I plan to ask my doc today to let me come off the anti-dep meds. I've been on 100 mg/d Zoloft and 3 mg/d ativan since August. I think my depression is controlable without the meds now. I feel like they've served their purpose and I find that now I need more sleep and I have trouble getting motivated, i.e., too laid back. No weight gain problems.<P>How has it been coming off this stuff? Did your mood or other things change? How long did it take to notice any changes?<P>WAT

Hey Wat!<BR>I was on Prozac for a couple of months and for the amount of time that I was on it, it worked fine in terms of controling my mood swings. It got to the point that I was shaking and couldn't sleep more than 2 hours at a time. Instead of gaining weight I was losing it. Instead of trying something different, I decided to stop taking it. I have started to gain back some weight, and after about a week I started sleeping better. the time has increased gradually over the last month or so. I can actually string together 5 or 6 hours at a time on some nights. <P>The emotional swings don't come as often now, but they do come every once in a while. I seem to be able to control them without medication. I go to court today for the preliminary hearing on the divorce. I think it sucks. I woke up this morning with that old friend that used to reside in my stomach, and hasn't been around for a while. I'll see how today goes and if it gets too bad, I might try something else until this whole mess is over.<P>Now I was told that I wasn't supposed to stop "cold turkey" on the meds. I did though and felt pretty good. <P>Best of luck, and keep up the good work. I hope that you don't end up in the situation that I am in.<P>Mike