Body Pain and Depression Med

Just an update and an FYI for anyone else who may be suffering from muscle and joint pain and are taking Zoloft/Sertraline.

I have had increasing pain off and on for about a year. As I started really focusing on it there was one common thread..yep, my depression med. So after doing some research on my own and talking with my doctor I am weaning off the med and oh my gosh. I feel so much relief and I am only on day 2.

From what I understand this is not a really common side effect 2% or less but it looks like I could be in this category.

Next is surgery on Nov 6th to lengthen my right IT Band and clean up the hip area that has a bone spur and some bursitis. This could go a long way to getting me back to a much less painful life. For the first time in a long time I feel HOPE.

Awesome that you found the connection! We as humans so trustingly take whatever or do whatever Drs tell us to do without knowing everything we can about the meds being prescribed and the procedures being done. How many of us read those annoying bunch of papers the pharm staples to our bags? I'm as guilty as anyone for trashing them but have gotten some better the longer I stay in the game.

It's important to know side effects common and not so much,interactions with other meds and food,the odds of successful procedures,be familiar with the procedure and how its done and what's involved. Knowledge is power. It could save your life or at the least a bad experience.

Good luck on your upcoming surgery and hoping for a good outcome.

If you would like remind us closer to your surgery date, an extra prayer can go a long ways if this is something you are interested in, just let us know.

Glad to read that you may have figured out whats been going on.

Take care