Posted by offzolofthooray! on August 17, 2012, at 13:38:04
In reply to Re: Antipsychotic/SSRI Withdrawal Euphoria » hgi698, posted by shasling on June 23, 2006, at 7:51:54
I am a male in my late 60's.
About three weeks ago I started weaning myself off Zoloft (100 mg daily). I have tried to quit many times over the past 10 or 15 years. Previously, my wife and or children have always said, "Are you off your meds?" They notice little difference in my behavior this time.
This time, instead of cutting my dose in half and seeing how things went, I tried something new. I cut my dosage in half and took 50 mg every other day instead of every day.
An additional factor during the withdrawal period has been exercising. For the first week, I worked out at the gym every other day (40+ minutes of aerobics) and during the second week I went on a rigorous 60+ mile hike at up to 12,000+ feet elevation.
I am currently recovering from the hike but I expect to return to the gym today.
After returning from the hike four days ago, I quit taking the medication. During this time, I have experienced periods of light-headedness, occasional problems with balance, restless leg syndrome, pins and needles on various parts of my body (especially my feet). Today, I am in a state of sustained euphoria. Other than occasional bouts of poor equilibrium, I have no other negative symptoms. And my libido has returned to pre-Zoloft levels. I am horny all the time.
What's up? It's not supposed to be this way and I am waiting for the the bottom to drop out. (Not really. This is the way it should be.)
My withdrawal symptoms are so atypical I felt I just had to share them. Hooray! I think I'm off Zoloft and life is good!
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