Hi, Im a 34 yr old female.
Ive been taking zoloft for the past 3years for panic attacks. Ive had attacks all my life just didnt know what they were… until 3 years ago my mom died of breast cancer and these attacks got worse. I saw a doctor. I was perscribed zoloft (side effects were uggh for about 1 month but I made it through that) I feel Soo much better and I feel it has made a difference in my life. I dont let things get to me like i used to. dont wake up in the middle of the night out of breathe thinking im dying…fainting…nausea…ect. That was the worst feeling in the world; cant really describe this feeling unles you lived it. The thing that bothers me is this weight gain. I went from 138lbs to now 188lbs. My doctor tells me I need to loose weight, most likely the weight gain had boosted my chlorestorol and sugar levels. I dont eat unhealthy. I am trying weight watchers…maybe im not giving it enough time, 2 months… but im not seeing any lose. I was thinking about stopping or weening off the zoloft, but god knows I dont want to feel like I used to. Plus the “stopping zoloft sindrom” Im reading about is really scary. With these night sweats and "brain tremors"ect… Its almost like Id rather be heavy then go into those horrible attacks again. Just dont know what to do? Any one have any suggestions?
Toni ,
I just read your forum , try and connect with Kimansuki she’s here on careplace. She has some sharing experience with zoloft and if you look at the forums you will see she has a post about the therapy. I believe you’d find this post on the 2 page of ibd forums. If you have troubles locating her or the msg. just let me know i can send Kim a msg.
Shes awesome , you’ll really appreciate her kindness towards people.