Hi, I'm AidanBA

Hi @AidanBA, welcome! Happy to have you here. We have quite a few Canadian members. 🇨🇦 What sort of symptoms are you dealing with? We'll be happy to give you some coping tips and suggestions. Catina 🩷

Hello! Here’s a rough explanation:

• originally went on Zoloft in 2019 for PPA and after the death of my dad
• was having horrible intrusive thoughts
• went off while pregnant with third child. No real symptoms other than bouts of extreme energy. Tapered from 100 to 0 over a month or two.
• went back on 3 months pp, rel struggles and pp were reasons
• upped dose to 100mg in Jan 24 when daughter was having own mental health crisis
• from about Sept 2025 to June 2026, felt much better and ready to taper
• dropped 25 mg per month between June and August. Currently holding at 25mg since mid August.
• biggest things I’ve noticed are waking frequently at nighttime (wasn’t an issue for me pre Zoloft)
• a ton of energy in the morning (but some heart racing with it)
• pangs of anxiety / feelings of guilt (most strategies can get me out of that quick)
• emotional responses are fast, especially with irritability - feel snappy. This is the symptom that is most like my original baseline pre Zoloft.
• importantly, I have had NO issues with intrusive thoughts, which was the original reason for going on Zoloft

I feel like I’m managing pretty well, especially with the increased awareness that this is likely SSRI related. But since my main issue is anxiety, I do worry that this is the return of my original condition. I don’t want to be on Zoloft anymore but I also don’t want to feel like this constantly moving forward. I am a psychotherapist and have lots of resources and support to get through it. I recently started supplements. know I am hella strong. But what I’ve been reading is that tapering effects are usually experienced closer to when you actually make the dosage change. I didn’t feel any of these symptoms until about a month into being on 25mg. I’m also aware that when I first dropped I was on vacation and the symptoms got worse when everyone went back to school and work. Would love to hear people’s experiences and whether this sounds like it’s taper related or I possibly need to talk to my doctor about adjusting the process. Thank you!