zoloftnee...45yr old female with a clinical diognosis of depression, panic attacks, severe right side brain injury. i have also develop in the last couple of years what doctors are calling muscle spasm. i am being treated for severe head aches i refuse to call them migraines i had head aches before my accident these are not head aches and take lorazapam and bupriopion for that. two months ago my i was in so much stress due to my pain, work and so on that my heart rate was on a 0 to 60 speed way. my psych doctor finally gave me zoloft 50mg at night. well it did take tareof my anxeity but what i noticed was that after a time my muscle pain were not as bad even thia awfull electrical pulling sensation was not as bad. somehow last week i lst my zoloft and when with out it for about 6 days in the meanwhile i have noticed that my muscle pain has gradually return and two mornings ago i had another cramping session, this is what doctors have called when my legs contract and my foot and toes curl to the point i have no control of my movements only screaming pain until them i had not realize this had not happen sinze i started taking zoloft
Sertraline - can any one tell me if zoloft is being used for any typy of muscle disorder?
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- 23 Jun 2012 by zoloftneedhelp
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- zoloft, depression, head injury, post traumatic stress disorder, muscle spasm, panic disorder, sertraline, spasms, doctor, muscle
Answers (3)
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pledge23 Jun 2012
Hello zoloftneedhelp. The manufacturer of the various drugs on the market are always interested in feed back to thier product. You might contact Pfizer laboratories from 8am to 8pm EST Monday through Friday. Product service, customer support :1-800-879-3477. The FDA is also interested in side effects and yours does qualify (my opinion) 1-800-331-1088. Glad that the drug is helping with regards to your pain. Best of wishes to you, pledge
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I have not heard of zoloft doing this for muscle pain, & my husband takes zoloft & has for years, but kudos to you! I also agree with Pledge that this should be reported to the maker & the FDA at the numbers he has given you. If it is helping please continue with the therapy of zoloft... Mary
P.S. Maybe this will help other with the same problems. Thanks for telling us about it...
thanks for the information, i will look into sharing my information with them. and maybe they have more information to give. i just want to know why i hurt so much.
Your 'cramps' as the doctor calls them are actually muscle spasams. I used to get them during the night. You may need to add some supplements to your diet if you are not getting enough VitacminC , Magnesium & zinc. you can have terrilbe muscle spasams. I take 1000mg of vitamin C a day & 500mg of Magnesium too. My calcium is 1200mg. & it has some magneisum & folic acid in it also. These are very essential vitaminins & minerals that help with bone, muscle & nerve health. I also take a muti vitamin & mineral supplement. I have always have taken supplements as I have food allergies, & can't always eat properly, but some people have absortion problems too, & just don't get the proper amount of minerals etc... that they need to keep the muscles toned & in good shape. Another friend of mine on the site also was having this muscle spasam problems in his legs & added the 1000mg of vit. C & they stopped.
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It won't hurt you, & it might just help. Give it a try & let us know if it helps you at all. It is a good idea to take with food as most vit. & minerals need a certain amount of fat to be absorbed correctly. Give it a week or two & see how or if this helps. If not, I would advise you to speak to your doctor & maybe get a muscle relaxer such as Flexeril. I don't reccomend them before you try the natural way altho'. Good luck & I wish you the best... Mary
I should add that my friend on this site was recently in the hospital & the doctor laughed when he told him the vit C was for muscle cramps in his legs, but it does work. Some doctors agree with this theroy & some don't. My husbands doctors at Mayo Clinic have him on a regimine of vit. & mineral supplements so I guess it's a coin toss as far as doctors are concerned with the supplement theory. I think it is worth your while to try it myself. It can't hurt you for sure. Anything your body doesn't use you will urinate out anyway... Mary
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