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So, I was given like 7 or 8 medications in a 3 week span. I kept having reactions to all the medications. The last medication was Zoloft. I took it for 5 days and stopped cold turkey, I couldn't take it any longer because of the heart palpations, high bp, increased hr, numbness and tingling, body jolts, muscle spasms, insomnia..the list goes on. Anyway, I stopped the Zoloft 18 days ago and I still have a hard time eating. I feel like I have to force feed myself or I won't eat. I still get anxiety and heart palpations mostly in the morning and early afternoon. The only time I feel somewhat normal is at night but by that time, it's time for bed. I'm hoping these symptoms go away soon, it's unbearable.
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I suffered like nothing I’d ever experienced before on Zoloft. I was sick for 3 full months then another 2 months weaning. I had to go to the Emergency Room with severe shaking, hear palpitations, severe anxiety attacks. I was falling and needed a wheel chair, severe headaches and eye blurriness. I had to stop driving also.
It felt like I was living in a tunnel and was an out of body experience. Brain & Body zaps, severe diarrhea, food lost its taste, lost 17 lbs because I couldn’t eat. Grinding my teeth so badly my entire mouth, face & head felt like it was in a vise. Actually there’s more…just too much information to discuss.
My immediate reaction was run from that med ASAP! Nightmare…ask your Dr. to prescribe Ativan to help ease the symptoms. They usually prescribe both at the same time. When you are free of the side effects after slowly weaning then your PCP can help you wean off the Ativan.
I used the Ativan only as needed. Very little but helped me immensely to get off the Zoloft.
I wish you the best of luck with this. It was the most challenging and difficult experience of my life. I fought cancer with Chemo and I still never felt as bad as I did while taking Zoloft.