Hi, I'm Maria A.

Currently tapering liquid Zoloft at 14.275 mg from 50 mg. Have taken 8 years consistently with a cold turkey withdrawal 3 years ago and reinstatement after many months of suffering and attempted polypharmacy. Was stable on 50 mg after reinstatement and held for almost a year. I then started my taper 2 years ago, first going from 50 to 25 mg with minimal issues. I hit a wall when I got to around 22 mg and held for a couple of months. I then started my current liquid micro taper in January of this year mixing a 1 mL solution of Zoloft with 39 mL of water. I then remove .05 daily which has been very successful until recently. One week ago, I started a new Zoloft liquid bottle and have hit either some withdrawal symptoms or side effects (not quite sure). What happened initially was I mixed the old liquid with the new liquid and started having issues. I then ordered a whole new bottle thinking I had messed up the formulation but still having significant issues. I confirmed with the pharmacy that it was from the same manufacturer and there is no indication there has been a change in the formulation. Since then, I've had severe nausea, gastro-issues, body temperature issues, anxiety, sadness, and general malaise. Thank goodness I am still sleeping which is normally the first thing to go in withdrawal. After a conversation with Dr. Mark Horowitz we decided the best course of action is to hold the 14.275 until I feel better for a couple of weeks. Currently holding and having waves and windows but still generally feeling unwell. I can't tell if it's withdrawal or if its side effects from this batch being more potent. I also had significant nausea and side effects when I first started the Zoloft and this is somewhat reminiscent of that but also similar to withdrawal so I can't tell which one it is and why this happened right now when the taper was going well. Anyways happy to be here and join this community.