Zoloft side effects

[loulabelle]

Hi everyone,

I have been taking Zoloft for about 3.5 months now.I seem to get the rather embarrassing side effect of Night Sweats.It is horrible and wakes me up.Once I wake up I cannot go back to sleep because I feel disgusting and have to have a shower.

Zoloft has done so much to help me with PND that I'm not sure I can go off them, but I just cannot handle this much longer.

I'm curious, is there any natural ways that could help this?

I know it's a long shot but thought I would ask anyway.I just feel so gross.

[Turkish Delight]

Hi Laura,

I was on Zoloft for a really short period a few years back and it gave me heart palpitations so i had to stop taking them. I tried Aropax, Efexor, Cypramil and they all gave me side effects. I was later told that i was very sensitive to antidepressants, which of course was no help as i suffered reallt bad PND with my DS and really battled depression since i was in my early 20s.
Better talk to your dr about it. It may be that the drug has built up in your system and has reached a point that it is starting to cause side effects. Might be time to change medication or alter the dose.

Maybe try a natural alternative?? i think there is one on the market from Blackmores called Women D-Stress or may be take a B complex vitamin supplement. Speak to your dr or pharmacist.

I hear you re: the PND. I was at a stage when i had DS when there was a voice in my head saying "drop the baby" constantly. He was a real terrible baby and i was finding it real hard to be "supermum". The drugs to help but you also have to be the type to let some chores or other issues just slip and not care much about anything than you and bubs. It's hard i know.

Goodluck.

[Aimz]

I had a weird night reaction to Zoloft as well. I would wake up with the sweats too - some nights my hair would be absolutely soaked from the sweat.

One night I was having a terrible dream and I swung my arm around so violently that when it hit the bedside table I woke up screaming in pain. I'm surprised I didn't break my wrist - although I did have one hell of a nasty bruise. I went to my GP and he prescribed me a new AD (Prozac) and all of the night terrors and sweats went away.