Zoloft and opiates

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Avatar f tn I have read many emails and I see that depression is a big factor with coming off of the drugs and while being on them. I am on 50mg of Zoloft to help me deal with the depression I have due to my pain. Should I get off that as well? Does Zoloft cause me to be more dependent or does it help? I would love to be medicine free! But, I am wondering if I should stay on it while I taper down and go through WD or should I get off Zoloft as well?
Avatar n tn Hi and Welcome! Yes,,opiates do override the anti-depressants. Opiates screw with the serotonin,,norepinephrine,,and dopamine levels in your brain. When you take opiates for a long period they will produce the dopamine for your brain instead of your brain producing it,,,your brain gets kinda lazy so to speak. From what Ive learned in aftercare,,it can take months for your brain to start reproducing these chemicals on their own.
990354 tn?1307132886 hey ali! congrats on quiting opiates back in April!! How has it been? The reason i ask is cause i am going on a month and a week sober from opiates! since november 17th!! I am a pretty knowledgeable when it comes to 2 things. Meds and History. I have had ADD my whole life. I took ritilan in 4th grade only. My mom took me off of it before i started 5th grade. I would probably be a doctor if she hadn't. lol.
Avatar f tn Hi-- I have never taken Zoloft, but I did take Paxil and Lexapro and neither worked well for me. I gained about 40 pounds and felt like a slug. I now take Effexor which is in adifferent class and helps with my anxiety and depression and I have actuelly lost weight, I know everyone is different but it has been great for me, the only side effect I had was short term nausea when i tapered up.
Avatar n tn I have been taking Zoloft for over 2 years now and last year I began having severe sweating attacks. I call them attacks because they come on like a hot flash and in minutes I will have soaked a shirt to where you can ring it out! I have them at night and my pillow will be so wet, that it drips off the corner. this is no exaggeration, other symptoms are fatigue, insomnia, blurred vision, dizzy, weight gain, weakness and trembling. My testosterone has dropped to 90 from 190.
5890854 tn?1377264632 Thanks! Seeing as my dr never called me back I'm NO WAY taking it tonight in hopes my physical stuff goes back to what it was AT LEAST! How is Day 15? Around day 10 I didn't think I could handle the feelings anymore and the dr promised the Zoloft was not addictive and now I'm also reading it is?? And does have wds?? So confused?! Seemed like last night was the worst yet and from side effects of Zoloft rather than wds....
Avatar f tn Wellbutrin targets two other neurotransmitters and not only serotonin like Zoloft. Even if Zoloft is thought to be a soft SSRI, withdrawal symptoms are very likely and the severity of the withdrawal is relative to how long you've been on the drug and you own brain chemistry. That being said, I think you should taper off the Zoloft slowly by reducing you dose by half and then skipping doses, this would alleviate the withdrawal symptoms.
1345272 tn?1276400328 Seritonin syndrome is serious and yes im on methadone for 5years and yes I'm not sure of the biology but opiates affect the serotonin so using any other drug that affects it can be very bad. I learned through experience. I believe if you are detoxing from methadone even on a slow taper your serotonin levels are raised. So then taking any other drug that could potentially raise or mess with serotonin could put you into serotonin syndrome...this feels like withdrawl.
Avatar f tn Zoloft should be helping his anxiety as well as his depression. While benzos can be effective short-term for some, they are addictive drugs and very hard to stop taking if you take them regularly. Quite frankly, natural opiates are probably safer than benzos and should actually be pretty effective at controlling anxiety. But antidepressants work for both depression and anxiety. If it isn't doing that, it's not working and he might need to try a different antidepressant.
Avatar m tn I'm on zoloft and I sometimes take my moms vicodin/percocet for pain and I'm just wondering is it safe to take these combinations together? Basically: Zoloft+Vicodin= safe? Zoloft+Percocet= safe? Will the Vicodin or Percocet decrease the effects of the Zoloft? OR can it cause permanent brain damage? I took 2 Vicodin's a couple days ago and then took 1 Zoloft pill an hour later and I started to feel weird/loopy. Could I have caused permanent brain damage?
Avatar f tn if your not better treat it I suffer bipolar also so its a juggling act my body will only tolerate small amounts of them for very short periods of time otherwise they send me into a mania im glad I got a good phyic doctor she keeps me stable but depression is nothing to mess with it can cause you to use again zoloft is safe dont worrie about going on it and it dosent have to be forever good luck and God bless.....
Avatar n tn My Dr put me on zoloft and 2mg xanax and zoloft 50 mg. I did not feel that the zoloft help me but the xanax has helped me sleep, but now im up to almost 8mg of xanax a day and tampered off the zoloft. Now i finally want to be drug free because i look back in my life and the happiest i ever remember me being is when i was on no medication at all, so all i need to do is wean off the very high dose i take of xanax. What my questionis is how to do it, how long it takes, and what to expect?
Avatar n tn Right now, what is helping me make it through is thinking about relaxing in my yard this evening and feeding the fish and watching the birds and butterflies flit about. I am thinking of you and sending hugs, prayers, and support.
449236 tn?1220566714 Have you asked your doc about prescribing something different for OCD and panic? A couple that I know have worked for others and are not addictive are Luvox, Zoloft and Paxil. Buspar is also specifically for anxiety/panic and don't think it's considered a benzo, but not entirely certain about that. Talk to your doc about your addiction and ask him/her about taking the xanex and if it's right for you.
229538 tn?1300377767 I suffer from depression and anxiety with an abusive husband, and I think the opiates were a coping mechanism for me, after using them for pain issues. They drowned out my lonely and battered life, and help me to keep going. I can see it clearly now. I have a therapist and a psychiatrist who helps me with antidepressents and talk therapy. This is a help. I had no one else to talk to and give me support. Sounds like you are doing well...................god for you, you crushed the demon.
Avatar n tn it's been over 7 years since i weaned off. I tried several, due to side effects my Dr threw many at me the last decade. My life is much better without them, the family thought i was distant. how much were you takin of what? .....ssri's ........ Paxil and zoloft are very weird feeling but doable in taper. I ct'd zoloft and had my only seizure cymbalta, etc all about the same I tried several other ssri's that never helped, probly the easiest one to taper was welbutrin.
1081265 tn?1256138365 I am a physician who treats chronic pain and i prescribe opiates every day. Alison is correct that tramadol can cause physical dependence. When you say you are addicted to the drug it makes me think you are on large amounts, which would make withdrawl more likely. I taper opiates for a living and decreaseing the dose by 10% per week is nearly 100% safe. This, however is very difficult to do as an outpatient and requires a great deal of self discipline.
Avatar f tn I had major depression before I started taking opiates but they did make my depression worse. I started taking Wellbutrin and Zoloft and they both help and don't interact with Vicodin, which is what I take. I also want to add that taking the Wellbutrin and Zoloft has brought out my hidden bi polar, which I didn't know I suffered from. Antidepressants can sometimes make bi polar symptoms worse.
Avatar f tn I have been having really bad anxiety on and off. The Dr. gave me Zoloft and it seems to have helped with my anxiety. But as it is I have a very hard time getting restful sleep. When I do sleep I have ongoing dreams and my mind doesn't get any rest. Now with the Zoloft my sleep is much less restful. Any suggestions?
Avatar f tn Thanks to you all. It was my psych doc that put me on the .5 klonopin to get me off the benzo. I guess she felt that it wasn't working and the zoloft would help instead. It didn't, just made things worse, and when I came clean with her on the other drugs, she simply copied my records and told me to head to inpatient so since I didn't go, she will no longer treat me.
Avatar n tn I looked up the side effects of Zoloft and tachycardia or any arrhythmia for that matter is not listed. You may want to ask your doctor about this. It could be some anxiety but the Zoloft should be helping with that by now. Take care.
Avatar f tn Before, my regular routine was taking the zoloft first and my anxiety took over and always made me so nervous in the mornings I would have to take the clonazepam shortly after the zoloft. Is there something stronger than zoloft that may help my severe anxiety better? Thank you so much.
Avatar f tn I had been on Zoloft for the past 5 months and before that Paxil (the lowest dosages for both). When I found out I was pregnant I stopped taking Zoloft but the depression and anxiety has returned. I would like to go back on Zoloft but am concerned if, because I quit "cold turkey", it's okay to do so. Should I ease back into it, or can I continue to take it as I had been? I've tried contacting my doctor but have not received a response.
Avatar m tn Too cool..I startd back in the gym on day 3 off opiates. For me, I would just push it because I was irritated with the friggin pills...the workouts probaly help but I'm with you. On day 4, we hit it big time. On day 5...I'm lookin for more but I'm workin out first...thought I may need that sweat before bringing it home again. BTW - I was on percs/lortabs for almost 4 years...
Avatar f tn I took it for about a week and figured the opiates were out of my system and I should not have withdrawal from tramadol from such a short time period. Boy was I wrong. The RLS, sneezing, pain and anxiety were much worse than opiates. It is actually what drove me to call my doc and get a refill of vicodin because I could not stand the feeling. Please let me know how you are doing.