Posted by JenStar on March 7, 2006, at 13:50:20
In reply to Zoloft withdrawal, posted by Sarita on March 4, 2006, at 20:30:43
hi Sarita,
I'm sorry it's so rough! Cold turkey IS hard. I would guess you have at least another week of the same ahead of you, and then it will start to lessen.When I cut back from 20 mg Lexapro/day to 10 mg/day, I had the same kinds of symptoms you describe. In addition, I had bad/sudden diarrhea. (no fun at all.) It lasted about a week, the really bad part, then another 1.5 wks of moderately yukky side efx. Then I was back to normal, yah!
Like Scott mentioned, Benadryl helped me too and softened some of the side efx.
Of coure I also have bad allergies, so it was a "2 for the price of one" fix. But I'd check with your Dr. just to make sure that the Benadryl won't interfere with anything else you may be taking, or any other conditions you may have. It's really pretty safe, I think, but it's always best to double-check! :)
good luck!
JenStar
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