Posted by gilbert on June 21, 2001, at 18:32:35
In reply to Re: withdrawal symptoms coming off zoloft » Linda C, posted by KMC on June 20, 2001, at 22:43:25
Linda,
I have been on all of the ssris and have had to use xanax for start up effects and xanax for withdrawal. The only one without withdrawal was prozac....came of that farily easy. I have quit benzos easier than stopping ssris. But let the benzo tapering method be a guide for ssri users. Don't rush off the drug. taper down by 12.5mg per week. I have come off and on xanax over the last 2 years without any withdrawal symptoms by simply following some good advice from this board......Stop slowly so your system isn't shocked by a lack of seratonin. The rebound depression and anxiety from stopping quickly will make you feel like running for Betty Ford Clinic. I think we are beginning to realize that drug dependency has many forms and that those dirty little benzos are not the only drugs out there with rebound and withdrawal problems......So go sloooooow. Or get some xanax to help you through it but you may prefer to just go slow.
Gil
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