Posted by JoHum on December 19, 2002, at 11:47:10
In reply to Re: Zoloft withdrawal, posted by bookgurl99 on December 19, 2002, at 2:01:58
I have done a lot of reading on thyroid disease and despression and according to what I have read if the thyroid disease is treated properly then the symptoms - like being too cold, hair falling out and depression should go away or be lessened to the point that you should not need anything as strong as Zoloft. Since I have not been off of the Zoloft since I was first treated for hypothyroid I would like to know how the doctors can be so positive that I have depression. The Zoloft is causing some major physical problems for me. In the Musculoskeletal system I have had some really serious problems and have spent thousands of dollars for test with a neurologist and neurosurgeons. I have been to physical therapy, etc., but that did not help. One of the frequent symptoms listed is hypertonia, which is knotting of the muscles. Mine got so bad in my upper back and neck that I was in constant pain day and night and the pain could not be relieved with anything, even something as strong as Loratab. After two years of this the problem went away after I started to lower my Zoloft. I have been treated for asthma for two years because of shortness of breath, not enough oxygen in my system and whizzing when I breath. They too have stopped. I have had anterior chamber eye hemorrhages, abnormal liver function test, visual field test problems (which fluctuate and the doctor has not been able to pin point why. He said usually when that happens it is permanent, but he did not take in the Zoloft factor.) The list could go on and on, but I must get completely off this medicine to know what my thryoid is actually doing.
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