Zoloft is a drug that is usually prescribed to people who are suffering from depression, obsessive compulsive disorder and even panic attacks. This drug is designed to re-balance the chemicals in the brain. When these chemicals become unbalanced, they can cause these certain disorders. The Zoloft drug can help reverse these chemicals from being unbalanced and help these disorders go away. It can help dressed people feel better about them. It also helps the OCD and anxious people feel more relaxed and calm about their surroundings.
Once you start taking Zoloft, you have to be careful. If you become the least bit addicted, there can be withdrawal symptoms. The Zoloft withdrawal symptoms range from dizziness and nausea to insomnia and agitation. The more serious the addiction is, the more serious your Zoloft withdrawal symptoms will be. There are ways to help these symptoms feel less serious. There are also ways to avoid these symptoms all together.
Zoloft withdrawal happens when you discontinue taking the drug too rapidly. This drug has a half-life of one day. This means the amount of medication in the blood will decrease by 50% for each day you don’t take the drug. If you stop taking the drug too quickly you will experience some of these Zoloft withdrawal symptoms.
The first major withdrawal symptom to look out for is dizziness. If you stopped taking Zoloft all of a sudden, you have a high chance of experiences random dizziness. If you have experienced this symptom before you know it is not very pleasant. You will have a hard to staying balanced and feeling alright. There are other symptoms that go along with being dizzy. You can feel dizzy if you stand up quickly from laying down. You can also feel extremely dizzy out of nowhere. A lot of people feel dizzy if they sit up to quickly after laying down for a while. This symptom will make you feel dizzy more often than just sitting up quickly. You have to be very careful if you start to feel dizzy. It would be smart to stay off the road and to just sit down. You can easily fall over and hurt yourself very bad.
Another extreme Zoloft withdrawal symptom is insomnia. This means you will have a hard time falling asleep at night. If you need to take some sleeping aids, you need to consult with your physician to make sure it won’t react badly with the Zoloft that is already in your system. There are sleeping remedies that don’t involve heavy medication. Sometimes, simply putting on a relaxing cd at night will have you falling asleep in no time. When you don’t get the right amount of sleep at night, you can feel extremely tired and un-rested during the day. This lack of sleep will cause you to feel very irritated and can even give the feeling of no energy. When you don’t have any energy, it can be very difficult to get your daily tasks done or even concentrate on anything important.
Night sweats are another common symptom on the Zoloft withdrawal symptoms list. This symptom isn’t too serious but can be very annoying and inconvenient. You can wake up in the middle of the night covered in sweat. When you do wake up all wet, you are usually freezing and shivering because of the cool air on your wet body. This is very inconvenient because most people don’t want to fall back asleep on damp sheets. They then have to get up and change the sheets and the comforter. It is almost easier to simply change rooms you are sleeping in. this can also make it very difficult to go back to sleep at all. This will leave you feeling un-rested and un-refreshed during the next day.
There are a few other sleep disorders you might experience if you are going through a Zoloft withdrawal. If you have stopped taking Zoloft abruptly, instead of weaning yourself off of the drug, you might experience some different sleeping disorders. The most common sleep disorder associated with Zoloft withdrawal is uncontrolled body motions. This can be something like restless leg syndrome but with all of your body parts. If you find yourself constantly changing positions and kicking your legs, you might be feeling this symptom. This can be inconvenient for both you and your partner. If you are constantly kicking your legs, you might be kicking them and keeping him/her awake at night. Another sleep disorder you might see is grinding your teeth. This isn’t very serious but can ultimately damage your teeth. The harder and longer you grind your teeth at night, the thinner your teeth will essentially be. A great way to prevent from grinding your teeth is a mouth guard. It is not the most comfortable piece of equipment but can keep your teeth healthy and strong.
Two very common symptoms to a Zoloft withdrawal are weight loss and/or weight gain. When you change your medication pattern, no matter what medication, you are subject to losing or gaining weight. Whenever you change your medication habits, you’re eating habits usually change as well. These eating habits will be the key to helping you lose weight or making your gain weight. The weight loss is usually unintentional but not a bad thing for most people. Unless you are already extremely skinny, you probably don’t mind losing weight. The weight gain is a completely different story. This weight gain is very abrupt and unintentional as well. Most people don’t want to gain weight because of a medication withdrawal. There are ways to prevent this weight gain. Working out and eating right are the key. Almost all of these Zoloft withdrawal symptoms can be avoided if you use the right tools and equipment.