Facemasks: zoloft side effects

[facemasks]

Hi, my name is nadia and I'm 16 , I've been put on zoloft 25mg and I've taken about 8 days worth and I am experiencing PGAD. If I mention this to my doctor and get put off zoloft, will my pgad go away? I was already very suicidal before this and the PGAD is making it worse, I don't think I can live with this forever. Also, if it is something that will go away if I get taken off zoloft, what can I do to manage it in the meantime? Any help is appreciated 

[mammaP]

Hi Nadia, welcome to SA. I have moved your post to start ypur own introduction thread, this will be your topic to update your progress and ask any questions about your symptoms. You can also post on other topics but this is specifically for you. As you have only been taking zoloft for 8 days you should be able to stop it quite quickly. The PGAD is a side effect and will hopefully ease up when you are no longer taking it. It will take time to settle but hopefully not too long  Is there something that was affecting you to make you feel suicidal before zoloft?  There are many causes of depression, find the cause and you can treat the depression without drugs. How do your parents feel about you taking zoloft?  

Edited August 31, 2017 by mammaP

[facemasks]

please help, I think I'm suffering from pgad and am at a complete loss on what to do. I have ocd and I'm 16. After continuous begging my parents finally took me to a doctor and I got put on zoloft (25mg). I have taken 8 pills. Now I'm scared that I permanently screwed up my body by not listening to my parents (they were super against me taking medication etc). If I get off zoloft, will my pgad go away? I've heard that people develo pgad after getting off ssris and I'm scared that'll happen to me to. Is this permanent? Any chance it'll go away? I can't take it, if it's somehow permanent I don't think I can live with it. My symptoms: constant need to pee, constant feeling or arousal and burning. I did have somewhat of a masturbation addiction and I've stopped (it's been a month) I'm also dehydrated. Is it possible that it's just my extremely hormonal sexually frustrated teenage self? If it is pgad due to zoloft, will it ever go away? What if it continues as a withdrawal symptom? 

[facemasks]

I have ocd, and my parents don't believe that it's a "real" disorder and are very against me taking zoloft. If the zoloft caused this I will never hear the end of it. Will pgad go away permanently? Or have I permanently damaged my body by deciding to take zoloft? I can't live with that. Is it possible this is not pgad but is instead a withdrawal (I stopped masturbsting about a month ago since it was starting to become an addiction). Or maybe I'm causing this on myself by focusing on it too much?

[mammaP]

I have merged all your posts into your topic Nadia, they will be all in one place and easier to follow. 

Please try not to panic, this is not permanent and will get better. You have only been taking zoloft for a few days , you canjust stop it now and tell your soctor you had unacceptable side effects.  Your doctor might want to give you something else but your parents are right to be concerned about drugs. You are suffering from side effects of the drug, others do experience pgad in withdrawal but that starts when they get OFF the drug. You should start to get better when you get off it. Did your doctor offer you any counselling? It can be very helpful if you have the right person. If you don't get along with them there is no point, you have to feel comfortable talking to them. It takws a few sessions to build trust but it can be life changing.  

 

Please try not to worry, and try to relax. Breathe, in for 4 seconds, hold for 7 seconds and out for 8 seconds. 4 7 8. This will help to calm the cortisol that is making you anxious. Cry if you need to, tears are good for you, don't hold them back. You will get through this without drugs. We will support you if your parents agree. We all know how you are feeling, every single one of us has been affected by prescription drugs. 

[ChessieCat]

8 hours ago, mammaP said:

you can just stop it now and tell your soctor you had unacceptable side effects

 

mammaP has already made the above suggestion.

[facemasks]

18 minutes ago, ChessieCat said:

 

mammaP has already made the above suggestion.

Just to be "safe" I cut the pill in half and only took half of one. Was this dangerous at all?

[ASkyFullOfHappy]

Hey Facemasks, the key here is to be patient. Having OCD myself, I totally feel how hard that can be you need reassurance, but remember that only feeds the OCD, sometime you will have to deal with it. Im not sure if cutting the pill will be beneficial, I would ask the mods about that they have better experience with that.  

 

Im here to tell you it does get better, there is a user here that had the same effects from Zoloft I think as well, her name is Hopefull maybe you are already in contact with her? she healed and is still in the process of getting back to normality, this too shall pass for you.

 

Try not to sit and "research" about PGAD, I find it just makes it worse. Hang in there.

 

[facemasks]

I believe I also have restless leg syndrome and that maybe my pgad and that are related. Hopefully both are only side effects of zoloft and go away with time after I discontinue zoloft completely. Really hopeful it won't take that long as I've only taken about a weeks worth of pills and it usually takes a couple weeks for zoloft to take effect. I know that rls has been known to disappear once the causing medication is stopped and I'm praying that's the case with this and pgad 

[facemasks]

Just a quick update in case it can help anyone out. I am now off Zoloft, my doctor agreed that it's not the right medication for. She said that she in now way wants this long term for me, but in my current state just therapy doesn't seem to be an option (this past month has been the worst, almost never leave my bed, barely ate most days didn't drink water and cried every 2 minutes). She did agree to take me off medication and see how I do without it and if I ever feel as bad  she thinks medication should be an option to help me through this at least temporarily. I've been off zoloft only for a couple days but my pgad is almost non existent already. To be fair I did only have a mild case but still a huge relief. The only effects I still suffer from are the terrible stomachaches but they don't bother me as much. I still feel the need to pee every 2 seconds, but that's probably due to me drinking so much water recently. Idk what I should do about medication yet, hopefully more on that later

[ChessieCat]

2 hours ago, facemasks said:

Idk what I should do about medication yet

 

Research, research and more research.  That way you can make an informed decision.  The medical profession seem to be doing a lot of off label prescribing, possibly being pushed by pharmaceutical companies to increase their profits (see the links I have included below).

 

I suggest you check out the links on my website adwithdrawal.weebly.com (there are two pages).  I've listed things from around the web that I found about half way down the Links Page.

 

Two books I would suggest your read are Anatomy of an Epidemic by Robert Whitaker and Your Drugs May Be Your Problem by Peter Breggin.  I have listed some others on the first page of my site.  The drug/s we take can end up worsening existing problems and/or creating new problems.

 

Gwen Olsen was a pharmaceutical representative for 15 years.  These are especially eye opening:

 

Video:  Ex-Big Pharma Rep:  We’re Trained To Misinform -The Drugs ARE Dangerous (6 minute video)

Interview:  Confessions of an Rx Drug Pusher (51 minutes Gwen Olsen - ex pharmaceutical representative)

[Hopefull]

Hi Facemask, 

It is great news that you no longer have PGAD. 

My advice to you is not to touch anymore drugs.

Seek therapy for OCD. 

Poping pills is not an answer. 

Stay clear from SSRI's as you are clearly sensitive to Zoloft. 

Take care,  Hopefull. 

[ASkyFullOfHappy]

Im so so glad you feel much better! Keep us updated!