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didiyana: 1.5 months of Zoloft - 2 years and I recovered

didiyana
didiyana
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Hey didiyana

 

Thanks again for joining and posting a link to your sa success thread.

 

This will bring hope to many!

 

Chippy

I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys. 

 

If you are from the UK please make sure you fill in a 'Yellow Card' report for the MHRA. It is you doing your bit to help make a difference.

Please take the time to do it today 🙂 https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk

For US members details here.

Thank you for posting this.

 

Would you mind if I edited your post to include the text rather than just the link so that people can read it here, and in case SA ever goes down?

Nothing I say is medical advice, it is simply my opinion. I am an anonymous person on an internet forum with no relevant qualifications other than being badly harmed by a drug. For all you know, I could be an idiot. You are making your own decisions and part of that is deciding how much to listen to my opinion, if at all.

 

Perhaps you should consider this post an artistic work of fiction written for entertainment purposes.

Story from SA: LukeUK: Remeron/Mirtazapine Severe Withdrawal - Introductions and updates - Surviving Antidepressants

 

15mg Remeron/Mirtazapine November starting 2022 (severe physical side effects)

Attempted to taper off January 2023, ended up having a major breakdown and going up to 30mg, took weeks to stabilise

1 month taper  to 0mg

Last dose April 2023

Severe withdrawal syndrome with many physical symptoms

Summary: 5 months using Mirtazapine, including 1 month taper ending late April 2023.

  • 2 weeks later...

Thank you for your story! It resonated with me and gave me some hope.

(I sent you an e-mail.)

My story: https://antidepressantrecovery.org/topic/87-marina-onoffonoff-zoloft-since-end-of-2020/

History:

• November 2020 - March 2022: 50 mg Zoloft (first WD - mostly mental symptoms)

• July and August 2022: psilocybin microdosing

• End of August 2022: medium dose psilocybin

• January 2023: reinstated Zoloft 50 mg (but probably experinenced adverse reaction/tolerance/poop-out)

• October 2024: started slow taper off Zoloft

• September 2025: switched to compounded capsules (second WD started - both physical and mental symptoms)

• May 2026: still tapering but in liquid form; currently at cca 0,1 mg

 

Symptoms:

Windows and waves pattern of healing.

In a wave:

• severe DP/DR - reality seems strange and creepy and I feel a disconnect from my life, myself, God and the world around me, deep depression, stuck in my head, disinterest for my previous hobbies and work, hopeless, intrusive thoughts, cortisol mornings...

• histamine intolerance, vision problems (eye floaters/VSS/light sensitivity), tinnitus, muscle twitches...

  • 2 months later...

Hi @didiyana

 

thanks so much for sharing your success story! How are things going for you now? Please may I ask if the visual symptoms have completely gone for you? I hope you are well ❤️

2011 - Metoclopramide for pregnancy sickness

2016 - 2017 - Citalopram -  doctors “taper” I.e. CT - no effects 

2016 - 2025 -various meds, antihistamines 2016-19, PPI 2021-2022, Xonvea for pregnancy sickness 2023-2024, 2016-2023 daily Imodium.

 

2025 -

March 2025 - adverse reaction to iron infusion.

April 2025 - daily fexofenadine (Allegra). 

July 2025 - Citalopram- 10mg 3 tablets taken at night, on the 3rd morning I took Quercetin 500mg supplement and had a terrible reaction possibly “moderate” Serotonin Syndrome. CT from Citalopram. 

2025 - July - October acute “withdrawal” or CNS damage from citalopram mirroring CT withdrawal 

November - December - improving lots, Windows and waves ☀️

 

Needing advice on future pregnancies/medication/food sensitivity in my thread! 

  • 1 month later...
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Hi everyone, mostly I feel good, and recovered by 90-95%, sorry that I can rarely answer, a lot of work, but in general I hope that in the near future I will reach 100%

Zoloft 1,5 month, 2 year withdrawal

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    15 minutes ago, didiyana said:

    Hi everyone, mostly I feel good, and recovered by 90-95%, sorry that I can rarely answer, a lot of work, but in general I hope that in the near future I will reach 100%

    Wonderful, appreciate the update @didiyana gives us all hope, may you reach 100 very very soon!

    1998 forced on cipramil *no anxiety/depression background*

    Over the years all kinds of SSRI/SNRI/antipsychotics/stabilizers due to apparently side effects/withdrawal

    Many attempts to quit over the years with failure (extremely rapid taper followed by doctors' guidens)

    Current attempt-Paxil 20 mg:

    6/24 20 mg to 5 mg-severe AKA

    9/24 Increase to 20-AKA continues

    10/24 stopped completely-AKA out of control 

    11/24 Zoloft bridge attempt-25 mg to 75 mg+Seroquel-AKA continued-stopped them CT.

    12/24 Back on Paxil 10mg (0.1789g)-some stabilization-from here tapered by about 30% each time (don't remember doses and dates).

    2025 - 7.10 0.0558g (3.11mg)/7.11 3% 0.0541g (3.02mg)/4.12 1% 0.0535g (2.98mg)

    2026 - 3.1 1.5% 0.0526g (2.93mg)/9.1 8.5% 0.0480g (2.68mg)/16.2 1.8% 0.0470g (2.62mg)/21.3 1% 0.466 (2.60mg)/23.4 2.2% 0.455g (2.54mg)/8.7 21.7% 0.0356.5g (2mg)/15.8 updose by 11.7% 0.0400g (2.23mg)

    Supplements:

    Magnesium Glycinate - started 28.5.26 1 capsule 200mg in the morning - Increased brain fog and muscle stiffness - stopped after two weeks.

    Iron - liquid, quarter of recommended dose - increased anxiety and burning sensation - stopped after two weeks.

    Saffron - started 8.7.26 1 capsule 30mg in the morning - pretty immediate improvement in terms of terror, body pain and sleep.

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    1 hour ago, didiyana said:

    Hi everyone, mostly I feel good, and recovered by 90-95%, sorry that I can rarely answer, a lot of work, but in general I hope that in the near future I will reach 100%

    Thank you for sharing. This is wonderful to read. Appreciate you taking the time to update us. Live your life! 100% coming soon.

    I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys. 

     

    If you are from the UK please make sure you fill in a 'Yellow Card' report for the MHRA. It is you doing your bit to help make a difference.

    Please take the time to do it today 🙂 https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk

    For US members details here.

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    4 hours ago, didiyana said:

    Hi everyone, mostly I feel good, and recovered by 90-95%, sorry that I can rarely answer, a lot of work, but in general I hope that in the near future I will reach 100%

    It's good that you are recovered enough to be busy.

    I hope that you continue to feel better and better.

    I look forward to hearing another update further down the line.

    Nothing I say is medical advice, it is simply my opinion. I am an anonymous person on an internet forum with no relevant qualifications other than being badly harmed by a drug. For all you know, I could be an idiot. You are making your own decisions and part of that is deciding how much to listen to my opinion, if at all.

     

    Perhaps you should consider this post an artistic work of fiction written for entertainment purposes.

    Story from SA: LukeUK: Remeron/Mirtazapine Severe Withdrawal - Introductions and updates - Surviving Antidepressants

     

    15mg Remeron/Mirtazapine November starting 2022 (severe physical side effects)

    Attempted to taper off January 2023, ended up having a major breakdown and going up to 30mg, took weeks to stabilise

    1 month taper  to 0mg

    Last dose April 2023

    Severe withdrawal syndrome with many physical symptoms

    Summary: 5 months using Mirtazapine, including 1 month taper ending late April 2023.

    • 3 months later...

    @didiyana I want to thank you for sharing your story. Yours is one I often read for encouragement. I’m 10 months off now with the most crushing insomnia, headaches, brain zaps, depression and more. It feels relentless and I often wonder if this is the new me. It’s unbearable to even consider. Wishing you all the best with your continued recovery.

    Drug History

    Dec 2018 to July 2020: Fluoxetine 10/20mg

    July 2020-Nov 2025: Celexa 10/20mg

    Other Supplements

    Fish Oil, Prenatal, Magnesium Glycinate

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