Hi, I'm Amy T

October 14, 2026

Hey all.... I have had a shit show of an experience over the past 3 months. Med shifts and CT with effexor to on 25 mg Zoloft to a bump to 50mg 2 weeks later then back down to 25mg after only a couple days at 50mg. Then down to 12.5 a week later....along with 10-20 mg hydroxizine...they tried 2 nights of seraquil....I am so hypersensitive to meds and that was horrendous. Introduced buspar....I feel like I am literally dying from nervous system injury I can't function. Holding 12.5 Zoloft for now with buspar and hydroxizine when needed ....I have no hope I will feel better and the withdrawal symptoms will go away. ....need some support from people who have been here.

Zoloft — 12.5 — 45 days — holding | BuSpar — 5mg — Take when needed — planning taper | Vistaril / Atarax — 10mg — On and off when needed — holding | without clinician

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Gigi‎15h ago

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Hey @Amy T , I am so sorry you are going through this. From what I've learned here, what feels like hypersensitivity is often just a normal reaction to nervous system whiplash. Stopping Effexor suddenly and bouncing Zoloft doses up and down is enough to overwhelm most people's brains. Holding your current dose to stabilize sounds like a really great instinct! I had two terrifying tapering attempts myself following standard advice (like skipping days) before finding this community. You might find these helpful: https://taper.community/resources/blog/effexor-withdrawal-timeline https://taper.community/resources/blog/zoloft-withdrawal-symptoms-and-timeline You are not alone, and others have gotten through this. Better yet: they gathered to show the rest of us how to get there safely, too (--> keyword "hyperbolic tapering"). So feel free to share the tapering advice you got and when you CT Effexor, and ask as many questions as you have. Hang in there; it's hard, and it takes time, but you will feel better once your nervous system gets a break. 🫂

Withdrawal is not a preview of who you are without the drug.
Zoloft — 10 years, 50 mg — currently 21.5 mg — actively tapering

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