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<blockquote data-quote="Josie" data-source="post: 337908" data-attributes="member: 1792"><p>So has difficult child been weaning off the zoloft when all of this happened?</p><p> </p><p>We weaned my difficult child off from Lexapro on a much slower schedule and she still had withdrawal effect. She started at 20 mg and we went to 15 mg for at least 2 months. She didn't show any problems until about week 3 after the decrease. Her psychiatrist said if it didn't happen in the first 2 weeks, it was not withdrawal and she needed the medication. I ignored this and kept on because I was convinced she didn't need it. We started her on the girlfriend/CF diet so I thought she wouldn't need it any more. My own mental health had improved by this diet so I was pretty sure difficult child's would, too. Without this change and my personal experience with it, I am sure I would not have felt so confident. </p><p> </p><p>Her withdrawal problems lasted about a week or two and then she was fine. We waited at least a month before making another change and then we dropped her down another 5 mg. When we got down to 5 mg, we cut her dose in half but still waited at least 2 months before making a change. Sometimes the withdrawal lasted more than 2 weeks and we wanted to enjoy the peace before we decreased her dose again so we waited 3 or 4 months.</p><p> </p><p>The worst times we ever had with difficult child were when we forgot one dose of Lexapro. One time, she pulled a knife out of the drawer and said she was going to hurt someone. Surprisingly, I don't remember if it was herself or me. Luckily she let me take it from her.</p><p> </p><p>My point with all this is that even though my difficult child didn't even need her Lexapro any more, she had withdrawal problems that came on later and lasted longer than expected. She has been off from it for at about 3 years, so it is clear she doesn't need it. If you have already been tapering him off the zoloft, I would be very suspicious that that is the cause for his recent behaviour.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Josie, post: 337908, member: 1792"] So has difficult child been weaning off the zoloft when all of this happened? We weaned my difficult child off from Lexapro on a much slower schedule and she still had withdrawal effect. She started at 20 mg and we went to 15 mg for at least 2 months. She didn't show any problems until about week 3 after the decrease. Her psychiatrist said if it didn't happen in the first 2 weeks, it was not withdrawal and she needed the medication. I ignored this and kept on because I was convinced she didn't need it. We started her on the girlfriend/CF diet so I thought she wouldn't need it any more. My own mental health had improved by this diet so I was pretty sure difficult child's would, too. Without this change and my personal experience with it, I am sure I would not have felt so confident. Her withdrawal problems lasted about a week or two and then she was fine. We waited at least a month before making another change and then we dropped her down another 5 mg. When we got down to 5 mg, we cut her dose in half but still waited at least 2 months before making a change. Sometimes the withdrawal lasted more than 2 weeks and we wanted to enjoy the peace before we decreased her dose again so we waited 3 or 4 months. The worst times we ever had with difficult child were when we forgot one dose of Lexapro. One time, she pulled a knife out of the drawer and said she was going to hurt someone. Surprisingly, I don't remember if it was herself or me. Luckily she let me take it from her. My point with all this is that even though my difficult child didn't even need her Lexapro any more, she had withdrawal problems that came on later and lasted longer than expected. She has been off from it for at about 3 years, so it is clear she doesn't need it. If you have already been tapering him off the zoloft, I would be very suspicious that that is the cause for his recent behaviour. [/QUOTE]
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