I'm a trained counselor, and while it's not legal in my state to prescribe psychopharmaceuticals unless you're an MD, I know some basic stuff about them.
I was on 50 mg of Zoloft. A few days before the new year I cut it in half (25 mg). I chose not to tell my H that I was doing this so it would not affect his behavior. I wanted to know that any changes I saw were not from him acting differently; just changes solely from the medication. After a successful month (except for the first few days where I felt a little dizzy and got some minor headaches), I dropped to 25 mg every other day (so half of the half). I had no ill effects from the decrease from the additional decrease in dosage (although my TMJ got worse at night... but that's a neurological thing and not so much stress related, according to my jaw doc), so after 2 weeks, I cut them completely.
I still have a ton left over. If I really, truly needed them, I've got them. And I've also got some Trazadone and Xanax if I start totally wigging out (which I don't foresee).
But yes, for anyone reading this and thinking about coming off of ADs, I did this under the supervision of 2 counselors, lots of research through medical journals (via my work's EBSCO database), and due to my personal knowledge of psychopharmaceuticals. Do not EVER try to do this alone, and do not EVER go cold turkey. It is incredibly dangerous.
Side note: I had a really hard time coming home from work yesterday. I told H I was having a hard time. I knew yesterday was a heavy work day for him and it would be very unlikely I would see him before I was to put D to bed. He came home by 6 and pushed off his work. For me.
I think that's the first time he's ever done that.
