Finger and joint pains on Setraline?

[Bliznak]

Hi,I have been on Zoloft for about 6 weeks and a week ago I start noticing intermittent shooting pain in finger joints or close to them in my hands, and ocassionally elsewhere (feet, elbow). Kind of like a bee sting, taking just a few seconds but occurring frequently. I have stopped the medication 6 days ago and the symptoms are still there, which scares me to death.please is there anyone with a similar experience?

[designguy]

I was on zolofot for a number of years and the only side affect I had was some mild sexual dysfunction. I did experience brain zapping when I ran out of the pills and skipped a few days before being able to get it refilled so you might be cautious about abruptly quitting. It's usually best to slowly taper off a medication. What you are describing doesn't sound like a typical side affect either. Anxiety can typically make us blow things out of proportion and make us hyper-aware of sensations so it could be all it is. If it continues for a while you might get checked out by your doctor. We also all react differently to meds but this is more experience.

[Bliznak in reply to designguy]

well it is still listed in common side effects (joint pain and inflammation), so i do not know.

I for one, never had any other side effects besides this slight joint paint.

[designguy in reply to Bliznak]

It's been a number of years since I was on it so i'm wrong and they added it to the list so like I said, if it continues you might get it checked out by a doctor. I just assumed you had anxiety because it is typically prescribed for it but maybe I was wrong about that too.

[Bliznak in reply to designguy]

Thanks. I do have for my anxiety but looking on some pages (patient.info ), seems like joint and muscle pains are quite common..