Hi everyone,
I thought I was going crazy until I found this site. I too have been having weird dreams, those "brain zaps", nausea, feel like I want to faint, etc. Now I'm getting the tingling around my mouth if I stand up too long. My energy is finally coming back, I'm on my 2nd week with no zoloft.
I didn't know what was happening to me so I went in to see my primary dr. She is very concerned but not so much about me taking the zoloft which I thought was odd. So now I'm seeing a cardiologist, a neurologist, an ear/nose/throat dr., and had blood drawn.
My brother is the one who mentioned that maybe I'm having withdrawals to zoloft. I hadn't even thought about it. I called my psychiatrist & she said that most people don't usually have withdrawals to this drug. I was on 200 mg per day for about 1 month. Most of the time I was on 100mg. Anyhow she suggested I go back on ta 50mg. then ween off to 25mg then 0mg. My family is against me going back on it at all since it may be the reason why I'm feeling sick.
As I was talking to my cardiologist, he had a good point. We don't lack zoloft in our brains. We don't lack prozac in our brains. It is something natural that we're difficient in. He suggested I read The Omega 3 Connection. He said that a lack of Omega 3 & 6 can cause depression & other imbalances in the brain. So now instead of going back on Zoloft I'm going to start taking Fish Oil pills & eating more omega 3 foods. I'm only on day 2 of that. So we'll see.
I don't know if it will take my symptoms away or not but I thought I would give it a try. My dr. won't let me drive until I see a neuro or I stop the brain zaps. :-(
Has anyone else found natural ways to combat the symptoms?
I thought I was going crazy until I found this site. I too have been having weird dreams, those "brain zaps", nausea, feel like I want to faint, etc. Now I'm getting the tingling around my mouth if I stand up too long. My energy is finally coming back, I'm on my 2nd week with no zoloft.
I didn't know what was happening to me so I went in to see my primary dr. She is very concerned but not so much about me taking the zoloft which I thought was odd. So now I'm seeing a cardiologist, a neurologist, an ear/nose/throat dr., and had blood drawn.
My brother is the one who mentioned that maybe I'm having withdrawals to zoloft. I hadn't even thought about it. I called my psychiatrist & she said that most people don't usually have withdrawals to this drug. I was on 200 mg per day for about 1 month. Most of the time I was on 100mg. Anyhow she suggested I go back on ta 50mg. then ween off to 25mg then 0mg. My family is against me going back on it at all since it may be the reason why I'm feeling sick.
As I was talking to my cardiologist, he had a good point. We don't lack zoloft in our brains. We don't lack prozac in our brains. It is something natural that we're difficient in. He suggested I read The Omega 3 Connection. He said that a lack of Omega 3 & 6 can cause depression & other imbalances in the brain. So now instead of going back on Zoloft I'm going to start taking Fish Oil pills & eating more omega 3 foods. I'm only on day 2 of that. So we'll see.
I don't know if it will take my symptoms away or not but I thought I would give it a try. My dr. won't let me drive until I see a neuro or I stop the brain zaps. :-(
Has anyone else found natural ways to combat the symptoms?
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Hi there, i would like to ask a question to you. i am bout to take zoloft. so did zoloft actually working? i mean to treat your stress? did zolft make you happier and have a better life?
Thank you very much.
Thank you very much.
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I stopped taking Zoloft 75mg about a week ago and while I haven't experienced any of those symptoms, I have had what people are calling brain zaps. I actually thought they were Parkinson-like spasms since they not only affected my head, but my hands and arms as well. Since I have stopped taking the Zoloft, I have developed a tick in my neck that won't go away until I can get my neck to make just the right noise-annoying! The spasm in my hand and arm only occur on one side of my body-my left side. The spasms are horrible and interfere with daily life since I am left handed and the spasms will interfere with my writing. I can only wish you the best and hope that your symptoms go away. i have heard that they can last for 6 months or more.
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Your " Cardiologist" should stick to matters of the heart because when it comes to matters of the brain he is brainless. However he is right we don't lack Zoloft or Prozac because these are brand names for drugs. The chemicals contained with in the brand named drugs do supplement for the chemical imbalances within our brains that for which or whatever reason our brains have stopped making enough of these chemical to stabilize our moods.
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I have been taking Zoloft for ten years & just lately felt it was doing nothing but when it was, I thought it was the best thing ever invented!! my doctor was voted the best neurologist of the year by Hour magazine & he agreed with me . his very words were " It's wonderful stuff."
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Hi everyone I'm new to this site and I am having the same issues I have been on Zoloft 100mg since the end of 2012 and my doctor has recommended that i lower my dose for a week then stop taken it to be put on something different. well since i have stopped taken it i feel so crazy like i want to faint, having crazy dreams, and like i have vertigo all day I just wish it would go away and I really want to know how long these feels will last?My neurologist is now suggesting that i go on Effexor because when I first got on Zoloft it was wonderful and then even increasing the dose had no effect for me so I was wondering if there is anyone else that has been having these same symptoms and how long do they last and is there anything to do to help them go away.
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