Read Zoloft side effects defined.
Note: These Zoloft side effects are also Zoloft withdrawal side effects.
Zoloft is prescribed to
treat depression,
anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and OCD (obsessive compulsive
disorders). It has also been used to treat extreme premenstrual syndrome and
sexual dysfunctions (premature ejaculation). Zoloft claims to work by restoring
the balance of chemicals within the brain.
Zoloft has a side effect which deadens sexual
sensation, hence being prescribed for premature ejaculation. As the side effects
continue an erection also becomes difficult.
Psychiatrists agree: "If you were to just leave a
patient alone and not prescribe Zoloft, the patient would be better in 4 to 12
weeks." Zoloft prescribed for depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress
disorder also deadens the person where they can no longer feel.
Occasionally, >2 <75 Zoloft users will become
agitated. The Zoloft agitation tends to persist until additional drugs are
prescribed to deaden the feelings further.
Zoloft -
Alert from the F.D.A.
FDA ALERT [07/2005]: Suicidal Thoughts or Actions in
Children and Adults
Patients with depression or other mental illnesses often
think about or attempt suicide. Closely watch anyone taking antidepressants,
especially early in treatment or when the dose is changed. Patients who become
irritable or anxious, or have new or increased thoughts of suicide or other
changes in mood or behavior (or their care givers) should contact their
healthcare professional right away.
Children
Taking antidepressants may increase suicidal thoughts and actions in about 1
out of 50 people 18 years or younger. FDA has approved Zoloft for use in
children only if they have obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Adults
Several recent scientific publications report the possibility of an increased
risk for suicidal behavior in adults who are being treated with antidepressant
medications. Even before these reports became available, FDA began a complete
review of all available data to determine whether there is an increased risk of
suicidal thinking or behavior in adults being treated with antidepressant
medications. It is expected that this review will take a year or longer to
complete. In the meantime, FDA is highlighting that adults being treated with
antidepressant medication, particularly those being treated for depression,
should be watched closely for worsening of depression and for increased suicidal
thinking or behavior.
This information reflects FDA’s preliminary
analysis of data concerning this drug. FDA is considering, but has not reached a
final conclusion about, this information. FDA intends to update this sheet when
additional information or analyses become available.
Zoloft
Side Effects and
Zoloft Withdrawal
(sertraline hydrochloride)
Pfizer and ghost writing: It is now known Pfizer
used their own staff to write many of the studies for Zoloft then have
psychiatrists sign their name to the studies. These psychiatrists were never
part of the studies nor did they evaluate the studies before agreeing to be the
author. This Web Site will be disclosing the names of the psychiatrists and
their Zoloft studies in the near future.
When all of the truth can be disclosed and you
find out what they have lied about regarding our children, you will want to get
in touch with your Senator and demand criminal charges be filed.
Study: Efficacy of sertraline in the treatment of children
and adolescents with major depressive disorder: two randomized controlled
trials.
Wagner KD,
Ambrosini P, Rynn M, Wohlberg C, Yang R, Greenbaum MS, Childress A, Donnelly C,
Deas D; Sertraline Pediatric Depression Study Group.
University of Texas Medical Branch, Department of Psychiatry and
Behavioral Sciences, Galveston 77555-0188, USA.
CONTEXT: The
efficacy, safety, and tolerability of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
(SSRIs) in the treatment of adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) are well
established. Comparatively few data are available on the effects of SSRIs in
depressed children and adolescents. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy
and safety of sertraline compared with placebo in treatment of pediatric
patients with MDD. DESIGN AND SETTING: Two multicenter randomized, double-blind,
placebo-controlled trials were conducted at 53 hospital, general practice, and
academic centers in the United States, India, Canada, Costa Rica, and Mexico
between December 1999 and May 2001 and were pooled a priori. PARTICIPANTS: Three
hundred seventy-six children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 years with Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition-defined MDD of at
least moderate severity. INTERVENTION: Patients were randomly assigned to
receive a flexible dosage (50-200 mg/d) of sertraline (n = 189) or matching
placebo tablets (n = 187) for 10 weeks. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Change from
baseline in the Children's Depression Rating Scale-Revised (CDRS-R) Best
Description of Child total score and reported adverse events. RESULTS:
Sertraline-treated patients experienced statistically significantly greater
improvement than placebo patients on the CDRS-R total score (mean change at week
10, -30.24 vs -25.83, respectively; P =.001; overall mean change, -22.84 vs
-20.19, respectively; P =.007). Based on a 40% decrease in the adjusted CDRS-R
total score at study end point, 69% of sertraline-treated patients compared with
59% of placebo patients were considered responders (P =.05). Sertraline
treatment was generally well tolerated. Seventeen sertraline-treated patients
(9%) and 5 placebo patients (3%) prematurely discontinued the study because of
adverse events. Adverse events that occurred in at least 5% of
sertraline-treated patients and with an incidence of at least twice that in
placebo patients included diarrhea, vomiting, anorexia, and agitation.
CONCLUSION: The results of this pooled analysis demonstrate that sertraline
is an effective and well-tolerated short-term treatment for children and
adolescents with MDD.
Would you be a little upset if you allowed your child to be
put on Zoloft and you found out later studies like the one above or others were
doctored to show their conclusion?
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Zoloft
Side Effects and Zoloft Withdrawal Side Effects "Defined"
Zoloft
withdrawal Body
Zoloft
withdrawal
Dry Mouth
- The
usual amount to moisture in the mouth is noticeably less.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Sweating
Increased -
A large
quantity of perspiration that is medically caused.
Zoloft withdrawal
Cardiovascular (Involving the heart and the blood
vessels)
Zoloft
withdrawal
Palpitation
- Unusual and not normal heartbeat,
that is sometimes irregular, but rapid and forceful thumping or fluttering. It
can be brought on by shock, excitement, exertion, or medical stimulants. A
person is normally unaware of his/her heartbeat.
Zoloft withdrawal
Hypertension
- is high blood pressure, which is a
symptom of disease in the blood vessels leading away from the heart.
Hypertension is known as the “silent killer”. The symptoms are usually not
obvious, however it can lead to damage to the heart, brain, kidneys and eye, and
even to stroke and kidney failure. Treatment includes dietary and lifestyle
changes.
Zoloft withdrawal
Bradycardia
-
The heart rate is slowed from 72 beats per minute,
which is normal, to below 60 beats per minute in an adult.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Tachycardia
- The heart rate is speeded up to
above 100 beats per minute in an adult. Normal adult heart rate is 72 beats per
minute.
Zoloft
withdrawal
ECG Abnormal
-
A test
called an electrocardiogram (ECG) that records the activity of the heart. It
measures heartbeats as will as the position and size of the heart’s four
chambers. It also measures if there is damage to the heart and the effects of
drugs or mechanical devices like a pacemaker on the heart. When the test is
abnormal this means that one or more of the following are present: heart
disease, defects, beating too fast or too slow, disease of the blood vessels
leading from the heart or of the heart valves, and/or a past or about to occur
heart attack.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Flushing
- The skin all over the body turns red.
Zoloft withdrawal
Varicose Vein - Unusually swollen veins
near the surface of the skin that sometimes appear twisted and knotted, but
always enlarged. They are called hemorrhoids when they appear around the
rectum. The cause is attributed to hereditary weakness in the veins aggravated
by obesity, pregnancy, pressure from standing, aging, etc. Severe cases may
develop swelling in the legs, ankles and feet, eczema and/or ulcers in the
affected areas.
Zoloft withdrawal
Gastrointestinal
(Involving
the stomach and the intestines)
Zoloft
withdrawal
Abdominal Cramp/Pain
-
Sudden, severe, uncontrollable and painful shortening and
thickening of the muscles in the belly. The belly includes the stomach as well
as the intestines, liver, kidneys, pancreas, spleen, gall bladder, and urinary
bladder.
Zoloft withdrawal
Belching
- Noisy release of gas from the stomach through the mouth; a burp.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Bloating
- Swelling of the belly caused by excessive intestinal gas.
Zoloft withdrawal
Constipation -
Difficulty in having a bowel movement where the material in the bowels is
hard due to a lack of exercise, fluid intake, and roughage in the diet, or due
to certain drugs.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Diarrhea - Unusually frequent and excessive, runny bowel movements that may
result in severe dehydration and shock.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Dyspepsia - Indigestion. This is the discomfort you experience after eating. It
can be heartburn, gas, nausea, a bellyache or bloating.
Zoloft withdrawal
Flatulence
- More gas than normal in the digestive organs.
Zoloft withdrawal
Gagging
- Involuntary choking and/or involuntary throwing up.
Zoloft withdrawal
Gastritis
- A severe irritation of the mucus lining of the stomach either short in
duration or lasting for a long period of time.
Zoloft withdrawal
Gastroenteritis
-
A condition where the membranes
of the stomach and intestines are irritated.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Gastroesophageal
Reflux - A
continuous state where stomach juices flow back into the throat causing acid
indigestion and heartburn and possibly injury to the throat.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Heartburn
- A burning pain in the area of the breastbone caused by stomach juices flowing
back up into the throat.
Zoloft withdrawal
Hemorrhoids - Small rounded
purplish swollen veins that either bleed, itch or are painful and appear around
the anus.
Zoloft withdrawal
Increased Stool frequency
-
Diarrhea.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Indigestion
- Unable to properly consume and absorb food in the digestive tract causing
constipation, nausea, stomach ache, gas, swollen belly, pain and general
discomfort or sickness.
Zoloft withdrawal
Nausea - Stomach irritation with a queasy sensation similar to
motion sickness and a feeling that one is going to vomit.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Polyposis Gastric
- Tumors that grow on stems in the lining of the stomach, which usually become
cancerous.
Zoloft withdrawal
Swallowing Difficulty
- A feeling that food is stuck in the throat or upper chest area and won’t go
down, making it difficult to swallow.
Zoloft withdrawal
Toothache
- Pain in a tooth above and below the gum line.
Zoloft withdrawal
Vomiting
- Involuntarily throwing up the contents of the stomach and usually getting a
nauseated, sick feeling just prior to doing so.
Zoloft withdrawal
General
Zoloft withdrawal
Allergy -
The extreme
sensitivity of body tissues triggered by substances in the air, drugs, or foods
causing a reaction like sneezing, itching, asthma, hay fever, skin rashes,
nausea and/or vomiting.
Zoloft withdrawal
Anaphylaxis
- A violent, sudden, and severe drop
in blood pressure caused by a re-exposure to a foreign protein or a second
dosage of a drug that may be fatal unless emergency treatment is given right
away.
Zoloft withdrawal
Asthenia
-
A physically
weak condition.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Chest Pains
-
Severe discomfort in the chest caused by not enough oxygen going to the heart
because of narrowing of the blood vessels or spasms.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Chills
-
Appearing
pale while cold and shivering; sometimes with a fever.
Zoloft withdrawal
Edema of
Extremities
-
Abnormal
swelling of the body’s tissue caused by the collection of fluid.
Zoloft withdrawal
Fall
- To suddenly lose your normal
standing upright position as if you were shot.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Fatigue
- Loss of normal strength so as to
not be able to do the usual physical and mental activities.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Fever
- Abnormally high body temperature,
the normal being 98 degrees Fahrenheit or 37 degrees Centigrade in humans, which
is a symptom of disease or disorder in the body. The body is affected by
feeling hot, chilled, sweaty, weak and exhausted. If the fever goes too high,
death can result.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Hot Flashes
-
Brief,
abnormal enlargement of the blood vessels that causes a sudden heat sensation
over the entire body. Women in menopause will sometimes experience this.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Influenza-like
Symptoms -
Demonstrating irritation of the respiratory tract (organs of breathing) such as
a cold, sudden fever, aches and pains, as well as feeling weak and seeking bed
rest, which is similar to having the flu.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Leg Pain
- A
hurtful sensation in the legs that is caused by excessive stimulation of the
nerve endings in the legs and results in extreme discomfort.
Zoloft withdrawal
Malaise -
The somewhat
unclear feeling of discomfort you get when you start to feel sick.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Pain in Limb
-
Sudden, sharp and uncontrolled leg discomfort.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Syncope
-
A short
period of light headedness or unconsciousness (black-out) also know as fainting
caused by lack of oxygen to the brain because of an interruption in blood
flowing to the brain.
Zoloft withdrawal
Tightness of
Chest -
Mild or sharp discomfort, tightness
or pressure in the chest area (anywhere between the throat and belly). The
causes can be mild or seriously life-threatening because they include the heart,
lungs and surrounding muscles.
Zoloft withdrawal
Hemic and Lymphatic Disorders
(Involving
the blood and the clear fluids in the tissues that contain white blood cells)
Zoloft withdrawal
Bruise
- Damage to the skin resulting in a
purple-green-yellow skin coloration that’s caused by breaking the blood vessels
in the area without breaking the surface of the skin.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Anemia
-
A condition
where the blood is no longer carrying enough oxygen, so the person looks pale
and easily gets dizzy, weak and tired. More severely, a person can end up with
an abnormal heart, as well as breathing and digestive difficulties. The causes
of anemia are not enough protein in the red blood cells, or missing and
chemically destroyed red blood cells, as well as diseased or destroyed bone
marrow.
Zoloft withdrawal
Nosebleed
- Blood lost from the part of the
face that has the organs of smell and is where the body takes in oxygen.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Hematoma
- Broken blood vessels that cause a
swelling in an area on the body.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Lymphadenopathy
Cervical
-
The lymph
nodes in the neck, which are part of the body’s immune system get swollen and
enlarge by reacting to the presence of a drug. The swelling is the result of
the white blood cells multiplying in order to fight the invasion of the drug.
Zoloft withdrawal
Metabolic and Nutritional Disorders
(Energy
and health)
Zoloft
withdrawal
Arthralgia
-
Sudden sharp
nerve pain in one or more joints.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Arthropathy
- Having joint disease or abnormal
joints.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Arthritis
-
Painfully inflamed and swollen joints. The reddened
and swollen condition is brought on by a serious injury or shock to the body
either from physical or emotional causes.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Back Discomfort
- Severe physical distress in the area from the neck to the pelvis along the
backbone.
Zoloft withdrawal
Bilirubin Increased
- Bilirubin is a waste product of the breakdown
of old blood cells. Bilirubin is sent to the liver to be made water-soluble so
it can be eliminated from the body through emptying the bladder. A drug can
interfere with or damage this normal liver function creating liver disease.
Zoloft withdrawal
Decreased Weight
- Uncontrolled and measured loss of heaviness or weight.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Gout
- A severe arthritis condition that is caused by the dumping of a waste product
called uric acid in the tissues and joints. It can become worse and cause the
body to develop a deformity after going through stages of pain, inflammation,
severe tenderness, and stiffness.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Hepatic Enzymes Increased - An increase in the amount of paired liver proteins that
regulate liver processes causing a condition where the liver functions
abnormally.
Zoloft withdrawal
Hypercholesterolemia
- Too much cholesterol in the blood cells.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Hyperglycemia
- An unhealthy amount of sugar in the blood.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Increased Weight - A concentration and storage of fat in the body
accumulating over a period of time caused by unhealthy eating patterns, that can
predispose the body to many disorders and diseases.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Jaw Pain - The pain due to irritation and swelling of the nerves associated with
the mouth area where it opens and closes just in front of the ear. Some of the
symptoms are pain when chewing, head aches, losing your balance, stuffy ears or
ringing in the ears, and teeth grinding.
Zoloft withdrawal
Jaw Stiffness
- The result of squeezing and grinding the teeth while asleep that can cause
your teeth to deteriorate as well as the muscles and joints of the jaw.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Joint Stiffness
- A loss of free motion and easy flexibility where any
two bones come together.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Muscle Cramp - When muscles contract uncontrollably without warning and do not
relax. The muscles of any of the body’s organs can cramp.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Muscle Stiffness
- Tightening of muscles making it difficult to bend.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Muscle Weakness
- Loss of physical strength.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Myalgia - A general widespread pain and tenderness of the muscles.
Zoloft
withdrawal Thirst
- A strong,
unnatural craving for moisture/water in the mouth and throat.
Zoloft withdrawal
Nervous System (Sensory channels)
Zoloft withdrawal
Carpal Tunnel
Syndrome - A pinched
nerve in the wrist that causes pain, tingling, and numbing.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Coordination Abnormal - A lack of normal, harmonious interaction of the parts of
the body when it is in motion.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Dizziness - Losing one’s balance while feeling unsteady and lightheaded which may
lead to fainting.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Disequilibrium
- Lack of mental and emotional balance.
Zoloft withdrawal
Faintness - A temporary condition where one is likely to go
unconscious and fall.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Headache - A sharp or dull persistent pain in the head
Zoloft
withdrawal
Hyperreflexia - A not normal and involuntary increased response in the
tissues connecting the bones to the muscles.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Light-headed
Feeling –
Uncontrolled and usually brief loss of consciousness caused by lack of oxygen to
the brain.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Migraine
- Reoccurring severe head pain usually with nausea, vomiting, dizziness, flashes
or spots before the eyes, and ringing in the ears
Zoloft withdrawal
Muscle Contractions Involuntary
- Spontaneous and uncontrollable tightening reaction of the muscles caused by
electrical impulses from the nervous system.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Muscular Tone Increased - Uncontrolled and exaggeration muscle tension. Muscles are
normally partially tensed and this is what gives us muscle tone.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Paresthesia - Burning, prickly, itchy, or tingling skin with no obvious or
understood physical cause.
Zoloft withdrawal
Restless Legs
- A need to move the legs without any apparent reason. Sometimes there is pain,
twitching, jerking, cramping, burning, or a creepy-crawly sensation associated
with the movements. It worsens when a person is inactive and can interrupt
one’s sleep so one feels the need to move to gain some relief.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Shaking
- Uncontrolled quivering and trembling as if one is cold and chilled.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Sluggishness
- Lack of alertness and energy, as well as being slow to respond or perform in
life.
Zoloft withdrawal
Tics - A contraction of a muscle causing a repeated movement not
under the control of the person usually on the face or limbs.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Tremor
- A nervous and involuntary vibrating or quivering of the body.
Zoloft withdrawal
Twitching - Sharp, jerky and spastic motion sometimes with a
sharp sudden pain.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Vertigo
- A sensation of dizziness with disorientation and confusion.
Zoloft withdrawal
Psychiatric Disorders (Mental and emotional)
Zoloft withdrawal
Aggravated Nervousness
- A progressively worsening, irritated and troubled state of mind.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Agitation
- Suddenly violent and forceful, emotionally disturbed state of mind.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Amnesia - Long term or short term, partial or full memory loss created by
emotional or physical shock, severe illness, or a blow to the head where the
person was caused pain and became unconsciousness.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Anxiety Attack
- Sudden and intense feelings of fear, terror, and dread physically creating
shortness of breath, sweating, trembling and heart palpitations.
Zoloft withdrawal
Apathy
- Complete lack of concern or interest for things that ordinarily would be
regarded as important or would normally cause concern.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Appetite
Decreased - Having a
lack of appetite despite the ordinary caloric demands of living with a resulting
unintentional loss of weight.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Appetite
Increased - An
unusual hunger causing one to overeat.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Auditory
Hallucination -
Hearing things without the voices or noises being present.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Bruxism -
Grinding and clenching of teeth while sleeping.
Zoloft withdrawal
Carbohydrate
Craving - A drive
and craving to eat foods rich in sugar and starches (sweets, snacks and junk
foods) that intensifies as the diet becomes more and more unbalanced due to the
unbalancing of the proper nutritional requirements of the body.
Zoloft withdrawal
Concentration Impaired
- Unable to easily focus your attention for long periods of time.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Confusion
- Not able to think clearly and understand in order to make a logical decision.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Crying Abnormal
- Unusual and not normal fits of weeping for short or long periods of time for
no apparent reason.
Zoloft withdrawal
Depersonalization
- A condition where one has lost a normal sense of personal identity.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Depression
- A hopeless feeling of failure, loss and sadness that can deteriorate into
thoughts of death.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Disorientation
- A loss of sense of direction, place, time or surroundings as well as mental
confusion on personal identity.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Dreaming Abnormal
- Dreaming that leaves a very clear, detailed picture and impression when awake
that can last for a long period of time and sometimes be unpleasant.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Emotional
Lability
- Suddenly breaking out
in laughter or crying or doing both without being able to control the outburst
of emotion. These episodes are unstable as they are caused by things that
normally would not have this effect on an individual.
Zoloft withdrawal
Excitability - Uncontrollably responding to stimuli.
Zoloft withdrawal
Feeling Unreal - The awareness that one has an undesirable emotion like
fear but can’t seem to shake off the irrational feeling. For example, feeling
like one is going crazy but rationally knowing that it is not true. The quality
of this side effect resembles being in a bad dream and not being able to wake
up.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Forgetfulness
- Unable to remember what one ordinarily would remember.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Insomnia
- Sleeplessness caused by physical stress, mental stress or stimulants such as
coffee or medications; it is a condition of being abnormally awake when one
would ordinarily be able to fall and remain asleep.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Irritability
- Abnormally annoyed in response to a stimulus.
Zoloft withdrawal
Jitteriness - Nervous fidgeting without an apparent cause.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Lethargy
- Mental and physical sluggishness and apathy that can deteriorate into an
unconscious state resembling deep sleep. A numbed state of mind.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Libido Decreased
- An abnormal loss of sexual energy or desire.
Zoloft withdrawal
Panic Reaction
- A sudden, overpowering, chaotic and confused mental state of terror resulting
in being doubt ridden often accompanied with hyperventilation, and extreme
anxiety.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Restlessness
Aggravated - A
constantly worsening troubled state of mind characterized by the person being
increasingly nervous, unable to relax, and easily angered.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Somnolence - Feeling sleepy all the time or having a condition of
semi-consciousness.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Suicide Attempt
- An unsuccessful deliberate attack on one’s own life with the intention of
ending it.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Suicidal Tendency
- Most likely will attempt to kill oneself.
Zoloft withdrawal
Tremulousness
Nervous - Very
jumpy, shaky, and uneasy while feeling fearful and timid. The condition is
characterized by thoughts of dreading the future, involuntary quivering,
trembling, and feeling distressed and suddenly upset.
Zoloft withdrawal
Yawning - involuntary opening of the mouth with deep inhalation of
air.
Zoloft withdrawal
Reproductive Disorder Female
Zoloft
withdrawal
Breast Neoplasm
-
A tumor or cancer, of either of the two milk-secreting
organs on the chest of a woman.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Menorrhagia
- Abnormally heavy menstrual period or a
menstrual flow that has continued for an unusually long period of time.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Menstrual Cramps
- Painful, involuntary uterus contractions that women experience around the time
of their menstrual period, sometimes causing pain in the lower back and thighs.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Menstrual
Disorder - A disturbance or derangement in the normal function of a woman’s
menstrual period.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Pelvic
Inflammation - The reaction of the body to infectious, allergic, or chemical
irritation, which in turn causes tissue irritation, injury, or bacterial
infection characterized by pain, redness, swelling, and sometimes loss of
function. The reaction usually begins in the uterus and spreads to the
fallopian tubes, ovaries, and other areas
in the hipbone region of the body.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Premenstrual
Syndrome - Various physical and mental symptoms commonly experienced by women of
childbearing age usually 2 to 7 days before the start of their monthly period.
There are over 150 symptoms including eating binges, behavioral changes,
moodiness, irritability, fatigue, fluid retention, breast tenderness, headaches,
bloating, anxiety, and depression. The symptoms cease shortly after the period
begins, and disappear with menopause.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Spotting Between
Menses - Abnormal bleeding between periods. Unusual spotting
between menstrual cycles.
Zoloft withdrawal
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
(Organs involved in breathing)
Zoloft
withdrawal
Asthma
- A disease of the breathing system initiated by and allergic reaction
or a chemical with repeated attacks of coughing, sticky mucus, wheezing,
shortness of breath, and a tight feeling in the chest. The disease can reach a
state where it stops a person from exhaling, leading to unconsciousness and
death.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Breath Shortness
-
Unnatural breathing using a lot off effort resulting in not enough air taken in
by the body.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Bronchitis
- Inflammation of the two main
breathing tubes leading from the windpipe to the lungs. The disease is marked
with coughing, a low-grade fever, chest pains, and hoarseness, caused by an
allergic reaction.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Coughing
- A cough is the response to an
irritation, such as mucus, that causes the muscles controlling the breathing
process to expel air from the lungs suddenly and noisily to keep the air
passages free from the irritating material.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Laryngitis
- Inflammation of the voice box
characterized by hoarseness, sore throat, and coughing. It can be cause by
straining the voice or exposure to infectious, allergic or chemical irritation.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Nasal Congestion
- The
presence of an abnormal amount of fluid in the nose.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Pneumonia
Tracheitis - Bacterial infection of the air passageways and lungs that causes
redness, swelling and pain in the windpipe. Other symptoms are high fever,
chills, pain in the chest, difficulty in breathing, and coughing with mucus
discharge.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Rhinitis
- Chemical irritation causing pain,
redness and swelling in the mucus membranes of the nose.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Sinus Congestion
- The
mucus-lined areas of the bones in the face that are thought to help warm and
moisten air to the nose. These areas become clogged with excess fluid or
infected.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Sinus Headache
- The
abnormal amount of fluid in the hollows of the face bone area especially around
the nose. This excess fluid creates pressure, causing pain in the head.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Sinusitis
- The body reacting to chemical
irritation causing redness, swelling and pain in the area of the hollows in the
facial bones especially around the nose.
Zoloft withdrawal
SKELETAL
Zoloft withdrawal
Neck/Shoulder Pain
- Hurtful sensations
of the nerve endings caused by damage to the tissues in the neck and shoulder
signaling danger of disease.
Zoloft withdrawal
SKIN and APPENDAGES DISORDERS (Skin, legs and arms)
Zoloft
withdrawal
Acne
- Eruptions of the oils glands of the
skin, especially on the face, marked by pimples, blackheads, whiteheads, bumps,
and more severely, by cysts and scarring.
Zoloft withdrawal
Alopecia -
The loss of hair or baldness.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Eczema
- A severe or continuing skin disease
marked by redness, crusting and scaling with watery blisters and itching. It is
often difficult to treat and will sometimes go away only to reappear again.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Dermatitis
- Generally irritated skin that can
be caused by any of a number of irritating things such as parasites, fungus,
bacteria, or foreign substances
causing an allergic reaction. It is a general inflammation of the skin.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Dry Lips
- The
lack of normal moisture in the fleshy folds that surround the mouth.
Zoloft withdrawal
Dry Skin - The lack of normal moisture/oils in the
surface layer of the body. The skin is the body’s largest organ.
Zoloft withdrawal
Folliculitis
-
Inflammation of a follicle (small body sac) especially a hair follicle. A hair
follicle contains the root of a hair.
Zoloft withdrawal
Furunculosis - Skin boils that show up repeatedly.
Zoloft withdrawal
Lipoma - A tumor of mostly fat cells that is not health
endangering.
Zoloft withdrawal
Pruritus
- Extreme itching of often-undamaged skin.
Zoloft withdrawal
Rash - A skin eruption or discoloration that may or may not be
itching, tingling, burning, or painful. It may be caused by an allergy, an skin
irritation, a skin disease.
Zoloft withdrawal
Skin Nodule - A bulge, knob, swelling or outgrowth in the skin
that is a mass of tissue or cells.
Zoloft withdrawal
SPECIAL SENSES
Zoloft withdrawal
Conjunctivitis
- Infection of the membrane that covers the eyeball and lines the eyelid, caused
by a virus, allergic reaction, or an irritating chemical. It is characterized
by redness, a discharge of fluid and itching.
Zoloft withdrawal
Dry Eyes - Not enough moisture in the eyes.
Zoloft withdrawal
Earache - Pain in the ear.
Zoloft withdrawal
Eye Infection
- The invasion of the eye tissue by a bacteria, virus, fungus, etc, causing
damage to the tissue, with toxicity. Infection spreading in the body progresses
into disease.
Zoloft withdrawal
Eye Irritation
- An inflammation of the eye.
Zoloft withdrawal
Metallic Taste
- A range of taste impairment from distorted taste to a complete loss of taste.
Zoloft withdrawal
Pupils Dilated
- Abnormal expansion of the blace circular opening in the center of the eye.
Zoloft withdrawal
Taste alteration
- Abnormal flavor detection in food.
Zoloft withdrawal
Tinnitus - A buzzing, ringing, or whistling sound in one or
both ears occurring from the internal use of certain drugs.
Zoloft withdrawal
Vision Abnormal
- Normal images are seen differently by the viewer.
Zoloft withdrawal
Vision Blurred
- Eyesight is dim or indistinct and hazy in outline or appearance.
Zoloft withdrawal
Visual Disturbance
- Eyesight is interfered with or interrupted. Some disturbances are light
sensitivity and the inability to easily distinguish colors.
Zoloft withdrawal
URINARY SYSTEM DISORDER
Zoloft
withdrawal
Blood in Urine
-
Blood is present when one empties liquid waste product of the kidneys through
the bladder by urinating in the toilet turning the water pink to bright red. Or
you could see pots of blood in the water after urinating.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Dysuria
- Difficult or painful urination.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Kidney Stone
- Small hard masses of salt deposits that the kidney forms.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Urinary Frequency - Having to urinate more often than usual or between unusually short
time periods.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Urinary Tract
Infection - An invasion of bacteria, viruses, fungi, etc., of the
system in the body that starts with the kidneys and eliminates urine from the
body. If the invasion goes unchecked it can injure tissue and progress into
disease.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Urinary Urgency
- A sudden compelling urge to urinate, accompanied by discomfort in the bladder.
Zoloft withdrawal
UROGENITAL (Urinary tract and genital structures or functions)
Zoloft
withdrawal
Anorgasmia
- Failure to experience an orgasm.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Ejaculation
Disorder - Dysfunction of the discharge of semen during orgasm.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Menstrual
Disorder - Dysfunction of the discharge during the monthly menstrual cycle.
Zoloft withdrawal
Acute Renal
Failure - The kidneys
stop functioning properly to excrete wastes.
Zoloft withdrawal
Angioedema
- Intensely itching and swelling welts on the skin called hives caused by an
allergic reaction to internal or external agents. The reaction is common to a
food or a drug. Chronic cases can last for a long period of time.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Toxic Epidermal
Necrolysis - An abnormal condition where a large portion of skin
becomes intensely red and peels off like a second-degree burn. Often the
symptoms include blistering.
Zoloft
withdrawal
Gastrointestinal
Hemorrhage - Stomach and intestinal excessive internal bleeding.
Zoloft withdrawal
Grand Mal
Seizures (or Convulsions)
- A recurring sudden violent and involuntary attack of muscle spasms with a loss
of consciousness.
Zoloft withdrawal
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
- A life threatening, rare reaction to an anti-psychotic drug marked by fever,
muscular rigidity, changed mental status, and dysfunction of the autonomic
nervous system.
Zoloft withdrawal
Pancreatitis - Chemical irritation with redness, swelling, and
pain in the pancreas where digestive enzymes and hormones are secreted.
Zoloft withdrawal
QT Prolongation
- A very fast heart rhythm disturbance that is too fast for the heart to beat
effectively so the blood to the brain falls causing a sudden loss of
consciousness and may cause sudden cardiac death.
Zoloft withdrawal
Rhabdomyolysis
- The breakdown of muscle fibers that releases the fibers into the circulatory
system. Some of the fibers are poisonous to the kidney and frequently result in
kidney damage.
Zoloft withdrawal
Serotonin Syndrome
- A disorder brought on by excessive levels of serotonin caused by drugs and can
be fatal as death from this side effect can come very rapidly.
Zoloft withdrawal
Thrombocytopenia
- An abnormal decrease in the number of blood platelets in the circulatory
system. A decrease in platelets would cause a decrease in the ability of the
blood to clot when necessary.
Zoloft withdrawal
Torsades de Pointes
- Unusual rapid heart rhythm starting in the lower heart chambers. If the short
bursts of rapid heart rhythm continue for a prolonged period it can degenerate
into a more rapid rhythm and can be fatal.
Click here to read of possible solution for drug induced tics.
Per Pfizer Pharmaceutical, Zoloft
"is chemically unrelated to other SSRIs, tricylic, or other available antidepressant agents." That Pfizer statement may be true regarding "chemically unrelated" but that is where the dissimilarities end.
What are the real Zoloft
side effects? Click here This is only a short list of what really happens while using Zoloft.
The side effects of Zoloft are in the same league with the other SSRIs. Pfizer at least goes one step further and admits Zoloft will metabolize in the liver and that people with even mild liver impairment should use caution and a lower dosage of
Zoloft. "Zoloft is extensively metabolized by the liver."
(From the Pfizer statements above, if your doctor has not conducted a full liver test before prescribing you
Zoloft, your doctor has not even read and or understood the precautions in the Pfizer brochure)
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Christopher Pittman, the trial:
January 30, 2005
February 15, 2005
Christopher Pittman has been found guilty of murder.
The debate will continue
regarding this case for some time. The Zoloft defense?
On the same day the jury found
Christopher guilty of murder a judge in
GIBRALTAR, Mich., throws out a guilty verdict handed down by the
jury saying "jurors should have considered evidence Prozac could
have driven him to kill."
Such is the times we currently
live in. Depending where your trial is held, who the judge is
and what understanding the jury and judge might have of
antidepressants, determines the outcome.
Christopher
Pittman, aged 12 at the time of the killings, confessed
that in November 2001 he used a shotgun to shoot first his
grandfather and then his grandmother as they slept.
He then set fire to the home and fled in the family
car. He is to be tried as an adult and has been in
prison for the past three years awaiting trial. He
faces life imprisonment.
Several weeks before the killings
he was started on the antidepressant Zoloft and
his dose was doubled just two days before the
killings.
The FDA recently sent a letter to
drug companies with a template to use for warning
about the dangers of antidepressants in children. The
effects listed by the FDA included agitation, panic attacks,
irritability, hostility, impulsivity, akathisia, and
mania.
A Pfizer spokesman, Bryant
Haskins, said that both Pfizer and the FDA opposed
efforts to make the documents public because they
"contain anecdotal information" that is "not relevant to
this case," according to an article in the 3 December
issue of the Herald of Rock Hill, South
Carolina (www.heraldonline.com/).
The FDA told the BMJ that
it could not comment on cases involving pending
litigation.
One of Christopher Pittman's
attorneys, Karen Barth Menzies of Los Angeles, told
the BMJ that Pfizer's documents were important
because they showed that some of Pfizer's own scientists had
expressed concern that sertraline could cause violence.
Peter Breggin, a psychiatrist who
served as the scientific expert in a review of over
100 cases of murder and suicide allegedly related to
the antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac), told the
BMJ that the newer selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
cause an "activation syndrome" that is similar to the
effect of amphetamines and that their dangers are
akin to the dangers of street drugs. "Why do we think
that simply because a doctor prescribes a medication
they lose their dangerous effects?" he said.
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Pfizer is forced to disclose their
hidden data for the Christopher Pittman trial.
What will this bring to light?
If the attorney's ask the right
questions, plenty.
In 1997 and 1998, Pfizer, the
pharmaceutical company that manufactures Zoloft, wrote two reports on Zoloft
that made it to the FDA and were used by the FDA for the approval of Zoloft for
additional applications.
Notice I say Pfizer wrote. These two
reports by Pfizer had as their author TBD (To Be Determined). Later a physician
name was added to each of the Zoloft reports. This is known as ghost writing.
Pfizer writes in their report what they want the report to say and then they pay
a doctor to just put their name on the report, like the doctor was the one that
wrote.
There are two such reports for
Zoloft known now and my guess is more will come to light.
If the two ghost reports I mention
above were not true Pfizer would be sending me a letter to remove this text from
my site, at the least. I am sure I will not be getting a letter.
Why would Pfizer need and want to
help the prosecution in this case?
Has the prosecution read the side
effects of Zoloft?
What Christopher Pittman did is a
side effect of Zoloft. Pfizer admits this is a side effect.
As the trial begins, the attention given to this case
will generate mixed feelings even for me.
Did Zoloft cause the behavior of Christopher? Can Zoloft or
other antidepressants be responsible for murder?
After researching antidepressants for 5 years, receiving
thousands upon thousands of e-mails from people worldwide that have never met
each other and reading nearly the same e-mail text again and again, yes I do
firmly believe Zoloft can be the cause of Christopher's behavior and violent
act.
A simple DNA test click here
will undoubtedly show Christopher had a defect in the CYP2D6, which regulates
the metabolism. With this defect the Zoloft could not breakdown and pass through
his body and became toxic. Each pill he took of Zoloft, his body would become
more toxic. This would intensify the Zoloft side effects to a point he no longer
functioned as an aware human being.
They just doubled his dose prior to
the murders.
Psychiatry manufactured the very abnormal behavior they profess
to be able to eliminate.
Pfizer may or may not give up their "hidden" clinical
trials run on Zoloft. They run the risk if they do not and they are found later,
to virtually be out of business. The trials or hidden data, if it exist, will
eventually be disclosed.
Christopher's defense is easy. The problem we are facing here
and will be facing thousands of times in the future is, "We know the drug
caused the action but how do we let someone off for murder and place the entire
blame on Zoloft or any other antidepressant?"
There are other cases as well, with Paxil and other medications
where a person acted in a way totally out of their norm, committed a crime and
were sentenced to jail. This has happened even when the person stated to their
doctor the drug is making them feel very strange and out of control. The doctor
would not listen to them and increased the dosage.
So Christopher Pittman, you are in a catch 22 here. It does not
matter that the Zoloft caused you to lose all control and not be able to differentiate
what was real. The court can't let you off because of how others would abuse
this defense in the future.
Imagine, a person wants to murder someone and they know all they
need to do is start taking an antidepressant. They visit their doctor and say,
"I have been experiencing headaches for the past 2 weeks." Odds are
the doctor will prescribe and antidepressant instantly.
The person calls the doctor and tells them they are feeling
funny on the drug, kind of losing touch with reality. The doctor will probably
tell the person to increase the dosage.
5 days later they murder the person they intended to all along.
Christopher, this is the tough part to overcome. Not what you
have done but what someone else would do with your victory.
If you think this is off the wall, I attended a conference 2 years
ago with the attorney's defending Christopher Pittman and this was mentioned.
Also present was the father of a man convicted of a crime while taking Paxil. I
had been communicating with the father for a few years before this and knew of
his son's story.
I wish the American court system was what so many of us think it
to be. It is not.
Christopher Pittman's attorney's will need to think beyond this
and find a solution. Christopher Pittman's defense is un-defendable.
We are responsible for our own actions. Christopher Pittman,
this includes you. Many of us throughout our lives have faced difficult
situations, stress beyond belief and more but did not murder.
Pfizer should be sitting at the defense table with you however.
Pfizer knows. Other than Eli Lilly and Pfizer, the other pharmaceutical
company's are admitting the side effects. Pfizer and Eli Lilly can't admit to
the side effects yet because of pending court cases.
With Christopher Pittman not using
an antidepressant, I would feel safe with him in my home and with my family in
the home. I would not feel the need to sleep with one eye open.
As I reread the above once again, it
may look like I come across on both sides of the fence, or the case. I do. I
firmly believe Christopher Pittman did not intend to murder and I firmly believe
Christopher Pittman was not aware of his actions in the slightest.
How many of you have had too much to
drink and could not remember what you did the night before? How many of you wish
you could not remember what you did? Even with alcohol this can happen.
By the way, you can also predict who
would have a problem with alcohol metabolism with the same DNA test.
My best to you Christopher Pittman.
Jim Harper
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The day after I wrote the above, this news comes out from
Australia.
"Mum free after murder bid
DAVID DARRAGH
Antidepressant drugs prescribed to a mother contributed substantially to her
two attempts to kill herself and her two young children by gassing them in
the family car, Chief Justice David Malcolm has ruled.
The 32-year-old woman, whose name is suppressed, walked free from the
Supreme Court yesterday with a four-year jail term suspended for two years
after pleading guilty to four counts of attempting to murder her daughters,
then aged nine and two. She made separate murder-suicide attempts near
Waroona and Pinjarra on June 17 last year.
Justice Malcolm found the medication affected her mental state and
"substantially contributed" to the offences.
"The drug . . . impaired her capacity for rational thought to such a degree
that her responsibility for her actions was substantially diminished and her
capacity for rational thought and action was gravely impaired," he said.
Justice Malcolm described the woman as a loving mother who cared for her
children and said her prospects of recovery were reasonably good due to the
support of family and friends.
The Department of Community Development would determine whether and when she
could resume care of her children, who had suffered considerable trauma.
The woman has already had supervised access visits to her children, who live
with her father.
She was also sentenced to intensive supervision orders and 80 hours
community work. The woman, who lives near Bunbury, wept in the dock and
hugged her father in the public gallery after being sentenced. The court was
told she had a history of depression and was prescribed high doses of Aropax
(paroxetine), a selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor, and Efexor
(venlafaxine), a serotonin noradrenaline re-uptake inhibitor, in the months
before the offences.
The doses were increased after the first of her four suicide attempts in May
2002.
The drugs are also marketed under the names Prozac and Zoloft.
Renowned British critic of antidepressants David Healy, who examined the
woman's case, concluded that it showed diminished responsibility resulting
from the drugs.
Outside court, the woman's father said he saw a marked improvement in his
daughter's health after she stopped taking the drugs.
He said authorities should provide warnings on the drugs and doctors should
monitor patients and make them aware of possible side effects. Patients
should also question any increase in the drugs if their condition was not
improving.
He said he hoped she would be reunited with her children.
C 2004 West Australian Newspapers Limited
All Rights Reserved."
June 6, 2004 - The trial will now be delayed, probably until
October, 2004.
Circuit Court Judge Paul Short stepped down after his wife, Sen. Linda
Short, R-Chester, revealed to him that she owned shares of stock in
Pfizer.
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