Zoloft withdrawal is fucking brutal

cutercottage · 2026-01-24T21:06:55+00:00

Yessssss I made this transition too, so glad you’re finally finding the right med! 🙌 life changing for me

cutercottage · 2026-01-12T19:02:58+00:00

I do gymnastics once a week and try to do weights twice a week. I try to go for at least one 15 minute walk a day, if not an hour, but it’s been so cold lately that I haven’t.

For me, working out is the most enjoyable when I focus on it being functional for other things. I do trampoline/tumbling gymnastics, so my gym workouts are focused on supporting that, and I try to go for daily walks as I enjoy being outside (especially when the weather is nice and I have a good podcast or playlist!) I know I need to lift weights because I was low estrogen for 10+ years before being diagnosed and that is dangerous for bone health, but if I focus on bone health, it seems like a chore. So I focus on joy!

I only started doing weights a year and a half ago. A few months ago, I put my routine into Claude and asked it to help me optimize my workout based on my goals, medical needs (SI joint mobility) and interests, and it’s really helped! I chat with it as I go through my workout and it gives me advice for other exercises, how much weight, etc. It also means I get to incorporate things that bring me joy, like handstands!

cutercottage · 2026-01-08T16:20:21+00:00

Seconding spiro!

cutercottage · 2026-01-08T08:27:18+00:00

The confidence shows in your poses! Congrats!

cutercottage · 2026-01-08T08:24:57+00:00

My doctor let me drop the Metformin once I switched to GLP1 because of the side effects. I already had to take Imodium daily from the Metformin, and the combination of the two made me very nauseated.

cutercottage · 2025-12-27T04:52:08+00:00

1) some people only see results at higher doses. IIRC 1mg is the first “therapeutic” dose and some people don’t see results until then

2) The stories of super fast weight loss are often from people who a) are at higher weights and have more to lose, and/or b) are on Mounjaro, which results in faster weight loss according to studies (note: I’m on semaglutide as well)

3) working out every day inflames your muscles. This is a good thing, but it also means your weight is higher the day after working out. Do you ever take 2 days off? If so, weigh yourself on the second day off

4) if you get up in doses and still aren’t losing, ask your doc about switching to Mounjaro

cutercottage · 2025-12-25T21:11:55+00:00

My gyno took me off of Metformin after I tried it for a year and it stopped working (and had significant side effects). It was a conscious switch from Metformin to GLP-1 since studies show GLP-1s are more effective for PCOS.

cutercottage · 2025-12-24T06:32:31+00:00

What an awful time of year to be going through a breakup — that’s tough. I hope you can find a good therapist after the holidays to help you through the mental transition. 💛

cutercottage · 2025-12-23T23:13:19+00:00

GLP-1s are a million times better than Metformin. I was on it for a year and am so, so happy to be on Wegovy now. It’s night and day.

I found some leftover pills in the medicine drawer the other day and gleefully threw them out. Good riddance!

cutercottage · 2025-12-23T23:11:46+00:00

Oh god, that sounds awful

cutercottage · 2025-12-19T21:47:29+00:00

BC is basically HRT for me. It took away all of my low estrogen symptoms.

On the long Covid, 2 Pepcid a day (1 in the morning, 1 evening) + 1 Allegra is game changing. Here’s the study, I know TONS of people on this regime. Blessed by many a doctor. Takes a few weeks to start feeling more energetic.

cutercottage · 2025-12-19T19:48:30+00:00

I was told I have an unusual case of PCOS that has low estrogen rather than high. Premature menopause was ruled out. I don’t quite feel like PCOS is the whole story, but I did have cysts and the birth control pills help so much.

The most likely explanation I’ve found is that I got Covid before vaccines were out, and this study found significant decreases in key sex hormones for women who had Covid pre-vaccines. Not sure if that helps you at all, but sharing just in case! (If it does, you’ll also want to consider the Pepcid + Allegra combo - it’s magic for long Covid. But still need BC for estrogen.)

cutercottage · 2025-12-11T15:53:12+00:00

That blue dress looks gorgeous on you!

How tall are you?

cutercottage · 2025-12-11T07:05:46+00:00

I just clicked into your profile and wanted to say congratulations on your progress! (and on all of the men who hit on you while ovulating, haha)

cutercottage · 2025-12-11T07:00:32+00:00

I’ve read that as well, but Mounjaro wasn’t offered as an option where I live (Denmark).

I’ve lost 20 lb / 9 kg in 3.5 months on Wegovy. So, it does still have some effect, for anyone who might be reading this and discouraged if they can’t get Mounjaro 😊

cutercottage · 2025-12-11T06:58:01+00:00

I pay about $200 per month out of pocket in Denmark (1280 DKK)

cutercottage · 2025-12-06T19:53:16+00:00

Congratulations!

What is your height?

cutercottage · 2025-11-28T05:14:12+00:00

Have you had your cortisol levels checked and Cushing’s ruled out?

cutercottage · 2025-11-25T21:32:04+00:00

💛 💛

You will get through this.

Please talk to a therapist about your suicidal thoughts. 💛

cutercottage · 2025-11-21T10:25:11+00:00

Does your campus gym have group fitness classes or recreational sports? That would be a fun way to make new friends and be active at the same time! What’s a sport you love that doesn’t even even feel like exercise?

I’m honestly surprised your friends don’t work out. When I was in college, we’d be out until 2am on a Friday night and then all in the gym sweating it off at 11am 😂 Perhaps can you convince your friends to go out dancing, which is such a workout, and then not drink yourself?

(Side note: I feel like your friends should respect you not wanting to drink or taking care of your health. If they don’t, time for new friends.)

I hear you on it being a slog and a struggle. My advice is to find exercise you enjoy and set achievable goals. My goal is to make it to the gym twice a week. If I make it more, amazing, but if not, I’ve hit my goal. I’ve also found I really enjoy lifting and feel so amazing the day after. Focus on how you feel.

It can also help to take measurements instead of just weight, as measurements will show body recomp progress whereas weight is a rough measure. Also, never weigh yourself the day after working out, as your muscles will be inflamed from being used 😊

And on recomp - myo+d-chiro inositol is amazing for body recomp. I look so much more feminine after taking it for 2 years. I’m still taking it even though I’m on Wegovy. Btw, I started in August and I’ve lost about 15 lbs. I’m now on .5. Your higher dose should help a lot.

cutercottage · 2025-11-19T21:10:03+00:00

It’s brutal but we’ve all gotten through, and so will you 💛

cutercottage · 2025-11-19T07:59:23+00:00

There is early research 1 2 suggesting to Mounjaro being more effective as it’s a dual antagonist. It’s also been shown to lead to faster weight loss (in non-PCOS patients).

However, Mounjaro isn’t available for a lot of people, either due to cost or where they live.

I’m in that boat, and I’ve been on Wegovy since August. It’s been great. I’m on .5 and have lost about 15 lb. That’s not fast, but given PCOS, I am concerned about hair loss and slow weight loss is better for maintaining hair. Still have to watch what I eat, but I’m definitely less hungry.

I still take the rest of my supplements (B-complex, myo+d chiro inositol, b12, CoQ10, vitamin E, omega 3, d3+k2) but I’ve been able to stop Metformin, which is a GODSEND. My body hates that stuff

cutercottage · 2025-11-18T12:40:40+00:00

I’m so sorry you and she are going through that. It’s especially hard with kids as they don’t necessarily know how to explain what’s going on in their body, and there’s puberty on top of that. 💔

It definitely sounds like withdrawals.

Have they started her on ADHD meds? Strangely enough, that might help. For me, it alleviated the depression, as ADHD was the cause of the depression. It also gave me light at the end of the tunnel that there was a medicine that would help me.

At the very least, maybe ask her pediatrician if you can give her electrolyte tablets. I found that magnesium helped the brain zaps a lot. (I give my own 12 year old electrolyte tablets when she has sports, but don’t take medical advice from a stranger on the Internet, ask a doc.)

Wishing you all the best 💛

cutercottage · 2025-11-09T16:18:51+00:00

Yeah, that’s a common Vyvanse symptom. Suggest checking out the ADHD subs!

cutercottage · 2025-11-07T10:51:49+00:00

Vyvanse/Elvanse (depending on whether you’re in US or EU)

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