, ▸12/25>8,7mg, ▸1/26>8mg, ▸2/26>6,9mg ▸3/26>5,967mg ▸4/26>4,8mg ▸5/26>3,73mg