Zoloft for menopause symptoms

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Avatar n tn I am in my mid-40's, post menopausal, and have been on Zoloft 100mg for 17 years. I recently had a really bad setback with my anxiety and it's been ten days since I increased to 125mg. I have noticed no improvements. I have a lot of health anxiety, and I sometimes convince myself that the Zoloft doesn't work anymore and I am doomed. I feel like after being on Zoloft for this long of a time, a dose increase would show some improvement by now.
Avatar f tn I have been taking Zoloft for 8 years for anxiety, stemming from menopause. I've been having discomfort in my upper right quadrant under my ribs for about 6 years. My doctor diagnosed IBS and I've been taking donnatal, which helps. I've recently decided to taper off of the Zoloft and have noticed that my discomfort has diminished. Could it have been associated with taking the Zoloft?
1276940 tn?1564515084 Hi. I am at the tail end of menopause, and all I have now is very rare, not bery intense (feeling slightly uncomfortably warm, light sweating)and very short bouts of hot flash, usually during sleep or after eating a more heavy meal than usual. I am not prescribed any hormone therapy. I had a lot of things going on that were pretty stressful and I was still going through some cycling at the time, so I don't really know if menopause contributed to the cycling or if it didn't.
Avatar f tn I have had excessive head sweating for the past 2 years,i am post menopause and very active.I do not feel comfortble enough anymore to enjoy life no one wants to hug a sweathog!!I take zoloft for panic attacks and vasotech 5mg daily for bp which has never been over 140/80 but Dr. said it was time to watch it.I may be 15lbs overweight but i could sweat that off tonight. I was a chronic prescribed diet pill user[tenuate] but stopped three years ago with no problem.
Avatar f tn Zoloft is primarily perscribed for depression but does have an affinity for anxiety/panic. I can see where you may be feeling some depression from everthing that's going on, but is it really your primary issue or is the anxiety? If it's anxiety, in my totally non-medical opinion, I would suggest discussing going onto an anti-anxiety med first and see if that alone helps...........an anti-depressant can always be added later.
Avatar n tn I’ve never taken Effexor, but I have seen that it has been prescribed for menopause symptoms. I had a look at the listed side-effects and at what people are saying about it at askapatient.com, and it looks as if the headaches and blood pressure problems you experienced with Zoloft are very commonly reported with Effexor as well.
Avatar f tn It seems that you are undoing some mental issue related to menopause. I think that going through menopause can cause some of the mental symptoms of "foggy thinking loss of memory problems". I am not an advocate of hormone replacement because of the increased risk of coronary artery disease, stroke, heart attack and increased risk of breast cancer.
Avatar f tn are very common during the menopause years. When you say treated for menopause, what do you mean? Beware of hormone replacement in my opinion as there are links to breast cancer so really options generally are to help with symptoms like hot flashes. I'd go the path of treating depression as menopause may be a trigger for that but you've also had a history. And THAT you can treat.
Avatar f tn I'm a 55 year old woman and been taking zoloft for 15 years. Once or twice I reduced from 200 to 50mg and started feeling depressed. My doctor then told me I would be on zoloft forever, that my brain needed it. Recently, my 31 year old daughter asked me to stop the zoloft, she didn't like the person I was, and wanted to old one back. I guess I'd like to find her again. I switched from zoloft to bupropion 100mg.
Avatar f tn I did not eat for over a month, just drank ensure and lost 30 lbs. I went to the doc and was treated for Anxiety/Depression with Zoloft and recently have been put on YAZ. I have very bad night sweats (wake up damp), no hot flashes, hair loss, dry skin, anxiety which gets worse before period, dry hair, itchy skin, temp has been running at 97, headaches were bad until I started taking YAZ, allergies which I have never had, etc. Anyone thinking this sounds like peri-menopause?
1492418 tn?1289149263 When did you start taking the zoloft? Zoloft has a side effect of dry mouth. That dry mouth may be contributing to your metallic taste.
5255779 tn?1414034937 Yes, that is exactly right. Doctors will prescribe a medication like Zoloft when the symptoms one is having prior to taking it are such that it is worth the side effects of the medication. It's prescribed when someone has significant signs of clinical depression. Most doctors are very responsible about when they prescribe it because they take an oath to do right by their patients.
20632981 tn?1503687567 How do you know if your problems are mental health issues or hormone issues? The Dr's won't do any tests when you ask them to.They will say, (You're too young for that to happen.) It just seems like you can't get anywhere with your medical needs. They have you come in then send you out the door with no answers and tell you to come back in 2 months. It's ridiculous. It would be nice to know if I need help with my hormones or a chemical imbalance.
94902 tn?1330479667 Well I went off of Zoloft while I was pregnant but had to go right back on it after I had the baby bc of Post Pardum Depression and Post Partum Anxiety. I have had an anxiety disorder since I was very young (27 now). Before I was on 50mg but now I am on 100mg bc the 50 wasn't cutting it with the PPD. I have only had anxiety in the past, so this was my first run in with depression.
Avatar f tn In 2007 I had a lumpectomy (1.9 cm tumor - ER positive, Her2 negative - negative for BRAC gene) I underwent radiaton and was put on tamoxifen. Two months ago I discovered a very small lump in same breast - turns out it was another tumor - 3mm in size. I just had a double mastectomy and now my doctor is recommending removal of my ovaries.
Avatar f tn lexapro pooped out after many years. i am menopausal and having severe anxiety attacks. ativan for temp. since it's highly addictive. what is better celexa vs zoloft. am confused and scared on stopping ativan and lexapro then adding another med on top of it all. plus i gotta go back to work after the labor day weekend.
Avatar f tn More importantly, do you have access to a therapist at this time? The combination of Zoloft and talk therapy can do wonders for dealing with this in my opinion...please keep us posted!
Avatar f tn The primary doctor said i have virual virus do to allergies, so i saw my doctor who precribed me the Zoloft he said not take zoloft for two weeks until i get better from this virual virus then try the zoloft again if you have reaction to it stop the zoloft then wait a week and try different medicine called citalpram 20mm. i am so sacred to taking any medicine because i am so sentitive to medicine anyway.
Avatar f tn I recently started taking Zoloft for anxiety, but I felt ill after taking it for five days, so I discontinued it. For the past three days, I have been having terrible withdrawal symptoms. I was just wondering if anyone else has discontinued Zoloft after a few days and if so, how long did it take for the withdrawal symptoms to subside? I was only taking 25 mg.
Avatar f tn also sending me for a ecg and stress test. It is scary, but I know it is not my heart it is menopause. I too have started having hot flashes. I also get a fuzzy feeling all over. I know I'm not right something is going on in my body and my doctor who is a GP is on top of it.
Avatar n tn How old are you, how is your health otherwise ,have you had any sweats or hot Flushes,anything differant.Wree your periods regular before ,they usually begin by being heavy, before they lighten, and one month you have a period then another month not.It varies with differant Women.