Another update - having anxiety :(

Ok, so I was feeling fine and so productive on day 5 of no Zoloft. Omg out of nowhere, I got wicked stressed out and had depersonalization, difficulty focusing, a crazy wave of anxiety. I never had this before stupid Zoloft. How long til this horrible crap is out of my system??? It’s miserable

[JAYnLA]

I haven't tapered off yet - but I did have to decrease recently and it caused some disruptions. Just keep telling yourself "this is a chemical adjustment. It is not dangerous."

[Hidden in reply to JAYnLA]

Thank you!!!

[Hidden in reply to JAYnLA]

What types of side effects did you get when decreasing? Are you feeling ok now?

[JAYnLA in reply to Hidden]

I was dizzier than usual, more often, and actually a bit depressed (which is odd for me - depression is secondary to my anxiety).

[Hidden in reply to JAYnLA]

Yup... it stinks! Depression is pretty foreign to me, too. It’ll pass ❤️

[Agora1]

Unicorn, JAYnLA is correct in that this is a chemical adjustment.

Now that your brain is no longer getting it's fix from Zoloft, it needs

to find it's own way of producing the chemical naturally. The symptoms

will become less and less. Know that this isn't dangerous as well as the

fact that you are going in the right direction. It's going to be okay. xx

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You’re right. Thank you sooooo much 💕

[teemo1]

Also important, whatever you are feeling, allow yourself to feel it. Struggling with it, trying to make the feeling go away, just puts fuel on the fire. Relax and float and accept whatever you are feeling. This trains your mind to stop reacting to anxious feelings with more fear. It's a gradual process but it's the road to complete recovery.

[Hidden in reply to teemo1]

You’re right.. I got so much better at floating throughout this, so I’m trying to repeat it today. You’re amazing. Thanks so much for your posts and your link ❤️

[teemo1]

This site member has done a lot of very useful posts on acceptance therapy, which you do by yourself and can be your key to no more medications:

healthunlocked.com/user/beevee