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Zoloft decreased dose and heart

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Lolita40
Lolita40

Hi !

Im a little worry cause I have decreased my dose from 50 to 25mg since 8 days. The last few days, when I sleep or nap, I feel some palpitations or what seems to be like skip heart beats!

Its scares me a lot... Im scare of this meanning a heart attack or something?

Maybe I decreased too fast?

I was only a 50mg for weeks and a half before going down to 25?!

Does someone experienced that?

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  • Hoopz
    Hoopz Lolita40

    Posted

    It's probably anxiety .. check with your doctor

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  • brenda53218
    brenda53218 Lolita40

    Posted

    I was the opposite, before I started zoloft I would get the racing heart beats when I would just wake up from a nap. For me it was anxiety. I know this isn't exactly what your going through but maybe since ur decreasing your med the anxiety is causing it. Have you spoken to your doctor, if not you should. He might recommend you take a benzo just to get you through it.

    • sarah_62089
      sarah_62089 brenda53218

      Posted

      Hi Brenda,

      Just wondering what is benzo? I’m on Zoloft to and it’s been a long process sometimes side effects are worse than other days . So wondering if that helps while on Zoloft?

    • joe41529
      joe41529 sarah_62089

      Posted

      Brenda, it’s an anxiety med like a Valium or Xanax but they are extremely addictive which is why most people leave them alone unless absolutely necessary. 
    • brenda53218
      brenda53218 sarah_62089

      Posted

      Benzodiazepines are valium, ativan,xanax. Known as tranquilizers. Used for short period of time, although some people take regularly by doctors order only. I take ativan as needed. I can go weeks without but when my stress and anxiety gets too high I take a half of 5 mg. Talk to your doctor and see if it is something that can help you or not.

  • joe41529
    joe41529 Lolita40

    Posted

    I would talk to my Dr when it comes to my heart 
  • Lolita40
    Lolita40

    Posted

    Never had heart problems before but I think it might be a mix of withdrawal and anxiety.

    The thing is that I mostly notice it in my sleep since 2 or 3 days.

    I think I did experienced that while withrawing prozac before... I said that to the doc at the time and it wasnt bothering her.

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