Hello all;

Well, I'm slowly titrating up on the Reboxetine and I have noticed some improvements, certainly with regard to energy and perhaps some minor help with focus.

I have been taking Zoloft for over a year now. Actually, except for 2, three-month breaks, I have been taking an SSRI since I was 16 (about 13 years). When I was young, I had extreme problems with anxiety and was easily overwhelmed by my rather extreme emotions. Over the years, the SSRI's have helped to keep me a bit more level, and I have been able to function fairly well (except that I was unknowingly struggling with ADD which NO ONE picked up!!:mad: ).

However, as I have been trying out the Reboxetine, I noticed that the Reboxetine and the Zoloft do not mix very well with me. The two together make me almost unbearably grumpy and irritable. So I have been coming off the Zoloft rather quickly. My doctor suggested that I come off the Zoloft, and said that seeing I was only on 50mg, I shouldn't have too much trouble with withdrawal (which I know is a bunch of B.S.!). I don't trust him very much.

Anyway, the last dose of Zoloft I took was 25mg about 3.5 days ago. I am just now reaching the point where it should have completely left my system.

I am feeling horrible. My mood is so low!! I just keep crying and crying. I am feeling EXTRAORDINARILY emotionally sensitive, a little panicky and I don't feel "myself" at all (difficult to explain this feeling). I had very strange dreams last night which have been haunting me all day. I'm also experiencing some physical symptoms which I know from past experience are definitely due to withdrawal (dizziness, nausea, "brain zaps", etc). I just feel so very very alone.

The thing is, seeing as I've been on SSRI's for so long, it is very difficult for me to determine whether this is withdrawal or if this is the original problem coming back. I don't feel I can talk to my doctor about this because he really doesn't seem to listen, and gets frustrated with my extreme sensitivity to meds. Also, he is fairly new to me, and doesn't know how it was for me before I went on meds when I was 16.

The 2 times I tried coming off all meds in the past, I ended up in a horrible state a few months later. The most recent time (just over a year ago), I ended up in hospital for a week because things were so bad. I'm so scared of that happening again, but I was hoping that the Reboxetine would help. I just don't know what to do.....just don't know....

I'm sorry this is so long. I'm just feeling very afraid and alone right now, and I don't know what to do....

Thanks in advance for any feedback.

My thoughts are with you!

Is there another Dr. you can see? I'm wondering how much help you are going to get if you don't trust your Dr. and don't feel like you can talk to him about things like your reactions to meds or meds withdrawal. It's really concerning...

I hope you get your meds right and feel better!

Thanks for your support, Chloe!

Today I am feeling a fair bit better. Yesterday afternoon I actually decided to open a Zoloft capsule and I put a bit on the end of my finger and took that. It made me feel better within about an hour or so. A bit grumpy, but not crazy, sick and almost delirious with strange emotions :( :rolleyes:.

This morning I woke up feeling better. It is such a relief as yesterday was absolutely AWFUL!!! I hope I NEVER feel like that ever again!! At least today I'm feeling a bit more human. WHEW!:faint:

Maybe it is largely because you have been coming off of it so quickly.

I'm glad you're feeling better today!

I had the same reaction when I came off Zoloft. I would cry for no reason and was very emotional. I couldn't deal with it at the time and ended up taking it again. That was around a year ago. Now I'm trying to wean off Lexapro, let's hope it's not as bad.

I was very angry coming off zoloft with one day being so bad that i wanted to throw myself against the wall - punching it didn't seem enough. That day seemed to be the peak though and it started getting better after that.

You have to use a lot of self talk when you are coming off meds. You just keep reminding yourself that it is temporary, that it's not you or your personality. Try to find something to focus on. Talking on forums help I think because it keeps you processing how you feel instead of just feeling. The other thing I did, if it made me feel dark then I put in movies that were the opposite like Shrek or Toy Story. Even if I wasn't actually watching them I kept them on so that it would be on in the background. It helped distract me from all the dark things in life. In that way I was using my adhd to give my mind additional things to focus on even if just for a mintue.

I don't know anything about that med, never heard of it but sometimes if we are taking two drugs the one has to be increased when you remove one.