Posted by daizy on February 16, 2003, at 14:15:38
In reply to Reaction to missed doses, posted by Owen on February 16, 2003, at 14:02:31
> Hi everyone,
>
> I thought depression was finally behind me. I haven't had any significant mood problems for the last few months and my Zoloft dose is down to 50mg. I was thinking of gradually getting off the medication and declaring victory.
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> This weekend I got stuck without my medication. Within 48 hours everything came back. The first signs were delusions of being able to single-handedly revolutionize psychiatric medicine. The next day everything felt too difficult to handle, negative thoughts racing, feelings of hopelessness. The whole fireworks show.
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> Then I took a pill, napped for two hours and my mind was crystal clear again.
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> If someone else had told me this story I know I would be a bit incredulous. Can it really work so quickly? When I first started it took weeks to get the first results. Has anyone here experienced anything similar?
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> BTW, I have recently been diagnosed with ADD which seems to account for most of the remaining problems that didn't quite fit the 'depression' label. With a correct diagnosis at last, things are starting to look really bright (in spite of the latest hiccup).
>Could it be that you arent supposed to just stop your meds straight away? It could just be a withdrawal effect, this happens when you stop straight away. If you are thinking of coming off the meds, you should reduse your dose slowly, to minimise these effects, they are normal when discontinuing and should go away gradually.
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