Posted by BarbaraCat on February 26, 2002, at 0:21:09
In reply to Re: withdrawal symptoms coming off zoloft, posted by Ol JI on February 25, 2002, at 23:53:56
Oh, wow, do I ever ask these same questions. I've tried stopping 6 times over the past 15 years and every time was brought to my knees. It brings up questions such as well, is this the natural progression of my disease and I need SSRI's or is it that my receptors are getting damaged and now I NEED SSRI's. It is scary. I'm glad that medical help is available, but I wonder what I'd be like if I'd never jumped on the original bandwagon. On a cheerier note, I have read that SSRI's reset the chronic stress loop in the amygdala and that they can be neuroprotective. Sure hope so. - Barbara
> After 2 years of various SSRI's but mainly Zoloft I too have the brain buzz. Turning my head or moving suddenly seems to accentuate it. I'm cold turkey and have no idea how long this will last but I am totally freaked about what I've been reading here ! What's going to be the long term effect of these Antidepressants? What happens in 20 years ? Is there permanent damage in the wake of all of this ? Half the medical community don't believe the brain buzz is happening. How about in our old age? Very disturbing news indeed. Who's accountable ? No one I suspect. Is there any news on what the long term effects might be ?
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