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And this reminds me of trying Zoloft and a couple of other things. 15 - 30 minutes into one starter dose, and I felt terribly worse. No professional explanati
by pasbesoin 8y ago
And this reminds me of trying Zoloft and a couple of other things.
15 - 30 minutes into one starter dose, and I felt terribly worse.
No professional explanation. It was only years later, when I ran across reporting about serotonin poisoning, that I had a possible explanation. The symptoms certainly fit.
A friend has used Zoloft for years, to what she feels is positive effect. And in many ways, we are fairly similar -- certainly, our psychological profiles align substantially.
Nonetheless, what works for her, does not for me at all.
- bloopernova 8y agoSerotonin syndrome is nasty, nasty, and more nasty. I've experienced it once, after a particularly incompetent new pain management doctor made me try a cocktail of anti-depressants for pain relief. (their reasoning being that "it's all in your head"). I felt utterly awful, pulse racing, severe anxiety and horrible mixing of panic and terror. It's imperative that people on multiple medications take Serotonin Syndrome very, very seriously. I'm very sorry you experienced it, I wouldn't wish it upon anyone. (The pain management doctor was fired a couple of months later by the university hospital. Complaints from patients, nurses, pharmacists and insurers had been mounting.)