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Re: Loretta - Zoloft- to anyone who is interested..............
From: Lisa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Sep 29 22:15:43 2007
I did not have this experience on Zoloft. I took it for 2 years and got
up to 250mg and never had any problems. The only problem I had was that
my psychatrist kept pushing me to up the dosage everytime I had a bump
in the road and by the time I got to 250mg the side effects of fatigue
and upset stomach kicked in and I had to switch medications.
I thought Zoloft was a really good drug for me, it evened out my moods,
gave me a clear mind and helped with stomach upsets and aches and pains.
Nothing wrong with that. I got alot done during that time in my life-
left the country for the first time, held a really good job, finished
college after going back after 10 years of just working, got into great
shape, gave a few speeches ( I was afraid of public speaking before)- I
did all of those things, but I was medicated for the first time in my
life and i know that helped me in the process.
I truly believe we all are different and unique- what works for me might
not work for someone else. So, for anyone who thinks of trying this
medication, there are risks and benefits. I had alot of the
benefits....
~Lisa H.
At Sat, 29 Sep 2007, Gina wrote:
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>At Fri, 24 Mar 2006, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>>Hi Loretta
>>
>>My experience with Zoloft was terribly horrifying as well. My
>>personality changed so much, I participated in things I normally would
>>never do. I hallucinated, had wretched nightmares, lost time
>>(especially when driving) spent more money that ever in my life, drank
>>heavily, and had a breakdown. 5 cuts and almost 30 stitches later, I
>>was not institutionalized as I thought. When I mentioned being on
>>Zoloft for a month, they just looked at eachother and let me go. Zoloft
>>scares the crap out of me. I met a woman last year who's sister was on
>>it and stabbed her own vagina with a serated knife. I know of another
>>person who overdosed on sleeping meds. I think you and I should get
>>invovled in the lawsuit against the zoloft makers.
>>Thanks for your story, I hope you are doing much much better, and I'm
>>thankful you are okay. I'm currently on Lexapro, which has little/no
>>side effects.
>>God bless
>>mere*
>>
>>>--
>>>Dearest Meredith,
>>>I am so glad you wrote in with your experiance with Zoloft! (wellbutrin)
>>>Thank-you,Thank-youThank-you!
>>>Of ALL the experiances in my life, my time with Zoloft proved to be the MOST
>>>TERRIFYING,LONELY,SURREAL,Sickening,Maddening ordeal of my LIFE!
>>>It almost killed me but by the grace of god and my smart spouse is the ONLY
>>>reason I am here and not dead or institutionalized.
>>>Cutting,yes..hallucinating,yes..SEVERE personality change,yes..nightmares,yes..
>>>Anything I think one would experiance in HELL I experianced on ZOLOFT!
>>>To this day I get a sick feeling in my gut at the mear mention of the drug.
>>>If there was a way to sue the company/Doctor, or hold anyone ACCOUNTABLE, I would
>>>in a BLINK. I had no idea and no one told me there could be major side effects when/if
>>>things go wrong. You must have quite a story yourself!
>>>I would be very interested to hear your's if you want to share, I wrote mine so others
>>>would be warned of the dangers or at least be ON GUARD, and know the signs that
>>>if it is getting worse it MAY NOT be you are getting MORE DEPRESSED! It MAY be
>>> a REACTION to the MED! After I was off it and they just treated and got ahold
>>> of the pain I was SO much better, that was the problem all along but they didnt
>>> want to prescribe pain meds.(like THAT was better)!
>>>If you don't want to share your story here but still want to talk write me at
>>>my email. I often think I need a support group just to GET OVER that!
>>>My story if published on sat march 04 posts, you can scroll down and read it if you want.
>>>it is under "Derpesson meds" title.
>>>Good luck to you and THANK-GOD you are off them and here to talk about it!!!!!
>>>All the best. Loretta
>>> P.S that post is a little scattered as it was the first
>>>time I talked about it and I was all over the place, but the jist is there!
>>>
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>I been taking zoloft for 4 months and i'm feeling terrible,I cut myself 3 times
>and the last times was bad i cut my chest, legs and stomach.I dream every night
> things that disturbed me all day .I start on 25mg when up to 100.
>I am so scared.i been drinking a lot and this numbness of feelings inside of me
> is overwhelming can't feel love or hate nothing cold or hot...
>My depression still here and now i have more anxiety than ever.I was depressed
>and now i feel like i am loosing my mind.Its good to see that im not the only
>one my family say if i do it again i will have to go to a hospital.
>it wasn't planned, its like some other force get control over me .Knowing this
>i will go to the doctor on monday and change med.thanks
>i will let know how i'm doing
>
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