Zoloft weight gain part 3

Mekkie,  I just wanted to say that I am so sorry that you are feeling so bad and for so long.  I was on Zoloft also and only had about 2 and 1/2 weeks of side effects.  I was wondering if you have been to see your physician regarding this?  Maybe something else is going on medically?  Did you family doctor or a psychiatrist prescribe the Zoloft?  I am wondering as for people that do have side effects that are unbearable as you have described, if this is what it is, than there is medication that they can order for this (it is a benzatropine type med).  Maybe trying inquiring if this is a possibility for you.  I hope that you start to feel better real soon.

Snickersmom, go o slow as we all know.  I was trying to find the post I was reading yesterday about tapering off meds and how slow you should really go.  It told how to break it down according to a indivaulals weight I think or something it was very interseting and about why you don't want to go cold turkey because of the side effects that you will encounter and how they may stay with you or return.  I hope mekkie is doing okay, I get worried when she hasn't posted fro awhile, expecially when she seemed so discouraged!!! 

Mekkie if your are reading the posts, just let us know how your doing if you feel up to it!  We're here you and care about you!!  You said you felt as thow you may be being a downer, NOT AT ALL!~!!!!!  We want to hear from you and help you through this difficult time the best we can!!

Best to everyone!

Oh Nivram tell me about the hairloss ...my sink was full my boyfriend has recently unblocked them all i think there was enough hair to make a wig LOL !!! All my bald patches are in recovery hahhaha!!

nivram said...
 Mekkie it was good to see your post!  I have seen the zoloft advertisement on here!!LOL  I'm also excited to hear about your weight loss, Hillarie lost a couple of pounds too, she has been working out in the Am and has just with the PM work out after school.  She has been watching her intake of calories since she started gaining all her zoloft weight.  One thing that I notice with her since she has been off the zoloft is that she dosen't have all the hair loss that she use to.  Her bathroom floor use have hair all over it and the sink.  Did anyone else experince hair loss while on it?  I remember having her thyroid checked in November or October because of that and the rapid weight change and fatigue.  She too still battles the mood swings I know, I'm not sure if their getting better or not, I hope so, I have to be careful because I asked to much and irritate her by this.  It hard to know whats normal I mean being a teenager and gjoing through all those changes and all.  Mekkie your outlook is so wonderful and your determenion to beat this is endless, your awesome and a inspiration to this forum!  I do beleive the zoloft can still be effecting you, I think the brain is still craving it and having reactions to not having it.  Everyone is different and medications effect everyone differently.  I wish I knew then what I know now, not sure if we would of went the zoloft route.  Keep up the good work and I'm excited to hear about the weight loss, keep it up!! Good luck with your studies, its so nice to read a smile in your heart!!!

This is my first time online. I stopped Zoloft cold turkey two weeks ago. It has been quite difficult, nausea, brain freeze, dizziness, and stomach problems. I stopped it because of the fact that I am hooked on these pills. I also absolutely hate the weight gain. I went on it 3 years ago, to deal with my mothers cancer. I quickly put on 10 pounds and during the course of the next two years gained a total of 18 pounds. My mother died a year and a half ago, and I do believe that the Zoloft got me through it, but now I must learn to deal with problems without having to resort to pills. In two weeks, I have lost 4 pounds, which I am so happy about. I never consulted a doctor about stopping cold turkey. My husband made me call him today because of my withdrawal symptoms. I will let you know later on what he tells me. It brought me so much comfort to read all of your stories and comments. You are helping so many. Thank you, trully!

Hey guys!!!!

It took me this long to realize that they locked the other page!! i know i can be so duh sometimes! anyway i have been good, have my moments from time to time, but who doesn't. Feb. 4 will be 3 months off the meds and i have only lost 2-3 pounds !!!!! this whole weight thing is driving me up the wall and i notice that as each day passes i grow more and more angry and have become absolutly obsessed with my whole weight gain situation. The people around me are becoming aggrevated with my obsession. i can't help it!!! and i think i am so obsessed because i have no clue how long it will take the weight to come off. if i had a time frame i would feel better. don't get me wrong, i feel much different weight wise now since coming off the meds. I must have lost a majority of my water weight because i am not nearly as swollen and i do look a little, and i emphasize little, skinner these days. but not to much showing on the scale. And then i hear about people losing 5-7 ponds after the first month or two coming off the med. i just want to know when it is my turn. i feel like i have been waiting patiently, but then i think about it and think to myself if i am being fair to think that 3 months is long enough to see any change? what do you guys think? Am i jumping the gun here? should i be more patient? how long do you guys think? has anyone come accross any information reguarding getting back to normal after zoloft? i would really value your opinion so please respond if you get a chance.

Mentally i feel great. i hope everyone is getting along ok and i am going to go back and read all the posts on this forum to catch up with everyone's progress. Good to find you all again and keep your heads up!!!!

Take care

Great 5lb thats good news and the rest will go aswell,keep reminding yourself it was the meds and not yourself .

Snickersmom...how are you doing with the tapering?

Jaymay ...you ok ?? guess so !! NOt seen you in along time

Nivram how are things with your daughter ???

Take Care everyone

I think I'm starting to feel the effects of tapering off the Zoloft. I'm ticked off at the least little thing.  I don't really feel like talking to anyone and I feel left out from my friends. It's almost like if I'm not "happy, smiling, joking person" they don't want anything to do with me or they tell me they like me better when I'm happy. Does anyone bother to ask if I'm going throug something? No. Does anyone bother to just ask if there's anything they can do? No.

Is this who I really am? I mean, is this the person I am in real life? What if it is? I don't want to be that person either! I guess I'm just a little tired because I feel like I take care of everyone else...strangers, friends, family, etc. and yet when I feel I need people, there's no one there for me. That might not be the case and it might be all in my head but it hurts my feelings and that's the last thing I need right now. I guess I feel like I need someone to take care of me the way I take care of others. Now, I understand that's not fair and not everyone can act like you want them to but still...

Anyway...is this the reduction of Zoloft in my system? HELP!

well ill be intouch more 

cya

Oh and the mood swings i still have them too,on and off but not as heavy and prolonging as in the begining,the hot flashes are less too,and i`ve only since the last week or so started to feel more motivated to do just the normal house tasks and actualy wanting to make an effort to look nice thats starting to take off now...finaly.All though i think and hope i got through the worst parts of the withdrawal i do tend to have the odd horrible moments STILL on and off which i think will go in time.

Does Hillari seem to be more motivated now?? Did she not feel like doing things and no energie? This for me felt like i was having a depression,sleeping all the time and not wanting to do things and not wanting to be with others cause i thought i would be in the way.!I thought it was strange for me to be getting depression as it was never something i had before.

Snickersmom...How are you these days? Hope your doing ok.

Well, I went to see my doctor today and I talked to him honestly about my weight gain and my concern that it was the Zoloft and my fear that coming off Zoloft will lead to the return of my OCD. His response? "The weight gain can't be attributed to the Zoloft because it is weight neutral." Ummm...what??? Does this guy think I just sit around all day eating cake and cookies and fries and chips and Coca-Cola and stuff like that? It made me so mad but I was proud of myself and defended myself. I have printed every piece of research I can get my hands on that links weight gain and antidepressants and it's a big file. I even included print outs from this forum and he still believes that I compulsively eat because of my OCD. That's the first time I'd heard that.

Now, granted, I do have a sweet tooth but I try to reign it in as much as possible. It's not like I'm eating a dozen chocolate bars every day.

So, we agreed to lower my dose of Zoloft to 25 mgs a day, have me talk to a counselor at his office about my "eating issues" and I've decided to give the South Beach diet a whirl.

Anyway, I was just so angry and I thought of all of you and I keep thinking "What is it going to take for these doctors to finally acknowledge that yes, indeed, it is the Zoloft or the Prozac or the Paxil or any other kind of antidepressant????" It's going to take us...yelling that...from the top of our lungs...until someone pays attention!

But now I'm really scared about lowering my Zoloft dose and having my OCD come back. However, I know I can manage it on 50 mgs so that's always an option to go back to if need be.

I'll probably write more soon and just be all emotional...so hang in and hang on with me please.