when i came off of it cold turkey i had withdrawl symptoms flu like symptoms body aches headaches ill mood diarea,i would not come off of it cold turkey.do it slowly oh yea also insomnia.so i would rethink that if i was you. I just stopped Zoloft completely 2 weeks ago after taking for almost 2 months. I didn't have any problems. I stopped taking Effexor before that and it was horrible. I had been taking it about 2 months also. After I stopped, I kept getting these shocking feelings in my head. Could you be more clear? Cold turkey means without tapering. To stop a drug without tapering, you simply stop taking it. That is quite definitional. Zoloft should not be stopped cold turkey, though, and it is best to consult with the prescriber be. I've been taking Zoloft (Sertraline) for 3 years. I'm currently 19 years old, I am about 6'2 and weigh 170. The past 3 years I've only taken 50 mg a day. You really really need to go see your doctor NOW, not eventually. Go look up Zoloft and other SSRI meds, and see what the possible side-effects of going cold-turkey are. He told me to stop taking the Zoloft cold turkey. I responded and told him I will take 25 mg a day for a week and then stop them. I actually took it a bit longer than a week and then stopped. I happened to talk to a pharmacist with the pharmacy where I get my specialty medicine and she told me I should stop it, that Zoloft should not be taken with the specialty med. I Tried Quitting Cold Turkey. After my failed first-attempt to get off of Zoloft, I fretted the possibility of going through the mood drops and having to wait weeks for the side effects to wear off.