Hi , just letting you know that the best treatment I have found for OCD after being a Zoloft user is Efexor. You do not go into any "zones" or tiredness, you just feel good with energy. Of course you have your good and bad days, but things don't seem too extreme. It was recommended to me by a friend who has OCD then another friend I knew who had OCD as well. I have helped one of my friends who changed to it and it has changed her life dramatically. Of course also to change onto this you need to slowly go off Zoloft and then slowly onto Efexor, under the guidance of your doctor. I have worked up to taking 225 mls a day, but my friend only needs less. I would not go back to Zoloft.
Hi , just letting you know that the best treatment I have found for OCD after being a Zoloft user is Efexor. You do not go into any "zones" or tiredness, you just feel good with energy. Of course you have your good and bad days, but things don't seem too extreme. It was recommended to me by a friend who has OCD then another friend I knew who had OCD as well. I have helped one of my friends who changed to it and it has changed her life dramatically. Of course also to change onto this you need to slowly go off Zoloft and then slowly onto Efexor, under the guidance of your doctor. I have worked up to taking 225 mls a day, but my friend only needs less. I would not go back to Zoloft.
I seem to have twitching that is at least in part related to Zoloft (Sertraline). Upon visiting urgent care when the twitching became really disruptive due to its frequency, the doctor first eliminated any neurological disorders by a panel of six or seven blood tests. You may wish to ask your doctor about these tests, to eliminate your concerns about ALS and other neurological disorders. I was taking 200 mg per day of sertraline -- the maximum dose. I cut that back to 100 mg per day. I also began to take Flexeril (which I already had on hand for muscle tightness in my upper back from computer use. I took two 10mg doses, one in the afternoon and one at bedtime. This seemed to relieve the twitching considerably, and I finally got a good night's sleep. I believe that the most important factor is the too-large dose of sertraline. Cutting back to 100mg has not seemed to increase depression or anxiety. I figure, the lower the dose of anything, the better. It is difficult to find much certainty from any information source about Zoloft and twitching, but it has not gone without being noted here and there. Check with your medical professional -- of course -- before changing anything in any way. I am only telling you what I have experienced. My observation is that reducing the sertraline dose eliminated the problem by 80% and that Flexeril, taken as prescribed, only, brought the reduction in twitching, at this early point, to 90%.
I seem to have twitching that is at least in part related to Zoloft (Sertraline). Upon visiting urgent care when the twitching became really disruptive due to its frequency, the doctor first eliminated any neurological disorders by a panel of six or seven blood tests. You may wish to ask your doctor about these tests, to eliminate your concerns about ALS and other neurological disorders. I was taking 200 mg per day of sertraline -- the maximum dose. I cut that back to 100 mg per day. I also began to take Flexeril (which I already had on hand for muscle tightness in my upper back from computer use. I took two 10mg doses, one in the afternoon and one at bedtime. This seemed to relieve the twitching considerably, and I finally got a good night's sleep. I believe that the most important factor is the too-large dose of sertraline. Cutting back to 100mg has not seemed to increase depression or anxiety. I figure, the lower the dose of anything, the better. It is difficult to find much certainty from any information source about Zoloft and twitching, but it has not gone without being noted here and there. Check with your medical professional -- of course -- before changing anything in any way. I am only telling you what I have experienced. My observation is that reducing the sertraline dose eliminated the problem by 80% and that Flexeril, taken as prescribed, only, brought the reduction in twitching, at this early point, to 90%.