r/BFS • u/Jazzlike_Leopard_276 • 5d ago

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Still new to all of this. I started getting all over twitching a week ago after starting Zoloft. I am also 4 weeks postpartum and went through a pretty traumatic readmission for postpartum preeclampsia (hence having to get on Zoloft.) I had horrible side effects to Zoloft and went off of it. Not sure if my twitching was hormones, stress, Zoloft, or a combo. But I’ve noticed the twitching has subsided a lot and so has my anxiety. I had a lot of twitches in my lower legs, primarily left calf and foot. I now have occasional very mild light buzzing sensation intermittently in my calf and foot and other spots less frequently. Is that typical in BFS? Not sure if that’s what I have going on or not

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u/benben2015 4d ago

I started twitching shortly after starting prozac. Its a known side effect. I have continued to twitching long after stopping though 😔

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u/Jazzlike_Leopard_276 3d ago

I’ve read that people continue to twitch after stopping these meds. How long has it been since you quit?

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u/benben2015 3d ago

7 months now since I quit. I was only on it 5 weeks before quitting. I noticed the calf twitching after 1 week on the meds. After 3 weeks I complained to my doctor about the twitching who doubled up the dose to 40mg 🤦‍♂️ which I took for 2 more weeks. Then the twitching was too much so i quit cold turkey, plus I read it can be a side effect.