I cut my dosage in half for two weeks and then stopped altogether. That was several months ago. I didn't go crazy.

No love
i was on zoloft and it worked wonders for me, sounds like your (shrink) shouldn,t comment on meds thats down to your physc doctor who is knowledgable.
Have a talk with him if your concerned.
I had noprob,s coming off mine whatsoever.
Im glad to hear your doing much better!
Hugs.

NO !! it cant make you go crazy only thing is when you stop taking it cold turkey? ( depending on you) you could end up with more Anxiety and withdraw symptoms as i learned the hard way some time ago

Thanks for the reply's eased me a bit so , if i want off this med do i have to cut back slowly ?

It really depends on your dosage. If you are taking anything over 100mg, you should step it down and take at least half of your dosage when you are "weaning" off of it. For example, if you are taking 150mg, you should step it down to 75, then maybe 25.

I was taking 50mg and due to the low dosage, once my script was done, I didn't need to get a refill of a lower dosage. Of course, I checked with my physician to ensure this was the right thing to do.

Don't take what we have to say on here as the right thing for you. Please talk to your doctor and he/she will tell you exactly what you need to do when you are stopping your Zoloft (Seretaline) prescription.

Best of luck...

yes! go slowly with antidepressants, neuroepilectics and benzos....you will be thanksful:) Give your brain time to adjust to the chemical change slowly.

Hi...yes, any time you're going to stop taking an antidepressant you should slowly wean off it. 5 years ago I was on Zoloft for about 8 months or so (50 mg) and when my Dr was ready to have me stop taking it, he had me cut my pills in half and take half a pill daily for I think 2-3 weeks and then half a pill every other day for a couple weeks before I could stop taking it completely. I had no bad side effects when I stopped taking it. I'm now on Zoloft again (100 mg) and my doctor said in probably about a year he'll have me wean off it again...at that time he'll go over with me how to do that.

You should always consult with your doctor if you're thinking of stopping a medication like Zoloft. He/She will tell you the correct way to do so.

Good luck! :-)

WHAT A TERRIBLE THING FOR A DOCTOR TO SAY TO A PATIENT. I WOULD CALL A PHARMACY THAT YOU TRUST AND ASK THEM THE BEST WAY TO GET OFF OF THE ZOLOFT SO YOU HAVE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS AS POSSIBLE. LET US KNOW HOW YOU ARE DOING.

I was taking the Zoloft I started with 25mg up to 100mg, I didn't like the numb feeling I got with it, Shrink started e on cymbalta last week and had me reduce the Zoloft from 75mg down to 25mg in about 5 days. Been off Zoloft for 3 days now and I don't think I'm any crazier then I was. LOL But the doctors don't like you to come off these meds to fast because of the chemical changes it causes.

I cut my zoloft in half from 100 mgms to 50 mgms.I did not have withdrawals however it did not take very long for me to have a severe anxiety breakdown.That feeling was one of the worst feeling I have ever felt.

My Doctor increased it to 200mgms for a few weeks until I recovered and dropped it down to 100 mgms .I have been great ever since.

lynne

Wow - "crazy" is a word that no responsible doctor (psych or otherwise) should have in their professional lexicon. You may want to look for another provider, honestly. But, if you are trying to ween off of Zoloft, it's something you want to do gradually - as with all SSRIs. Doing otherwise will not make you "crazy" but it may cause some unpleasant side effects that can be avoided if you go slowly.

Rolly, why do you want off the meds, you say you have been doing well for a while and this may be due to the meds cause i know you were really struggling a couple of months ago,

please do not reduce or come of your meds without guidance and advice from your doctor x