Ok so around 8 1/2 - 9 months ago (right after I had Landen) I was depressed. I'm talking WAY depressed so the doctors put me on Zoloft for Post Partum Depression. Ok so now Landen is 10 months old and I'm ready to kick myself off this drug and get on with life as normal. So I stopped taking it. I've been off it for all of 5 days and I started having serious issues. At first I thought I was getting sick. I was nauseous, dizzy, breaking out into sweats. That was just the beginning. Then when I would lay down the room would start to spin and when I would close my eyes... no lie... my brain felt like it was shocking my body. I couldn't fall asleep for hours. I'd just lay there feeling CRAZY. So, I finally thought... ok, I need to figure out why I'm feeling this way. Where is this all coming from? So I GOOGLED "Zoloft Withdrawal" and here are the symptoms:
"...symptoms including mental confusion, joint pain, dizziness, stomachaches, nausea, tremors etc. are signs of withdrawal."
"...There is one particular, very unpleasant withdrawal symptom called REM Behavior Disorder. When moving your eyes too quickly, you dream in sequences- you are awake but you have hallucinations like you are actually dreaming..."
"Zoloft withdrawal can cause jolting electric "zaps", dizziness, motor instability, extreme nausea, vomiting, high fever, abdominal discomfort, flu symptoms, agitation, anxiety, insomnia, aggression, nightmares, tremor, seizures, and confusion. In some persons, Zoloft withdrawal has become so painful that it lead them to commit suicide rather than face the agony any longer. "
Seriously? Seriously!??! This is what they put me on? Driving around I would get confused and even things someone would tell me, I would forget instantly or struggle to remember... like I was losing my memory. Ok, so called my pharmacist (since my doctor's office was closed) and told him what was going on. He told me I needed to taper off slowly and not do this "cold turkey". So after work I went to CVS and picked my prescription. And what did I do?? I took a pill and the next morning... I FEEL FINE. STUPID STUPID STUPID ZOLOFT!!! I'm so mad I could spit at this company. Some people are suing over these withdrawals. I definitely wouldn't go that far, but I do feel like it is a pretty serious drug and they definitely don't warn you the way they should about the side effects.
