you have to go off of zoloft slowly....really slowly, and you should only do it under a doctors care.....

however if your going to finish this yourself then do it really slow and know that there are going to be some rough days

why did you decided to go off of it??

I was on 200mg of Zoloft for 2 years and weaned down to 100mg over a three month period. DId not really have any problems as I was taking 1,5 mg of klonopin to cut the edge. Found the 100mg is just not cutting it for me and may have to change medications. Bottom line just go slow and have a benzo to cut the edge.

you should never go off any med with out talking to your doctor first i should know when i tried this i wound up with a case of mudslide in my brain this in its self could kill a person

You are making a mistake going off Zoloft on your own.

No wonder you are not feeling good. Not being on a med when you should be can cause intense emotional crashes. You should resume your Zoloft, . full dose starting tomorrow.

If you want to mess with your meds, talk to your doctor first.

I tried to do the same thing with Effexor last year... bad idea. I went to the doctor and she talked to me about it, and I realized that I needed to stay on it. But, if you do feel strongly about getting off the meds, your doctor should support you, even if he/she has a different opinion. When I did successfully go off of meds this summer/fall, it was a three month process of slowly tapering, very, very slow at the end.

I know...I deserve to be told off...im stupid.. but i know if i go to dr they wont support me and ill be on my own anyway.

reason for stopping Zoloft is mainly the weight gain...am putting on so much weight and that is making me more depressed, changing meds is not an option as ive been through it all before years ago and it messed me up so bad...that was when i started self injury.
I have plenty of people to support me emotional if I go off meds...I just need to learn to ask for their help... for now I have the internet and this group... so sorry for going on like this...i have to do something.
Thanks for your replies...I will try to make a dr appointment for next week....using the phone is VERY hard for me.

I totally understand (about the phone thing... about lots of things, actually!). I don't think you're being told off as much as we're concerned and know that you don't have to be in so much pain. I also know the dread of going to the doctor when you know that you haven't been following doctor's orders very well. But, they're used to it, better to be honest and get the treatment you need. Good luck!

.....and I dont want to be on meds for the rest of my life. The last 3 years have been great and am hoping it will stay almost the same off meds...but knowing me it wont

I have a lot of the same frustrations, especially with weight gain on meds. I also don't want to be on meds forever, but there are times (like right now) where I couldn't exist without them. I believe that if I can get through these next few months, I'm going to try to get off of them again. When I was off meds this fall (for about three months) I used daily exercise which really helped, but I had to do it every single day. Unfortunately, my sciatica was making the exercise too painful. But, while I was doing it, it really did help.

I don't blame you for wanting to get off of them. I went from Zoloft (2 yrs) to effexor, and then off the effexor 3 months later. With my doctor's guidance, I had a really hard time. I had "brain sparks". No better way to describe them. It was just awful. I hope you can find a way to get to a doctor to help you with this.

I believe the only meds that you CANT go cold turkey off of are anti-psychotics like lithium. otherwise like wandering vet said. this probably how youre going to feel without the medication...

You really should talk to your doctor about going off and what is the best way.
Not sure why you are going off?
I'm being taken off Effexor very quickly as per doctors orders to start prozac and it is making me feel terrible. I have to decrease 75mg every 4 days. It is not fun at all. But as soon as I'm done I have to start my Prozac right away.

cold turkey from zoloft is piece of cake....:-)

Please resume your meds until you see the doc. If you do not resume you may not make it to the appointment. I understand that you do not want to be on pills all your life. Maybe you could work on accepting your illness.
I also have what I call phoneaphobia. Its just awful.
A friend did the same thing. Went off meds without consulting her doctor. She gained weight and blamed the meds. Well that is a side effect, but not so much with the one she was on. After about eight months, and no weight loss, she finally admitted that maybe the drug had not been the primary cause of her weight gain. She agreed to resume.
As far as your weight goes, would you rather be alive and fat or thin but dead.
I went off zoloft cold turkey when I couldn't get my prescription filled. There isn't too much of a problem after the first day or so..
unless you consider crashing depression to be a problem.
Please don't give up on your goal of treating your depression.

I went off my meds on my own and became almost suicidal.The Dr. really got on to me,saying it was dangerous to go off it cold turkey.I would reconsider this.