I have been taking zoloft for a while. I
was not sure if it helped and I was
feeling better so I quit taking it for
about a month. Now I am taking it again
but I have been having chest pain,
headache, can't drink alcohol much
anymore. I was just wondering if this was
anxiety or the medicine. Has anyone had
any problems with zoloft?
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sandyallen
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 4580
Posted: 02-01-06 13:15pm
My opinion is is that ou should not drink
alchohol while taking meds, it should say
that with the pamphlet information you
receive with your medication or look it up
o the computer and if you have stopped the
medication aand are back on it you can
still haave some side effects from
starting it all over. You might want to
talk to your dr about the chest pains and
be honest with your dr and let him know
about your drinking. Even though I am
not a dr I do know that chest pains can
also be a sign of anxiety and stress.
Good luck to you!
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Jenna2
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 41
Posted: 02-05-06 00:28am
I too have been taking zoloft for the past
4 months now. It is the first medication
I have ever taken before for my anxiety.
I am 20 and I like to go and party and
have some alcoholic beverages( but I do
drink responsibly and don't get out of
control), and I have found it not to be a
problem because I take my zoloft before I
go to bed as I was instructed by my doctor
and the pharmacist. I know when I
started taking zoloft I had headaches
almost everyday for 4 weeks, but I was
told that it was a side effect, and it was
because now I am fine and I feel it works.
I have a question though.... ..When you
went off your zoloft was your doctor aware
of it? Because I know that you must
gradually take yourself off of zoloft or
you can make your body "withdrawl", and
depending on the amount you have been
prescribed and that ranges from
25mg-250mg/day that may have effected a
lot of what you are feeling. As for the
chest pains, as long as they are not
unbearable they are most likely an anxiety
symptom. So if you have not seen your
doctor in a while, I suggest it, so that
your body can be properly re-introduced to
the zoloft. I hope I have helped you.
If you want to know anything else let me
know :)
