Zoloft not doing anything but affecting my sleep
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I made it a little over 21 weeks in total before I had to discontinue use as I could no longer sleep at all. I did have headaches and nausea as well as minor dizziness for about the first 4-5 days, my anxiety hit extreme levels from days 4-7 or so with some moments of extreme adrenaline surges and I had minor-moderate bowel issues for about the first 2 weeks which slowly went away but other than that no major side effects that would have otherwise caused me to quit.
The problem I have had is that beginning Day 3 onward I would have incredibly vivid dreams and trouble staying asleep, waking up a half dozen times a night taking 30 mins to fall back asleep. Before I would sleep like a log 8-9 hours. This felt like I was getting no rest as I was living a 2nd life in my dreams when my head would hit the pillow.
For about 1 week from Day 14-21 I felt good and was running fine on the 3-4 hours of dream filled sleep that the medication would allow me, although I did not notice any therapeutic effects except for brief flashes of euphoria for 1-2 hours here and there.
On Wednesday I began to feel very fatigued from 3 weeks of very little sleep. On Friday I took my last dose and woke up exhausted again Saturday morning and decided on pulling the plug cold turkey on these things. No side effects so far except for Day 1 of quitting I got horrific nightmares but the last 2 days have had the best sleep in a month since stopping.
It's hard to imagine any positive outweighing the torment of not being able to sleep and being exhausted all day. I will fall asleep fine initially then almost like a form of Chinese torture I will be jolted awake every time I manage to fall asleep.
Did anyone have similar experiences and would this ever go away?
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losingmymind47
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Ally01381 losingmymind47
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I watched a comedy on TV to have a temporary relief from the pain
debra34304 losingmymind47
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losingmymind47 debra34304
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danny09 losingmymind47
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Just prepare your mind and body for the next 2 weeks for the side effects if any, I saw this on the web today and it made me laugh "Zoloft, All the withdrawals of heroin, without the high!" Good luck.
kakia66768 losingmymind47
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21 days are not enough I think .
This med is a slow one .
In the beginning I was feeling very tired to but I would say after a couple of weeks this went away.
I also had headaches but they went away too.
I ve been having vivid dreams as well but this is something i had before I start the medication.
Did you speak with your doctor about the sides effects ?
debra34304 losingmymind47
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HI I’m on 100mgs of sertraline which I Av been on for the past 8wks with little progress. I too can’t sleep with it either, do you have any detached feelings like uve lost ureself. I also am suffering from depersonalisation aswell which is really scary. Av u had ever experienced anything like this. I’m thinking of Cumming back of these tablets and going back to my old 1s. Which was paroxatine. Any advice or reassurance please 🌹
losingmymind47 debra34304
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I didn't really have any side effects after the first 2 weeks other than the dreams and sleep but unfortunately sleep is a pretty big deal. I also noticed I had somewhat less of a filter and would just blurt out hurtful things but that could have just been due to lack of sleep. I have very little experience with all of this so can't really give much advice as this is basically the only medication I have ever tried.
I had to take a tablet again this morning to wean myself a bit as was starting to withdraw due to the cold turkey approach I had taken (headache, bad anxiety and gastro problems). I'm hoping it will be my last tablet and am expecting horrible dreams today due to having to take it while being half in withdrawal.
cj_1 losingmymind47
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debra34304 cj_1
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Hi Cj did u ever experience the feeling detached and liked u ad lost ureself cus it’s that what scares me the most and makes me panick even more. Any advice or reassurance please 🌹
cj_1 debra34304
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cj_1
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Ally01381 losingmymind47
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