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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Sinusitis / February 2008Zoloft and sinusitis?
Hi. First I was on Zoloft for 2 years and I had hardly any side effects. Then I stopped using Zoloft and switched to Effexor for 6 months. 3 months ago I started using Zoloft again and since then I have developed sinusitis that I can't get rid off. Symptoms I experience are slight fever, headache and stuffed nose. My doctor says this is some kind of allergic reaction that lasts for 3 months. My question is this. Could my allergy and my symptoms be causes by Zoloft? I read somewhere that you can get rashes or similar things from Zoloft but fever and stuffed nose? Is this possible? Can this two be connected? Thanks. On Feb 14, 1:24 pm, marko.boro...@gmail.com wrote: > Hi. First I was on Zoloft for 2 years and I had hardly any side > effects. Then I stopped using Zoloft and switched to Effexor for 6 [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > from Zoloft but fever and stuffed nose? Is this possible? Can this two > be connected? Thanks. Well ... If you believe the manufacturers own prescribing information: http://www.zoloft.com/pdf/ZoloftUSPI.pdf Sinusitis is listed as a known side effect. It's listed as "infrequent," where "infrequent" is defined as between 1 in 100 and 1 in 1000 patients. I'd say ... it got you. You could switch meds, or you could work through it, hoping it goes away, and trying to battle the sinus issues as symptoms until it either DOES resolve ... or you decide to switch meds ;-) I gotta' tell you: Rx meds can be awfully scary. Before I take anything, I google: [insert drug name] prescribing information filetype:pdf The original insert is almost ALWAYS a .pdf file. This narrows the search. Good luck! On Feb 14, 5:03 pm, neil0...@yahoo.com wrote: > On Feb 14, 1:24 pm, marko.boro...@gmail.com wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > Good luck! I don't know. Most antidepressents started life as antihistimines and share many of the characteristics of antihistimines, dry mouth being one of the most common side effects. Bacteria, the wee beasties produce antigens to make the cell express mannose on the cell surface that they can attach to, and they use other toxins which are analogs of histamines to make the wound that they create bleed so that they can chow down. Antihistimines tend to reduce the amount of tears, saliva, the output of nasal goblet cells, and the inflammation caused by the bacterial bunch. Reducing the output of nasal fluid tears and saliva would be bad, reducing the inflammation would reduce the bacterial food supply and be good. It would depend on which phenomena is dominate. > On Feb 14, 5:03 pm, neil0...@yahoo.com wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] > to, and they use other toxins which are analogs of histamines to make > the wound that they create bleed so that they can chow down. Elizabeth, You gross me out. I like you. On Feb 14, 10:17 pm, neil0...@yahoo.com wrote: > > On Feb 14, 5:03 pm, neil0...@yahoo.com wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 49 lines] > > You gross me out. I like you. Neil: Thank you. I like you too. I too wonder if the baby shampoo makes the nasal hair arrange itself in attractive curls. I also wonder if your dry eye might have something to do with chronic antihistamine use. I know dental carries are one of the side effects of the dry mouth that they cause. But fluoridation and restorative dental rinses have made that not so much of an issue as long as one is careful. I never thought about the possibility of dry eye. > I also wonder if your dry eye might have something to do with chronic > antihistamine use. I stayed way away from antihistamines for as long as I can recall, resorting to decongestants on occasion. Only ever dabbled in the anti-depressants over the years, too. I found that having ... just a touch of depression ... made me a little dark, complex, edgy, and mysterious. It worked out well in the dating arena ;-) > I know dental carries are one of the side effects of the dry mouth > that they cause. But fluoridation and > restorative dental rinses have made that not so much of an issue as > long as one is careful. Too true. Sjogren's people have to worry about this. > I never thought about > the possibility of dry eye. It's /absolutely/ an aggravating factor AND a side effect that LOTS of severe DES (Drye Eye Syndrome) folk have to be aware of. Sadly, like lots of things in our world, I've known quite a few people for whom the extra severity was worth it for the extra "coping bandwidth" they derived. Mayo had me on two diff tricyclics for the neuropathic pain, but ... though BOTH have all the usual adverse effects listed ... I didn't have any particular problem with either. I gave them up (I usually say "for Lent," but ... I think it just WAS Lent, so ... it wouldn't be so cute!). It SEEMS like my ocular surface disorder was bought and paid for by the 6.5+ years of cycloplegics, particularly because they were all preserved with that lovely and fragrant quaternary ammonium ... Benzalkonium Chloride. Allegedly, the "signature" found under the confocal microscopy was a match. I will switch my medication. From Zoloft to Effexor. I will do this with doctors approval. I will inform you how it goes with my sinusitis. On 2/14/08 2:03 PM, in article 3eb93ffb-8c3d-4278-846c-00646efe5872@i7g2000prf.googlegroups.com, > On Feb 14, 1:24 pm, marko.boro...@gmail.com wrote: >> Hi. First I was on Zoloft for 2 years and I had hardly any side [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > Good luck! The sad thing about the PDR and the package insert is they list every complication they can think of or that the lawyers can think of. The doctor sees the same list for every drug. It is only when you go to meetings and speak to other doctors that you find out what the real genuine side effects are. I have prescribed Chlortimeton for 35+ years at least 5x a day. I have never heard of or seen most of the side effects they list, but the important side effects are burried in that long many page list. Again, the important side effects of the newer drugs are burried in that same 101 list. > On 2/14/08 2:03 PM, in article > 3eb93ffb-8c3d-4278-846c-00646efe5...@i7g2000prf.googlegroups.com, [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] > effects are burried in that long many page list. Again, the important side > effects of the newer drugs are burried in that same 101 list. Doc: I have taken a truck load of antihistimines and was grateful for them when I did. But I developed intense, blinding headaches. After years and years an internist in Lancaster Ca told me to stop the Drixoral and use some Americane ointment on a swab up under the bridge of my nose, put me on Bactrium, and low and behold the headaches stopped. > Hi. First I was on Zoloft for 2 years and I had hardly any side > effects. Then I stopped using Zoloft and switched to Effexor for 6 [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > from Zoloft but fever and stuffed nose? Is this possible? Can this two > be connected? Many antidepressants and antipsychotics have a drying effect, which can thicken mucus secretions and promote sinusitis. Generally, it seems to correlate with the drugs that cause drowsiness as a side effect. If you're on an antidepressant like Paxil that makes you drowsy, it probably is drying out your mucous membranes too.  SignatureSteven L. Email: sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me.
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