Posted by sowhysosad on April 18, 2009, at 16:28:21
In reply to Re: Brain healing itself?, posted by Cseagraves on April 18, 2009, at 11:19:30
> In the article that I posted above, it says not to use anything to stimulate seratonin. Since I had the allergice reaction to zoloft a couple of weeks ago, the hypersensitivity has gotten worse.
Sounds like your problem's very similar to mine Courtney. I had a terrible reaction to generic Zoloft last year which resulted in akathisia and rebound depression. I then switched back to my old med Lexapro without a break but couldn't tolerate the agitation and anxiety, probably because my serotonin levels were still too high.
Probably wise to avoid serotonergic drugs or even all meds for a little while as they suggest, but I wouldn't pay too much attention to a site that warns you can get serotonin syndrome from SSRI monotherapy!
I've been on more noradrenergic meds (Remeron and lowish-dose imipramine) since then which have made me worse if anything, but will hopefully start on something more serotonergic next month.
A friend who had the same kind of reaction to Zoloft that we had was also put on a noradrenergic med (desipramine) and it hasn't dented her depression either.
Maybe after having a reaction to SSRI's the docs think we can't tolerate serotonin, whereas the issue might just be that we needed LESS serotonin - a lower dose of the med or a less powerful SSRI than Zoloft perhaps.
How long were you on the Zoloft before you had the reaction?
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