Posted by toughingitout on July 22, 2005, at 9:27:38
Has anyone who is or has been on Zoloft ever experience what I now know to be AKATHISIA -"Sometimes called hyperkinesia, can be described as extreme agitation often accompanied by motor restlessness. Patients who have experienced it are unable to sit still, and often described it as "a desire to jump out of their skin". Suicide ideation and violent behavior is not uncommon when a patient experiences akathisia and many doctors believe that akathisia is usually the condition proceeding suicide attempts induced by SSRIs"-- I experienced this to the point where I tried to self medicate with alcohol, then attemped suicide. Two days off the Zoloft, I feel like a competely different person. Has anyone experienced this type of effect from Zoloft?
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