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Bettoben
Bettoben

Tapering: Zoloft

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Spain

9th Zoloft Update - 3.633mg

May 14, 2026··
taper update
I had a very strange day out of nowhere, almost like I had an intense flu. I’m not sure if my body detected some kind of virus from food or something similar, but I felt terrible for a whole day and then recovered the next day. It almost felt like my system overreacted. I’ve stopped tapering for now because my system feels far too overstimulated and difficult to calm down. I think I need some time to stabilize before making any further reductions. As for everything else, the tapering is definitely getting harder. Going from 100mg down to 3mg is a huge reduction, but it seems that even at 3mg around 20% of the receptors are still occupied, so this is the tricky territory. We just have to keep going and try not to give too much power to catastrophic thoughts or unpleasant physical sensations.

Bettoben’s taper progress

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Dose (mg)
Mood (/10)

Sertraline/Zoloft:
▸1/2021>100mg, ▸11/22>50mg ▸6/23>25mg (Psychiatrist told me to take half the pills until I finished the box)
✘ Clean 3 Month till massive fall
▸9/23>100mg, ▸1/24>50mg, (I started tapering on my own, because the intention was to have me on 100mg for 5 years) ▸9/24>25mg, ▸7/25>12mg,(starting parabolic with tablet dissolution in water) ▸10/25>11,5mg, ▸11/25>10,3mg, ▸12/25>8,7mg, ▸1/26>8mg, ▸2/26>6,9mg ▸3/26>5,967mg ▸4/26>4,8mg ▸5/26>3,73mg ▸6/26>3,53mg
7/26 back to 50mg

2 Replies

Based Psychiatrist
Based PsychiatristStaff3mo ago
Community AnchorEffexor
Hey Bettoben!! Thanks for joining us again, love your updates

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Catina
CatinaStaff3mo ago
Community AnchorEffexor
"I’ve stopped tapering for now because my system feels far too overstimulated and difficult to calm down. I think I need some time to stabilize before making any further reductions." — @Bettoben
Holding is healing too! Nothing wrong with it. It's what our body needs sometimes. Glad to see an update from you!

Venlafaxine (tapering) - Current dose 17.92 mg
Trazodone - 50 mg
Levothyroxine - 25 mcg

“Your brain and body know how to heal. Trust the process and keep going.”

Please Note: I am not a healthcare professional. Any advice given is based on personal experience and that of others in the lay withdrawal community.

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