So I've decided to take other measures to curb my anxiety, one of which is weaning off of Zoloft. I didn't like the way I felt and from what I understand now, something like Lexapro would be better suited. But before I decide whether or not I'm going to begin another drug, I've been wondering about some discontinuation symptoms that I've been experiencing as I'm lowering my dosage. Is it common to get headaches? Some of which are debilitating by the way. Feel dizzy? Disoriented? I've even had crying spells for no reason. I'm not depressed but I'd be able to sob uncontrollably over anything remotely sad. Also, how long can I expect it to last once I completely stop taking the Zoloft? I'm under 50 mg daily now and am dreading the days ahead when I have nothing in my system. And to be clear, I'm unnerved about the potential physical symptoms, not so much any anxiety that I might encounter. I feel pretty confident that I'll be much more comfortable with it than in the past.

Hi Paul,
Thanks for responding. I actually have just decided to slow the tapering a bit so I'm hoping that will help. I don't think I would've considered using meds had I known about potential side effects and discontinuation symptoms. I was pretty ignorant at the time, and when my doctor basically said "take these", I said "How much and when?".
The discovery of this site and things like CBT, acceptance, and meditation have been beneficial to me. I find them to be better alternatives at this point, partly because of reaction to zoloft. Honestly though, had Zoloft made me feel great and curb my worrying, I may not be saying this.

How long were you on the drug originally when you stopped taking it? I was only on Zoloft for roughly 6 months and got to only as high as 100mg for about 10 days. Most of my days on the drug was 50mg until I increased to 75 then 100. I had a constant feeling of nervousness and apprehension along with some physical symptoms. I thought it was my anxiety basically getting worse so we kept increasing the dosage. Low and behold, I think many of my issues were because of the increased dosage.