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Posted by BR on February 6, 2001, at 9:35:40
Hello. This is my third day without taking my daily Zoloft dosage. Before this I was taking 100 mg/day for a little over a year. When I started to decrease my dosage about a month ago, I first went down to 75 mg for a week or so, then 50 mg for a couple of weeks and finally 25 mg for the last couple of weeks. During these periods I did not sense any significant withdrawal symptoms. But when I woke up yesterday (my second day off) I felt these kinds of rushes in my head, like a tingling sensation, that kind of swept through my head. This just happened randomly through the day, and was of no bad nature, just annoying. Since I hadn't slept thoroughly the preceding night I thought that might be the reason. But when I woke up today, I had the same sensational feelings in my head, and they have continued through-out the day, now more frequently. I guess this has something to do with quitting the Zoloft's. If I try to move my eyes to the far sides, I also get this feeling in my head. Like a nervous tickling sensation inside my head rushing through. As I said earlier it's not really a bad feeling, more annoying, especially now that it's more frequent. It's controllable to some degree, but I have a feeling it will only get worse.
I wonder if those are common symptoms for stopping Zoloft? I naturally also wonder how long this will last, and if I should expect something more severe. This is probably very individual, but just to be prepared... And by the way, approximately how long, after the last pill, does it take for the Zoloft chemicals to be completely removed from your body?
Thanks for showing interest!
BR
Posted by PhoenixGirl on February 6, 2001, at 11:30:13
In reply to Withdrawing from Zoloft, posted by BR on February 6, 2001, at 9:35:40
Hi BR,
I recognize the symptoms you describe from withdrawing from Celexa. Celexa is an SSRI like Zoloft, and I believe that rushing feeling in the head is a common withdrawal effect from SSRIs. There is also what many people call a feeling of "electrical shocks" in the extremeties. I had that. Those feelings are disturbing, but they will go away once you've been off the Zoloft for awhile. I think it took a couple of weeks for me. Tapering off the Zoloft will make these effects milder than stopping it cold turkey. Take care.
> Hello. This is my third day without taking my daily Zoloft dosage. Before this I was taking 100 mg/day for a little over a year. When I started to decrease my dosage about a month ago, I first went down to 75 mg for a week or so, then 50 mg for a couple of weeks and finally 25 mg for the last couple of weeks. During these periods I did not sense any significant withdrawal symptoms. But when I woke up yesterday (my second day off) I felt these kinds of rushes in my head, like a tingling sensation, that kind of swept through my head. This just happened randomly through the day, and was of no bad nature, just annoying. Since I hadn't slept thoroughly the preceding night I thought that might be the reason. But when I woke up today, I had the same sensational feelings in my head, and they have continued through-out the day, now more frequently. I guess this has something to do with quitting the Zoloft's. If I try to move my eyes to the far sides, I also get this feeling in my head. Like a nervous tickling sensation inside my head rushing through. As I said earlier it's not really a bad feeling, more annoying, especially now that it's more frequent. It's controllable to some degree, but I have a feeling it will only get worse.
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> I wonder if those are common symptoms for stopping Zoloft? I naturally also wonder how long this will last, and if I should expect something more severe. This is probably very individual, but just to be prepared... And by the way, approximately how long, after the last pill, does it take for the Zoloft chemicals to be completely removed from your body?
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> Thanks for showing interest!
> BR
Posted by coral on February 6, 2001, at 14:45:12
In reply to Re: Withdrawing from Zoloft, posted by PhoenixGirl on February 6, 2001, at 11:30:13
For me, a too rapid withdrawal (and if the dosage is too heavy), of Zoloft, I get the sensation of crackling saran wrap in my head. It's not uncomfortable but startling. The first time it happened, I literally looked behind me to see who was crackling the saran wrap! I've found by becoming exquisitely sensitive to how my body responds and adjusting the Zoloft accordingly has helped tremendously. It's truly a question of the right dosage at the right time for me.
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