Anxiety Support Group

Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...

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oohum02 09/08/2008

I want to get off my Zoloft and live anxiety free- I know you're all laughing thinking, that's what we all want!!! I'm looking for positive stories about how you may have given up taking meds and learned different coping methods. I hate being tied to the meds and right now, I'm not so sure they're helping anyway! Thanks!

deleted_user 09/08/2008

I've went off zoloft a few times and was fine. Everyone is different. You may have to go back on it for a short time and back off again when certain situations arise. My gyno goes on and off, and some people have to stay on it for a life time. If you have learned some good coping skills and you're ready to come off do it gradually, been there cold turkey and you can have some side effects, or you may be lucky and have none. Good Luck...

deleted_user 09/08/2008

for one,,,
iam not laughing!
iam in agreement!
iam on zoloft too,and iam debating about uping my dosage..or stoping it altogether..
iam coming off xanax right now, and thats not as easy as i thought!
anyway, iam like you, dont want to be on this forever!
theres got to be a better way!
bren

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