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I would love to hear from others. I was on Zoloft for years. I went off of it about four months ago. In the last two weeks I have had crippling palpitations, nausea, dizziness, high blood pressure. Trip to the ER showed nothing wrong with me. They did lung X-ray, EKG, blood work. All fine. I have a stress echo tomorrow. Am wondering if I should just start myself on the Zoloft again on my own? I do not have a mental health care provider, but do have an internist. I also can ask the cardiologist tomorrow. I'm curious if anyone has gone off the drug, or similar drug, and then been fine for a while, only to later regress like I have. Also, did you go back on a med and subsequently feel better? I feel myself really slipping into agoraphobia again, and do not want to go down that road again. I'm so sick of feeling sick! Any insights, helpful suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Oh yes, I'm familiar with the syndrome of going off a drug when feeling fine. Was hoping it would be different this time, guess I never learn. Not worrying about heart now which is good. Unfortunately now have a rotten head cold. Can't win!
You wrote "I'm curious if anyone has gone off the drug, or similar drug, and then been fine for a while, only to later regress like I have." My pharmacist said that is a common issue for people who need a med but who want to go off it so after a while they need it. However everyone is different and I wouldn't be expecting someone else's experience to help predict what mine would be. fwiw.
Now that you have a clean bill of health have you been able to stop worrying about your heart??
Now that you have a clean bill of health have you been able to stop worrying about your heart??
Echocardiogram and stress test show my heart as perfectly fine. My at home BP monitor, tested against having it done at cardiologist, showed the diastolic number as being consistently 20 points too high.
Hello did the doctors mention that your symptoms could be withdrawal from the anti depressant? It could be that. I am glad all the tests were negative, so that should put your mind at rest.
I myself have in the past stopped a drug only for my anxiety/depression to return, and then have to go back on the medication.
I myself have in the past stopped a drug only for my anxiety/depression to return, and then have to go back on the medication.
I know I stop Zoloft cold turkey when I moved I wish I hadn't now I just start up again and find my self smiling more I have been selfconscious about it, I keep on wondering why am smiling for. Which has made relies I how even thou I have not had any resent anxiety attacks I still have been suffering thru depression. I have had same issues with BP and dizziness I don't know if that is conmen for us with anxiety. I went down about three week ago I still don't have answers. I don't know if that good or bad you know what I mean. hart show all good and MRI and CT show nothing it gets to you. well good luck. My neurologist claims that could be just part of migraines for me. If you get them?
These monitors are at Safeway pharmacy and maybe other pharmacies too, so I would check it against the pharma one today because if it is inaccurate perhaps knowing that will drop your anx today. Definitely check against cardiologist's because his must be accurate.
BP was taken by nurses and doctors. It wasn't actually that high a week ago at ER, but has since been grossly elevated using a new at home monitor. I am taking it with me tomorrow to compare it to BP reading at hospital to make sure it is accurate.
If everything is fine, why do you have hbp - who did the measurement?
I don't know much about this but perhaps someone with a medical background will comment depending on what you reply. As far as the "crippling palpitations, nausea, dizziness," they can be a result of anx - many on this board including myself worked our anx up to the point that we headed to ER like you did and got a PROPER diagnosis that nothing was wrong except anx. I was lucky and accepted the diagnosis and the "symptoms" disappeared - not all can do that.
Likely the stress echo will come back fine and hopefully you can get back to normal. Write back with that result.
I don't know much about this but perhaps someone with a medical background will comment depending on what you reply. As far as the "crippling palpitations, nausea, dizziness," they can be a result of anx - many on this board including myself worked our anx up to the point that we headed to ER like you did and got a PROPER diagnosis that nothing was wrong except anx. I was lucky and accepted the diagnosis and the "symptoms" disappeared - not all can do that.
Likely the stress echo will come back fine and hopefully you can get back to normal. Write back with that result.
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