how would you know if you were allergic to Zoloft?
What are the symptoms of an allergic reaction to zoloft?
Question posted by bellabella6975 on 18 Nov 2011
Last updated on 19 February 2019
3 Answers
cvanhorn
25 Aug 2017
I have been taking Zoloft for anxiety for about 2 years now. A few months before Christmas of 2016 I started getting hives and skin rash. Red bumps and or lines on various places. Mostly hands feet and arms. I work at a hospital and travel to various nursing homes. My boss told me she thought I had picked up scabies. I went to the Dr. He said that is what it loomed like it could be. I treated myself my he and everyone in my house. I also made my mom treat herself because my kids had slept at her house. A year later I still have this rash. Nobody in my home has ever had any other symptom like myself. I have to take Allegra twice a day to keep the itching away. I have racked my brain on what else this could possibly be. I have been trying to take myself off of Zoloft because of the weight I have gained. I was looking at other possible side effects and hives- rash came up. I have not taken Zoloft at all for the last 3 days.
Is there anyone out there that has had a similar story. I am desperate for answers! Could it be the Zoloft that has had me broke out for this long??
SBess
29 Nov 2017
Hi. I’ve been on Zoloft since 2008. A few months ago I started getting hives on my legs and arms. It didn’t happen all the time but I started keeping track of what I was eating. Then I also considered stress since I recently moved out of state and started a new job. It didn’t dawn on me that Zoloft could have been causing it until today. I didn’t take it at all last week and seemed to be fine. I took it today and my legs and arms have been covered in hives all day.
Karebear19777
19 Feb 2019
I am on Zoloft also and a month after I started taking it my face broke out in blisters like rash. I have never had issues with acne and this isn't acne. It itches and they don't have any heads on it. Only fluid comes out of it. Now it is going on my chest, arms, stomach etc but not as bad as my face! I have spoken with my Doctor about it on my first month checkup after starting Zoloft and he said it was probably stress. Well I don't think its stress! I didn't have this before Zoloft and now I have it? I would like to know what you find out because my Doctor seems to be dismissing me about it being Zoloft. I haven't taken my Zoloft in 2 days to see if the rash goes away.
Inactive
18 Nov 2011
Hi, by allergic you might mean adverse, not normal, common side effects. You might if you could add to your question and mention what you feel the symptons are. Theres a number that are considered to be serious, almost severe, loss of memory, rage, severe anxiety, stomach aches, etc. Most times when you feel a drug is not acting the way you believe it should be, in others words you really don't feel its acting the way it should, go with your instinct, and contact your doctor. Most side effects usually disappear within a few weeks of taking zoloft. I was on it for several years and did well on it. So, if you're worried, phone your doctor or pharmacist. Better to be safe, and it never hurts to ask. Best wishes to you,
Inactive
18 Nov 2011
Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur when using Zoloft:
Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue)
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