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Zoloft - side affects

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Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness

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Zoloft - side affects

by jben, Mar 26, 2002 12:00AM

Tags: zoloft, Depression, mental, Health, Mental Health, benadryl, orgasm

I started taking zoloft two weeks ago. 25mgs the first week and 50mgs now. I have missed taking the pill three times in the past two weeks. I have also been drinking. I am having terrible headaches, feel speedy, my body is twitching and i feel withdrawn. will these side affects go away? i don't know if i can stand it anymore. it's making it hard for me to work, to concentrate on anything.

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by Roger Gould, M.D.

, Mar 27, 2002 12:00AM

Drinking, and Zoloft are a bad combination. It sounds like the symptoms you are having are not related to Zoloft, or missing a few. It sounds more like the underlying trouble you are trying to get rid of... I suggest you continue on the Zolfot,and see what you can do to stop the drinking.

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by JL, Mar 26, 2002 12:00AM

Hey Jben,

Here's a list of my initial side affects, and the ones still around after 3+ months at 100mg's a day:

Trembling fingertips - still here

Sweaty palms - thank goodnes that has finally disapated

Tension headaches - occasional

Sensitivity to light - rarely now

Thats about it...

John

by jben, Mar 26, 2002 12:00AM

thanks for the feedback. i spoke to my doctor today and he told me to stop taking the zoloft. we are going to try something else.

by flipperjw, May 10, 2002 12:00AM

I have been on 50mg of zoloft for 1 year now. I feel great and it has really helped with my depression. I think I suffer from the worst side affect.( Sexual ) My sexual desire pretty much no longer exists and it is near impossible to reach orgasm. I am in a woderful relationship and my partner is tolerant. I want to stop taking it so I can once again feel sexually functionable.

by jewelz, Jun 01, 2002 12:00AM

I am in the same boat...I have been taking 50 mg zoloft for 2 1/2 years now..sexual desire is non-existent. Would like to get off and be *normal* again

by jms, Jul 06, 2002 12:00AM

i have been on zoloft 50mg for 2 weeks aaand already my sex life is affected reaching an orgasm is impossible now do aall antidepressents do this

by rem, Jul 12, 2002 12:00AM

I had the same sexual side effect on celexa (and now zoloft). my psychiatrist recommended taking a benadryl about an hour before sexual activity. he said benadryl basically can stop an SSRI from working for just a few hours--so it's like you're not on it at all,but as soon as the benadrl wears off, you're back to your normal medicated self. i tried it skeptically and found that it worked. i don't know that it works for everyone, but it's worth a try. he said it wasn't harmful, but would make me sleepy cuz it's an anihistamine. hope that helps.

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