zoloft and vertigo

vertigo--same here--have you experienced any difference/funny feelings with your jaws first thing on mornings?

Although I've had full blown agoraphobia for 3 years (even though the roots of the illness were there LONG before 3 years ago), as of this May there's a new manifestation of the disease. Now I get this sort of vertigo like sensation when my anxiety goes up. And it's NOT from increased heart rate or weird breathing patterns either. When I'm on benzos, like Klonopin, it's MUCH better or gone altogether. But what about taking something else for vertigo, such as Phenegran??

I researched and it turns out a lot of vertigo is cause by anxiety, BUT a lot of anxiety is caused by vertigo. Dr's say it's hard to tell which came 1st, the chicken or the egg. I have found VERY few phobics on here that get the kind of vertigo I get--which occurs with normal HR and normal breathing patterns. And I've been having phobias for 3+ years now...never had this weird vertigo like feeling before.

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.

I DO KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO HAVE A PHOBIA, IT IS NOT FUN. I WAS PRESCRIBED ZOLOFT YEARS AGO FOR MILD DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY. I AM STILL TAKING IT AND IT HAS WORKED GREAT FOR ME, WITH NO SIDE EFFECTS AT ALL.I AM ALSO TAKING QUITE A BIT HIGHER DOSE THAN YOU I KNOW EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT BUT IT SEEMS LIKE YOUR DOSE IS A VERY LOW DOSE AND IT SHOULD BE JUST ENOUGH TO HELP YOU.

probably unrelated- I had a drink (one Margarita) friday night that made me so woozie I thought WTF?

m to stick this out and continue vomiting and in severe pain and risk losing even more weight or stop it and return to the Zoloft and potentially cause serotonin syndrome which I am terrified of. My appointment with her is not until next week and I'm not even sure if I want to go and see her after this. Thanks.

I was on Zoloft on and off for two years. During my ween off process, I experienced head shivers/jolts that would last a few seconds. My balance was also off. I started going to a therapist for vertigo/balance excersises, but she said the head shakes is not from vertigo. My dr. agreed and said it's also not the Zoloft, because the Zoloft should have been out of my system by now since the last dose (after a 3 month ween off process) of 6.25 mg. would be well out of system now.

I had no choice but to go back on and tapering did not help. I had months withdrawal even taking Zoloft. My opioid withdrawal lasted 3 days and was not as severe.

Ive experienced this when I forget to take my Zoloft but I haven’t forgotten to take it and it’s happening. I move my eyes and a weird sensation happens. Kind of like a dizzy feeling but not so extreme. Or almost like my vision jumps and gives me this adrenaline feeling. It’s been going on for two days now. Can anyone relate?

I feel so lonely right now.I was diagnosed this summer with major depression. I have dealt with depression most of my life but this was the first time to see a psych doctor. The started me on Remeron since I also got insomnis. It seemed it pooped out so they told me to stop the Remeron and start taking the Zoloft 50 mg. I felt great the first couple of days then I couldn't sleep again so the doctor told me to take only 7.5mg of the Remeron and stay on the 50mg of Zoloft.

As you know some anti depressants can take 6-8 weeks to have any effect, and sometimes we can feel worse before we feel better. You have stopped one antidepressant and gone onto another, and your body is having to adjust to the change. Hopefully everything will settle down for you in a while. Let us know how you get on.

is it possible that my episodic vertigo and numbness on the right side of my face could be caused by some sort of polyneuopathy? If so, can anyone tell me which kind of neuropathy could possibly cause sensory motor neuropathy and vertigo. I do have a mild upbeating nygstagmus but it is poorly sustained. ENT says my vertigo is not inner ear related. MRI shows 3 very small non specific white spots between the grey and white matter.

I took Zoloft for a month and didn't have any effect whatsoever, good or bad. That's probably the best experience I've had with an SSRI or SNRI so far. Honestly, if you are going to have a negative effect it will most likely start in the first week.

s stress/anxiety or vertigo. was treated for vertigo and have been on zoloft 50mg and ativan 1mg in Jan 2008. this seemed to help a little but i'm still having the same symptoms I was having in Nov 2007. Also I have lost 15 lbs since all this began. The only test i've had was a nuclear stress test (dr thought it might be my heart). I asked about an MRI but both dr.'s said I didn't have symptoms to justify that test. I'm 36 married w/ 2 kids. I just want to feel better...

ve used Zoloft before in 2007 for 14 months and in 2011 for 12 months and everytime i stopped using Zoloft my original problems sinds my anxiety attacks at work came back. That's why i think this longterm use of Zoloft did something wrong and made me depended on them from now on. (Sounds stuppid but that's my greatest fear,sinds i've found all this articles about ssri discontinuation syndromes and other ssri related problems.

I have a foggyness in my head, some vertigo, pain in my neck and back, my urine is a dark yellow and worst of all if I don't take my lorazepam I feel useless, I want to cry, panicky and don't want to live. My doctor says ok you have vertigo and I believe I have some vertigo but there is something else causing this problem. Do any of these conditons seem like a thyroid problem and i know one thyroid problem is hard to detect.

For the last few months I have been experiencing a feeling of head pressure and tingling on the top and sides of my head, and occasionally on my neck. Occasionally this tingling and pressure will turn into a headache by the end of the day, which Tylenol helps. When I do have the headache, I occasionally get naeusous as well. I also have a ringing and sensitivity to noise in my right ear.

I was on Zoloft for a few years and 4 years ago I switched to lexapro 10 mg. I want to get off it because of insomnia, weight, and sexual side effects. I was originally prescribed this by a shrink for impulse control and depression and low seretonin levels due to addiction. I am 7 months clean and sober now and I want to stop it for good. Could you recommend a reduced dosage strategy so I don't feel the dissy vertigo spells that go along with trying to stop?

Now, a VA doctors comes out to my house and tells me that he now thinks that I have Vertigo and Movement Vertigo which is causing my Anxiety situation. Can I be treated for vertigo and Tinnitus after all these years with success or is it too later for me now that 30 yrs have gone by without treatment of any kind? What can the neurologist and hearing doctors do for me now at this late stage in life and time?

I do work out everyday to help but when the stress is where it is at know ( I an numb in the hands and around the mouth and have vertigo I need to git in control) consoling i will get better fster.

What dosage were you at on the zoloft when you switched and what did you start at on the effexor? yes, effexor is SUPPOSED to help with migraines. I have migraines associated vertigo(the dizzy part of migraines). Dr. Tim Hain has a flow chart of meds used for it http://www.dizziness-and-balance.com/disorders/central/migraine/mav.html. Clearly, every person responds differently and not every med is going to work..I am hoping that the effexor can take care of both..I may be way too optimistic.

Got to 75 mg, and was still having stomach problems so she said okay why don’t we try something less harsh on the stomach and then slowly got off of the Zoloft To change to cymbalta and the dizziness and vertigo got soo bad. I really rather just go back to Zoloft. Pretty sure this back and forth, lowering then increasing then lower has really messed with my body. I have anxiety, so don’t really know how much cymbalta can help me.

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?

My symptoms prevented me from working and I also developed agraphopia (fear) of leaving the house. Was on Zoloft and Xanax to start. Only took xanax for two weeks and Zoloft for two years, due to pregancy..I had to wean off. Zoloft worked well for my symptoms which were: Feeling Faint, heart palps, hot flashes, nervousness, weakness, blurred vision, sleeplesness, etc...if someone said boo to me, i would jump out of my skin.

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.

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.

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