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What Causes Muscle Twitches And Tremors All Over Body?
Question: Hi. I have been taking Zoloft 50mg for a month. I get muscle twitches and tremors all over my body (legs, arms, eye lids, even back). Is this a side effect of Zoloft? If so, will it go away with time and/or is there anything I can do to minimise symptoms?
Brief Answer:
Can be due to zoloft
Detailed Answer:
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Zoloft can lead to muscle twitches and tremors in certain cases. Mostly it is self limiting and will reduce with time. Mostly the body adjusts to the symptoms, but if the symptoms persist then it would be wiser to consider switching to some other antidepressants like escitalopram or paroxetine or venlafaxine.
Sometimes, if the doses are higher then reduction of the dose may help in reducing the side-effects. But 50mg is still is a small dose and further reduction is not warranted. So it would be better to switch the medicine.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
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Can be due to zoloft
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
Zoloft can lead to muscle twitches and tremors in certain cases. Mostly it is self limiting and will reduce with time. Mostly the body adjusts to the symptoms, but if the symptoms persist then it would be wiser to consider switching to some other antidepressants like escitalopram or paroxetine or venlafaxine.
Sometimes, if the doses are higher then reduction of the dose may help in reducing the side-effects. But 50mg is still is a small dose and further reduction is not warranted. So it would be better to switch the medicine.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy
Wish you good health,
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
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