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Posted by lksummit on May 14, 2005, at 18:38:43
Please please help! I had taken Zoloft for 7 years when I stopped by tapering over a week and a half 5 weeks ago. I had the same symptoms that I have seen described on the Internet - muscle pain (extreme - I already had osteoarthritis), irritability, "fuzziness", electrical shock-like feelings, etc. I thought I was getting better until I caught a cold/killer sinus infection. After a week of suffering, I went to my doctor for an antibiotic, where I confessed to stopping the Zoloft. She said that I will NEVER feel better (especially the neck and back pain) unless I go back on the Zoloft. Can this be true? I really don't want to go back on the med but at this point I will do anything to stop the pain. Any advice?
Posted by linkadge on May 14, 2005, at 18:38:43
In reply to Zoloft withdrawal, posted by lksummit on May 13, 2005, at 20:56:55
Neck and back pain is not necessarily caused by the zoloft withdrawl. Perhaps go on an intermediate dose to see, but you don't need to necessarily go back on the full dose.
Linkadge
Posted by vivi on May 14, 2005, at 18:38:44
In reply to Zoloft withdrawal, posted by lksummit on May 13, 2005, at 20:56:55
> Please please help! I had taken Zoloft for 7 years when I stopped by tapering over a week and a half 5 weeks ago. I had the same symptoms that I have seen described on the Internet - muscle pain (extreme - I already had osteoarthritis), irritability, "fuzziness", electrical shock-like feelings, etc. I thought I was getting better until I caught a cold/killer sinus infection. After a week of suffering, I went to my doctor for an antibiotic, where I confessed to stopping the Zoloft. She said that I will NEVER feel better (especially the neck and back pain) unless I go back on the Zoloft. Can this be true? I really don't want to go back on the med but at this point I will do anything to stop the pain. Any advice?
When I stopped taking Zoloft I did not experience those symptomes. I stopped taking it cold turkey and had a rebound effect of severe depression. It took about a week to feel better but I am so glad I am off of it. I did not feel like doing anything and I felt anti-social.
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