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Please help--ears/head pulsing 3 weeks after Zoloft discontinuation

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I was on Zoloft 200 mg for 5 years. Have been off it for 3 weeks. Notice irritability (I can handle it) but what I CANNOT HANDLE is the pulsing/squeezing in my ears and my head) I don't think it is pulsatile tinnitus (I have tinnitus and it doesn't bother me, plus it isn't pulsing along with my heart. Plus it's my whole head). I asked Dr. who said it's "stress" (ha ha), and another dr. tell me it's not a symptom at all. Please--anyone out there have this? Can you help?

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  • lynn260
    lynn260 Guest

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    I also discontinued Sertraline three weeks ago and I have the same problem. My sleep has also become really fragmented. I feel dizzy as well.  I don’t believe it is stress but these symptoms are likely to increase anxiety. Keep posting as it will be useful to compare symptoms.
    • Guest
      Guest lynn260

      Posted

      THANK YOU THANK YOU.  I so needed to hear from someone else. I feel like banging my head into a wall.
  • joe41529
    joe41529 Guest

    Posted

    Did you taper off or come off all at once? If you just stopped without tapering at that length of time and that high of mg you can be in for some bad side effects, also known as the sertraline flu. Maybe you should talk to another Dr who has a little more experience in coming off of antidepressants because those you spoke with seem to have no clue! You need a good taper down program and that would greatly help with your side effects. 
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      Guest joe41529

      Posted

      I tapered off very very slowly over three months, I think...I never heard of the sertraline flu, but just knowing about it actually made me feel better.
  • karen_90046
    karen_90046 Guest

    Posted

    I had a heart beat in my ears when I put my head on the pillow 
    • Guest
      Guest karen_90046

      Posted

      Oh that sounds awful! Mine is no so much a heart beat as this pulsing, like I've turned into a human wah-wah pedal.  thank you all for responding so quickly. It's so important to get facts from people going through this.

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