While docs and companies say SSRIs are not addictive I do believe WHO says they are. Dependent is the word they like to use, not addictive. Splitting hairs if you ask me. Withdrawal is withdrawal. They have me on a low dose of zoloft and I hate taking it but will wait until xanax I am on is finished getting worked out of my system before I quit it too.

I am scared of Zoloft because years back they put me on it when going through a break up with my very short lived marriage. I was told non addictive. When I stopped taking it I was hit with blind rage, I trashed my home, holes in walls, injured my self I was having so much fury that when I was tearing everything up I did not even notice I was hurting myself. A friend got over quick and talked to an ER doc over the phone they said it is so addictive I was mis informed and called in a bottle right away and that was sight unseen! That last bottle I used to taper my self off and swore I would never touch it again. But here I am on it, but butted heads with my doc as I would not go above the initial dose. I don't want too have such a far drop this time to go.

A friend of mine just finished taking effexor. She was sick as dog with throwing up and the electric zaps. She took ginger root to help her stomache and benadryl to help ease withdrawals and told me do not let them put you on it!