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Posted by daz on April 16, 2004, at 13:20:36
Ok....well...I did think about why I have not had any side effects for one year..and now that I have thought about it I did overlook 2 VERY IMPORTANT symptoms..shortly after I quit the medicine, I did experience both fatigue(and I'm a pretty fit guy) and I became quite aggresive..also, now that I think about it..I did have a buzzing/ringing in my ear. I didn't really think it had anything to do with the medicine, I just thought It was because of work. I told my doctor about that today and he said it could've been because of the medicine.
Is there anybody out there who quit cold turkey...or know of any solutions?? Any info will be helpful...
thank you...
Posted by SDA on April 17, 2004, at 2:47:02
In reply to What I experienced going off zoloft cold turkey, posted by daz on April 16, 2004, at 13:20:36
I went off of 200mg (for OCD) cold turky. Like you, I didn't notice any major withdrawal symptoms either. In hindsight I can see that it may have made me a tad irritable (either that or it was becasue I was stressed out over starting college). I have a very occasional ringing in my ears too, but I have absolutely no idea if it predates the medications at all.
Being off the meds had its plusses and minuses. I had been on it since junior high, so it no doubt had a profound impact on my emotional development. After I discontinued them I felt more "alive", and didn't procrastinate nearly as much. On the other hand I had a bit more OCD, which eventually led to a period of lousy sleeping. Durring this time I complained of random neck movements, but this seemed to go away with better sleep.
See my topic titled "does it sound like my Zoloft is working" for details on how I'm doing at the moment (not good I'm afraid).
Why do call your symptoms "VERY IMPORTANT"? Are they still a problem for you? If not, then I wouldn't worry about it. We both got off VERY easy for stopping cold turky.
Posted by daz on April 19, 2004, at 14:06:36
In reply to Re: What I experienced going off zoloft cold turkey » daz, posted by SDA on April 17, 2004, at 2:47:02
> I went off of 200mg (for OCD) cold turky. Like you, I didn't notice any major withdrawal symptoms either. In hindsight I can see that it may have made me a tad irritable (either that or it was becasue I was stressed out over starting college). I have a very occasional ringing in my ears too, but I have absolutely no idea if it predates the medications at all.
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> Being off the meds had its plusses and minuses. I had been on it since junior high, so it no doubt had a profound impact on my emotional development. After I discontinued them I felt more "alive", and didn't procrastinate nearly as much. On the other hand I had a bit more OCD, which eventually led to a period of lousy sleeping. Durring this time I complained of random neck movements, but this seemed to go away with better sleep.
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> See my topic titled "does it sound like my Zoloft is working" for details on how I'm doing at the moment (not good I'm afraid).
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> Why do call your symptoms "VERY IMPORTANT"? Are they still a problem for you? If not, then I wouldn't worry about it. We both got off VERY easy for stopping cold turky.
>Well, I said it was very important because unfortunately for me..I did'nt get off the hook very easy. I still experience one or two side effects to this day...and I have been on zoloft for a couple of years. what I am worried about is will the symptoms go away or will I have them for the rest of my life. The biggest things that are going on with me right now are my memory problems and twitches. I have experienced ALOT since I been on the meds. Do you know if it will go away?
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