[misfit77]

Hello,

I have gone off SSRIs and SNRIs and switched from one to another in the past. Though it's never easy for me this time as been the worst.

I was taking 100mg of Zoloft daily. I started a slow taper in May...I went from 100mg to 75mg to 50mg without many problems. But man going from 50mg to 25 was hell. Because the discontinuation has been so bad my psychiatrist switched me to Prozac...I'm on day 2 of no Zoloft (25mg) and day 5 of 10mg of Prozac. It's my understanding they are around the same dose.

So why the f@&$ do I feel like this!! I am so bloody dizzy, my head is killing me, I am so agitated. My blood sugar seems all screwed up-I feel weak and shaky. I'm so sick of this!!! I'm so sick of stupid SSRIs! I've been on them half my damn life. I just want this crap out of my system but it just lingers and lingers. I'm sick of feeling numb and sluggish...of having my blood sugar plummet...of gaining weight and not being have an orgasim and making my husband feel inadequate because of it. I've learned Dialectic Behavioul therapy and am trying so hard to use the skills and move on with my life without SSRIs but holy f@&) it's hard! I just want to get over this and move on with my life.
Misfit

[kaliope]

i am sorry you are having to struggle like this. the med merrygoround sucks so bad. i hope you start to feel better soon. take care.

[misfit77]

Thanks Kaliope. I appreciate your response :-)

[vital]

Originally Posted by misfit77

Hello,

I have gone off SSRIs and SNRIs and switched from one to another in the past. Though it's never easy for me this time as been the worst.

I was taking 100mg of Zoloft daily. I started a slow taper in May...I went from 100mg to 75mg to 50mg without many problems. But man going from 50mg to 25 was hell. Because the discontinuation has been so bad my psychiatrist switched me to Prozac...I'm on day 2 of no Zoloft (25mg) and day 5 of 10mg of Prozac. It's my understanding they are around the same dose.

So why the f@&$ do I feel like this!! I am so bloody dizzy, my head is killing me, I am so agitated. My blood sugar seems all screwed up-I feel weak and shaky. I'm so sick of this!!! I'm so sick of stupid SSRIs! I've been on them half my damn life. I just want this crap out of my system but it just lingers and lingers. I'm sick of feeling numb and sluggish...of having my blood sugar plummet...of gaining weight and not being have an orgasim and making my husband feel inadequate because of it. I've learned Dialectic Behavioul therapy and am trying so hard to use the skills and move on with my life without SSRIs but holy f@&) it's hard! I just want to get over this and move on with my life.
Misfit

Hi misfit77,

I never had serious withdrawals myself, but I do know of this collection of resources:

Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal - Mad In America

I'm guessing that besides DBT, anything that you can do to support and improve your general health will help.

- vital