One of the things with zoloft is if you keep a daily journal with it from the beginning, you have an idea of what might happen when you wean off it.

For me, I had to make sure I stayed hydrated and be diligent about keeping the breathing tips near me (I kept a tiny index card in pocket).

The changes in anxiety awareness means you are able to do more with your anxiety actively - excellent work!

Here's to your experience being one you are able to manage and find your better balance.

I was on 50mg for about 6 weeks and prior to that 25 mg on and off for about 6 months. I tapered off slightly of the 50 mg dose (a few days on, a few days off and then extended the in-between period) but when I actually made the cut wihin a week I found myself much more easily triggered stress-wise. I found that my biggest challenges are in my ability to trust my intuition, because I notice every social nuance/detail of a social interaction. Of course I can tell myself that when I'm on meds all of these details bounce off me, but the deeper question is (when I'm NOT on meds) "Why am I concerned about this in the first place?" So I have to be my own therapist. I also struggle with depression more when I'm off Zoloft, as well as physical balance; I find that it's a little off since I've gone off. It probably messed with some neurons related to balance. If Zoloft had no side-effects I would happily take it indefinitely,

i don't know about zoloft, but i've been managing my anxiety/ptsd holistically since 2k and, with or without the meds, making those connections between why i am anxious and the anxiety attack at hand remains difficult at times. sometimes i figure it out as i am plying therapy tools to the symptoms. other times it remains a mystery and obsessing over why only stirs up allot of extra symptoms. it's best to just let the mystery be.

Weaning off Zoloft, after being on it for that long, should be done under a psychiatrist's supervision. Do not wean off it on your own. That will cause all kinds of unpleasant side effects. You probably will feel worse for awhile.

Can I ask why you want to go off it? What I think will happen, is your anxiety will come back.

Are they switching you to a different kind of medication?

My concern is that being on medication, we think that we're "doing okay now" and don't "need" the medication anymore. But going off it, without switching to a different medication, will most likely cause all the previous anxiety to come flooding back.

All questions that you need to ask your psychiatrist.

What GirlinCalif said.

I am coming off see if I can use the tools I have learned to deal with anxiety. If my doctor, therapist and I feel I need to go back on it I will.

There are also side effects that annoy me.

Keep track of what happens. When the side effects are annoying, often weaning off helps, and your natural ability to work with your anxiety to a better balance happens.

Best wishes.