Hi to all the former Surviving Antidepressants members who have migrated to this site!

 

This summer it will be 5 years since I tapered off Zoloft, and a year since the end of my Xanax taper.  I'm still dealing with sxs.  It's difficult to plan ahead for events since I never know how I'll feel when the day comes.  Typically, I sleep between 3 and 5 hours a night, in pieces, so it's hard to have enough energy to do much.  However, in my daily notes, I'm beginning to see small but hopeful change.  In Feb. I had one good day, in Mar. I had 2 good days. Apr. 4 was another good day!  I am hopeful!

 

Terry

 

My Thread on SA;

Hi @Terry

 

Welcome to the forum!

 

Thank you for taking the time to write your introduction post and filling out your signature. I found you on SA, and and linked to your thread above.

 

Im so sorry you are still dealing with issues having fully tapered off your drugs. Im two years clear of short term use of Mirtazapine, and still suffer symptoms, so I empathise. You are doing really well keeping your spirits up. It can take such a long time to heal from these things, but heal we will! 

 

Im glad you made it over here to join us, and all your other SA friends, you are so very welcome here.

 

I hope you find this place supportive whilst you continue your healing journey and beyond even! I look forward to reading you success story one day. Im sure it is coming.

 

Chippy

Welcome to the forum, thank you for crossing over.

 

I hope that you find this place supportive and that you feel able to write a success story here someday.

 

Small but hopeful changes are a good sign, at 10months off of your last drug, that is encouraging progress and as I'm sure you've seen on SA, there is plenty of precedent for further healing from here.

@Terry I just stopped by your page to see how your symptoms are doing and to say hello. Do you think your lack of sleep is related to WD, or do you think it might be something else?

I ask because I’m having some issues with sleep as well, and I wasn’t sure whether it could be related to my age or my history of tapering. Any thoughts are appreciated, even if you’re just speculating.

13 hours ago, RachelSusan said:

Do you think your lack of sleep is related to WD, or do you think it might be something else?

For me, I think it's a combination of age and WD. It began post-menopause to some degree, but was not life altering. However, during tapering and after, there was a definite change for the worse. Currently, my nightly sleep is usually between 4 and 6 hours, but always broken by bathroom trips. Mid-afternoons I get very sleepy and need a nap. If I could forego the nap and get more sleep at night I would certainly try, but when I have tried it, it made no difference. I don't expect I'll ever be sleeping 7 or 8 hours a night, but I would be content with a solid 6 hours.

@Terry Thank you for responding. You just described my experience exactly! My sleep is usually in that same 4–6 hour range and is broken throughout the night. I don’t nap during the day, though, and unfortunately that doesn’t seem to make a difference in how much I sleep at night.

I really appreciate you sharing this with me. I think I just needed to hear that someone else is experiencing something so similar. It actually makes me feel better knowing I’m not the only one, but I’m sorry you are experiencing it as well. ❤️

On 4/8/2026 at 5:38 PM, Terry said:

Hi to all the former Surviving Antidepressants members who have migrated to this site!

 

This summer it will be 5 years since I tapered off Zoloft, and a year since the end of my Xanax taper.  I'm still dealing with sxs.  It's difficult to plan ahead for events since I never know how I'll feel when the day comes.  Typically, I sleep between 3 and 5 hours a night, in pieces, so it's hard to have enough energy to do much.  However, in my daily notes, I'm beginning to see small but hopeful change.  In Feb. I had one good day, in Mar. I had 2 good days. Apr. 4 was another good day!  I am hopeful!

 

Terry

 

My Thread on SA;

Hi Terry

I am tapering sertraline and I see that you sucessfully tapered off of it. I am on 9.3 mg. Would you be able to share more details of your tapering experience. The rate and intervals you changed your doses, doses that caused more difficulty, doses below which it became smoother (if it did), suggestions etc. Have you tried tapering before the successful taper?

If you have already explained all this in a different post, would you be able to link me there?

Sincerely Now

21 hours ago, NOW said:

Would you be able to share more details of your tapering experience.

I tapered at essentially a 10% rate, though there were some variations along the way. I'm afraid it would be really difficult to give you specific details. I notice that you are tapering Sertraline 6% every 2 weeks, which is more than the recommended guideline. If you are having problems, you might want to cut back to 10% or even less every 4 weeks.