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Suggest Remedy For Side Effects When On Zoloft

Posted on Wed, 8 Jul 2015

Question: zoloft and y husbamd started gighting first time in 7 years. i went back to dr told her the problem fighting saying things to husbaand such as "i don.t love you" or "keep it up and ill move in with parents because i dont feel that he hekps me enough.my husbands 35 and recently got disgnosed by 3 differanrt drs with ankylosing spondylitis so he always uses like the pain and has even cried because pain. now im on zoloft 100mgs and my husbnd is begging me to get off. he says i yell at him saying i need zoloft to deal with you and he cries and it doesnt bothrt me. shoukd i gett off zoloft and try somethin else? if so what do u recoment. its for once or teice i get uper anxious. on zoloft 100 still smcious or should i go up to 250 or 200mgs tonight he said if i didnt stop zoloft he would lesve me. we have not hsd sny sexual relations since stsrting zoloft 6 month ago. ude to be tthree times a week

Answered by Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi (33 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
More details needed for commenting on drug

Detailed Answer:
Hello, Welcome to Health Care Magic

I can understand your concern to some extent but need more details. I'd like to know why does he want you to stop Zoloft or Sertraline?

You have symptoms like irritability, yelling at husband etc which could be occurring due to depression. Sertraline would help to reduce these symptoms but why he wants you to stop the drug? Is poor sexual relation the reason behind his behaviour or anything else?

Whether you have been diagnosed with some mental disorder by a psychiatrist? How's your present condition now?

Please provide me details so that I can proceed further.

Thanks. take care

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Shanthi.E

Follow up: Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi (1 hour later)

he wants me to sto because i never yelled at him 7 years before now its daily. since sating zokofteverythihimg he does annoys me to uell, i think im okmy mom said she wanted me off also, he has begged on his knees ti try anthinf diffeent medication or he will lesve me ssnd boys if i dont stop. condition is fine i dont need him

Answered by Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi (8 hours later)

Brief Answer:
You can discontinue the drug after consultation of your doctor

Detailed Answer:
Hello thanks for providing details

In some rare individuals the drug is known to cause slight increase in irritability. If you are also feeling that irritation has increased then best thing is to consult your doctor and take proper opinion regarding the medicine. You can discontinue the drug and can discuss about some other drug. Mood stabilisers especially like Lamotrigine can help. The drug is relatively safer in terms of controlling mood swings. So you can discuss about this drug also. Other drug Bupropion can also help in controlling the mood swings and can help you.

You can discuss with your doctor regarding either of these drugs.

Thanks, I hope this helps you. Sill have more doubts please ask again.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar