Posted by saturn on July 22, 2006, at 11:06:02
In reply to Re: what is my problem, posted by bassman on July 22, 2006, at 8:01:23
> Maybe you are just really, really sensitive to meds...like I am. I have to start at very low doses to let my body get used to any psychotropic drug. I would have probably started at 5 mg Zoloft for a few days just to have confidence nothing too odd was going to happen.
Excellent suggestion. However I did try this approach with Dexedrine--1.25 mg every 4 hours up up to a total of 5 mg in a day. I did this for 3 days with zero problems. My confidence was up that I could slowly begin to increase the dose. However on the day I intended to do so I woke up with my heart beating out of my chest at 150 beats/min and wound up in the ER.
I do think you were really smart to have what happened checked out-what if it had just been a coincidence that the chest pain came after taking the Zoloft and the two events were unrelated and there really was a heart problem? I hope you have better luck with meds in the future-once you get over the trauma of that event!
Thanks bassman. This Zoloft experience happened about 4 years ago and unfortunately I've had a few similiar such episodes from several stimulants since. I feel like a cat that's used up most of my nine lives--I don't want to push my luck! Peace...Saturn.
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