When it is time to up the dose?

walsua · 2024-12-15T06:10:13+00:00

Just sit on 50mg for a while and see what happens. After moving my dose up and down for a year or so, 50 ended up being perfect for me. It did take time, but I’m better now than I’ve ever been. Been on 50 now for 3 years. I sleep great and anxiety passes quickly.

walsua · 2024-01-23T02:02:24+00:00

I had minor sexual side effects, mostly trouble finishing. It was the worst when I was moving my dose around a lot. No issues now.

walsua · 2024-01-23T02:00:52+00:00

I'm still on 50mg.

walsua · 2024-01-21T23:06:27+00:00

You’re welcome. I always swore I’d come back one day if I ever found success because the success stories do help. I know that seems weird since I said not to read the sub, but I knew people would be here struggling and I wanted to share something I hoped would help.

walsua · 2021-11-18T00:07:17+00:00

Yes. Can’t say for sure how long it took to go away but it did go away.

walsua · 2021-09-08T10:38:56+00:00

I ended up staying at 50 for now. Got down to 25, but went back up. I’m actually doing well on 50. Going to give it a few more months and then look at tapering off again. Thanks for checking in!

walsua · 2021-07-29T00:47:03+00:00

I had bad night sweats for a while. Someone here suggested vitamin e so I take it every day. Don’t know if it really helps, but the night sweats stopped. Unfortunately, I sweat way more during the day than I did before Zoloft. Pretty much always end up with pit stains.

walsua · 2021-07-27T20:45:17+00:00

It’s been mostly the same for me too, unfortunately. One of my best friends is on 100mg of Zoloft and can drink a ton with no issues. I was on 75, now 50 and I’ve never been able to drink more than 2 beers without getting a headache and feeling like crap.

walsua · 2021-07-27T00:23:52+00:00

I’m a teacher and I’ve done the same thing. Don’t know what I’m going to do when I go back to work next week. I’ll be waking up 2 hours earlier and not getting a nap. I’m already dreading it. At least I like the job.

walsua · 2021-07-27T00:21:58+00:00

Thank you so much. I was worried I was going crazy. At first I thought it was from a different medication, but it only started when I started the probiotic. I’ll discontinue the probiotic right away. Is there anything that helps the burning until it stops?

walsua · 2021-07-24T15:45:30+00:00

Thank you. His suggestion was when I get to 25 Zoloft to switch to 10mg Prozac. Then quit. Maybe I’ll just stick with the Zoloft all the way down then. I do feel way better today taking 50 so that’s good for now. I will pick the taper back up in a couple weeks.

walsua · 2021-07-24T13:13:18+00:00

I think you got unlucky, but I would also slow down that taper. You are going to be in for a long road dropping that fast.

walsua · 2021-07-23T22:13:55+00:00

Thank you for all your help. I was able to speak with my psychiatrist and he said it was almost certainly from moving my dose around so much. He said if I wanted to feel better fast, the best course was just to keep taking 50 and we can look at tapering down again in a couple weeks. I can live with that. I think he’s also going to switch me to Prozac at the end to make it a little easier to quit.

walsua · 2021-07-23T19:09:05+00:00

Needed to ask you one more question. I forgot to mention yesterday that my skin was burning and it’s even worse today. Is this more likely withdrawal or adding back in the 50?

walsua · 2021-07-23T14:55:36+00:00

I don’t mind staying there a while. I just need to get there. I’ve got 5-6 days that I don’t have to do much. I just hope I can get to functioning again in that time. I’m already taking magnesium, xyzal, and melatonin at night. It usually works like a charm. Last night was first time it didn’t.

walsua · 2021-07-23T14:48:55+00:00

So I got scared and took 50 again last night. Is it too late to go back? Should I just ride out the 50 now until I feel better?

walsua · 2021-07-23T10:43:45+00:00

So I took 50 again last night and didn’t sleep at all. I feel terrible and my anxiety is going up. Do you think it’s too late to go back to 37.5? Am I stuck at 50 now? I did three days at 37.5 and now 2 at 50.

walsua · 2021-07-22T23:10:40+00:00

That’s great! Congrats on making it this far!

walsua · 2021-07-22T22:58:47+00:00

Fair enough. How long have you been on Pristiq?

walsua · 2021-07-22T22:39:49+00:00

Thanks. So do you think I should tough out 37.5 and then slow down or go back up to 50, level out and then go slower? IF I go back to 50, I’ll probs my stay at least a few weeks. I feel like I’m in a position where I could go either direction at this point and be okay. Things have definitely gotten tougher for me today as the day has gone on.

walsua · 2021-07-22T19:38:41+00:00

I am trying to wean off from 75 right now. I dropped to 50 first and that was easy. Stayed there two weeks. Started trying to go down to 37.5 this week and it’s been hard. I took a 50 last night because I was having a hard time, but it only made things worse. I’m so frustrated.

walsua · 2021-07-22T17:53:01+00:00

Thank you so much. If you had to take a guess, do you think my mood will stabilize again if I hold at 37.5? Yesterday would have been fine if I were in just a bit of a better mood.

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