Does Zoloft make your attitude change (negatively) over a period of time since you get immune to it?
I've tried to stop taking Zoloft (50mg), and started having my panic attack again. I know this could all be in my head because it usually is a mental thing, but how long will those panic attacks take to ware off to the point where I don't have withdrawals about the medicine. I don't want to be on this medicine the rest of my life...
Also - does Zoloft make you lose/gain weight, or lose energy?The Medicine Zoloft?The thing about anti-depressants is that they really are just a band aid. While you are on them, everything is fine, but you are in an altered state. It is like you are %26quot;drunk%26quot; when you are on them. When you stop taking them, you return to the state you were in before you started taking them.
The only real solution is to address your problems and find the root cause of your attacks and find a way to deal with them without medication, otherwise you will be on medication for many years.The Medicine Zoloft?Zoloft is a type of med that you can't just stop taking. You need to wein youself off slowly, cut a pill in half and take that to try and downplay some of these side effects. Most chemical anti-dperessants/anxiety meds are like this. You get some bad effects if you try to just quit the med.
As far as I know, it has no effect on weight, but can make you tired at times. It's best to usually take it at night at first, before your body gets used to it in case it makes you tired.The Medicine Zoloft?You need to taper off slowly. You don't ever want to just stop cold turkey.
Zoloft is one of those meds that you can become almost immune to. Many people need to increase the dose every so often to maintain their mental state.
And yes it can make you feel sleepy. That is a common side effect.Zoloft is an SSRI (Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitor). These drugs are very dangerous. I have been on a number, because I have an autoimmune disease known as Celiac thay was misdiagnosed. Doctors wrongly assume you are just neurotic, and put you on these terrible pills. I am still stuck on Celexa, and wish I had never taken it. Side effects are very bad with many of these medications, and you must be weaned off of them.
Withdrawal is still an issue even then.
When I was on Paxil before, I still had withdrawal while being weaned off of it. People who abruptly stopped taking them attempt suicide at times. Most of America has no business being on them. Doctors just dope patients up on them that are actually sick, not crazy. Illnesses such as Celiac and Lyme Disease can cause panic attacks, depression, on top of a vast array of physical symptoms that are normally ignored by physicians or assumed to be emotionally related.
A lot of people are not aware of the fact that a number of school shootings have these pills in common. Not long before the Columbine shooting, one of the teenagers who participated in the killings was put on an SSRI. Other instances repeatedly have been found. It is a tragedy. Especially since these teenagers had a full life ahead of them. So many other people are just told they are depressed or anxious, when there is a physical cause.
I suffered for years. SSRIs are very addictive, and difficult to get off of. They also can make you gain weight. Patients taking them report carbohydrate cravings, particularly for sweets. Zoloft was mentioned in something I read about Alzheimer's, which is a very large concern. Dementia has been reported in some elderly who have been on the medication. I hope I helped answer your questions.
