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UPDATE ZOLOFT DETOXING

By JENNIFER TURNER Wednesday, October 22, 2008

HELLO EVERYONE, I THINK I WROTE IN MY LAST POST THAT I WAS STOPPING ZOLOFT,,,,O.K....11 DAYS OF WANTING TO RIP THINGS APART AND BEING SO FILLED WITH ANGER AND RAGE, I TOOK A ZOLOFT THIS MORNING. I DID EXACTLY THE WAY MY DR. TOLD ME, BUT, IT DID NOT WORK FOR ME. I HAVE BEEN TO THE POINT OF STAYING IN MY ROOM AND JUST STARING AT THE TV, NOT EVEN WATCHING IT. I HAVE NO MEDICAL INSURANCE SO I GO TO A CLINIC FOR MY HEALTH PROBLEMS AND GET MY MEDS. THERE. I LIKE THE DR. BUT HE IS SO BUSY, SINCE HE IS THE ONLY DR. THERE THAT I HAVE NOT HAD THE TIME TO REALLY TALK TO HIM ABOUT MY DEPRESSION. I FEEL HOPELESS, SAD, I,M CRYING AS I TYPE THIS.AND I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO OR WHO TO TURN TO BUT THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE AT THIS SITE.I KNOW I,M NOT ALONE BUT AT THIS MOMENT I FEEL I,M THE ONLY PERSON ON THE PLANET. SO...I,M BACK ON MY MED. AND JUST PRAYING FOR THE DAYS TO PASS AND I WILL FEEL BETTER....WHEN I AM LIKE THIS I FOCUS ONLY ON MYSELF AND I KNOW THAT IS SELFISH OF ME. MY WHOLE FAMILY IS HAVING SOME SERIOUS PROBLEMS AND I HAVE DONE MY BEST TO HELP THEM...RIGHT NOW, MY HUSBAND IS THE ONLY ONE TRYING TO HELP ME COPE.I HOPE ALL OF YOU ARE FINE...GOD BLESS YOU ALL....JENNIFER

HAVING A HARD TIME
10/24/08 10:57pm

What do you find comforting?  Taking a bath. Writing. Meditating . Reading and relaxing. Walking.. 

 

Pick something relaxing, nurturing and revel in it.

Be Well

Anne

11/ 5/08 11:46am

Why were you looking to come off your meds?

a friend of the family told me when coming off meds you need to do it slowly

otherwise its never good.  if you take two pills, take a pill and a half a day for 1 week, 1 pill a day for  a week, then half a day for  a week, then i heard for the last bit you should take the half pill crush it up, and put it in a glass of orange juice, dump out half the o.j, drink that, do that for 10 days, then try stopping.  I'm no dr, just a suggestion

hope you feel better

11/ 5/08 3:32pm

HI, THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY. YOU GAVE ME THE RIGHT INFORMATION THAT I DID,NT GET FROM A DR. I WAS 100MGS. ADAY, THEN I CUT IT DOWN TO 50MGS. AND STAYED ON IT FOR A LONG TIME..I JUST FELT LIKE I DID,NT NEED THE MED. ANY MORE...I WAS SO WRONG..I HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT I NEED TREATMENT FOR THE AWFUL DEPRESSION THAT JUST TAKES OVER AND I,M NOT ME ANYMORE...I,M A MENTALLY ILL PERSON...I WISH MY HUSBAND COULD UNDERSTAND WHAT I,M GOING THROUGH...BUT I HAVE TRIED TO TALK TO HIM AND HE STILL DOES,NT GET IT. ANYWAY I,M BACK TAKING 100MGS. AND FEELING LIKE I ALWAYS DO...SICK AND TIRED..I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPLY. YOU GAVE ME INFORMATION THAT I DID,NT KNOW.....THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.....JENNIFER

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By JENNIFER TURNER— Last Modified: 12/19/10, First Published: 10/22/08