Zoloft Withdrawal? Am I Going Crazy..... Posted: 07-26-05 17:13pm
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i have been on zoloft and wellbutrin for
about a year and a half now. Within the
last two weeks I have not taken any. My
regular dosage was 200mg of z and 100mg of
w. I missed my last doc. Appt. And when
I called to reschedule I was out of z.
The doctor will not call me a few pills in
to hold me over until my next appt. So,
anyway...I am at almost two weeks cold
turkey and I hope that I am having
withdrawals and not just going crazy. Has
anyone else experienced w/d symptoms from
z?
In the past when I have missed my meds for
a couple of days I would experience
"weirdness" in my head. It is hard to
explain...Almost like a zap of some sort.
Now...I am having those feelings a lot
also I am extremely emotional and
definitely irritable. I haven't been
sleeping that great and have had some
strange dreams. I have felt sick to my
stomach for the past few weeks and have
been oddly tired during the day. I can
take naps...Which I can never do! Is this
normal?
Another question for the women on
z....Have you had any period changes since
you have been on z? My whole life I have
been on a set cycle until earlier this
year when my dosage was upped and I became
careless with the meds...Forgetting to
take them for days...Now I am at two
months without a period? Anyone else
experience such things????
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Hypochondriac1028
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Mar 2005 Posts: 312 Location: Ohio
Posted: 07-26-05 19:05pm
Sounds like what im goin through, I dont
know if mines from my meds, but every time
I take my strattera I dump like half of
the medicine out of the capsule and take
it, maybe its from uneven doses all the
time I dunno
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JCSC2
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Sep 2004 Posts: 61
Posted: 07-29-05 10:38am
You should never quit cold turkey like
that. You espicially with the amount you
are suppose to take. Good luck and see a
doctor.
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Crystal1111
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Jul 2005 Posts: 102 Location: Florida
Medication Withdrawal Posted: 07-29-05 11:20am
"zaps" are a common withdrawal symptom.
You are not crazy. It really is a
phenomenon called different things. What
it essentially is are neurotransmitters
misfiring in your head. When the zaps
occur, you can sometimes hear them, and
feel them in your entire head including
your tongue and jaw. Sometimes when you
walk and experience them, it will feel
like you are losing elevation and that's
called the "elevator effect," in the
psychology world. It takes a long time
sometimes for those to subside. I
experienced them decreasingly for about 3
months. That was after I tapered slowly
down even. You should never quit cold
turkey, but it sounds like you had no
choice. I hope you are feeling better.
Crystal
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wanda91
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Posts: 1
Zoloft Withdrawal Is Not a Myth Posted: 01-01-06 15:32pm
I have been on zoloft for several years
and it's worked great. But I need to
stop it to take a medical test (can't be
taking antidepressants of any kid for a
week before the test). I have been
tapering off slowly and now several days
without a pill. I feel completely awful.
Tired, sluggish, almost drunk, dizzy,
nauseous...And it's not getting better....
Any suggestions??
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bellebradley
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Jul 2005 Posts: 8 Location: s. il.
Posted: 01-02-06 12:18pm
Sorry.......But I wasn't able to find any
sort of relief from the withdrawal
symptoms. If ur only going off of it for
a week and will go back on it then it
shouldn't be that bad. Going off of it
for good is the worst but I did it!
