My very trusted psychiatrist changed my meds from Effexor to Zolo...

My very trusted psychiatrist changed my meds from Effexor to Zoloft after I complained of continuing depression and the usual suspects...Crying all the time...Zoloft was to be the "cry stopper". A week went by after the initial introduction and he increased the meds to 175 mg 2xper day. OH MY GOD-- I have never been worse off, my intestines were constantly churning and I was in the bathroom 8-12 per day and was incontinant at nighttime. Truly disgusting and violent diarhea. Not only that I didn't put 2 and 2 together and went to my physical doctor and she had me give a stool sample and you had to do it yourself. How humiliating and vile. I have now been off the Zoloft for over a week and I still am having the symptoms of gas and diarhea but not as bad, but I am wondering when they will go away? Anyone here have any ideas. I was on 175 mg 2x/day for approx 2 months. I'm wondering just what kind of damage that did to my gastrointestinal tract!!! I still trust my Psych, he ddn't know I was going to have an allergic reaction of sorts. Hopefully I won't ever have to deal with this again. I also am having a light headed ness and that weird Acid-creepy feeling when I quit cold turkey. But after finding out that it was the culprit to the diarhea, I wouldn't take one more pill. Jacquie in San Diego