Stress Center Peer Support

Throughout my life I have taken MANY anti depressants. I started on zoloft when I was very young when my OCD was more of the problem and it worked. Then I didn't feel like it was helping so i switched, and for about three years I switched medications probably 5 times and all the ones I tried had bad side effects. I am back on zoloft and have been for about 9 months but I have NO sex drive at all and I feel like I am ALWAYS in a bad mood which I hate because that is not who I am. It is the only medication that I have found to work best for my anxiety but I feel like im a big bitch. Especially to the people I love? Does anyone else feel this way?? what should I do?

I was on Zoloft years ago. I hated it. I wasn't as upset and anxious, but I wasn't happy either. I had absolutely NO emotions. I've always said, it was like and EKG that flatlined. Life has ups and downs, and I didn't feel any. Good or bad.

I have been on a beta blocker, for a few years now, for my migraines. I think one of the side benefits has been, that it keeps me much calmer, physically. My mind still races, but the physical symptoms have subsided. My heart rate doesn't go up, my blood pressure stays in check, I don't have the all over anxious feelings, during stressful situations. I think it's helped tremendously without meaning to. There are times, of extreme stress, that the symptoms return, but not as often. It has definately helped me feel a little more in control.

I have taken zoloft before. I stoped taking it. It made me really tired and I had no emotions, I din't care about anything when I was taking it. The worst for me was having to take a 3hr nap every day because it made me so tired. Most anti depressants make me tired. Now I am on a mood stabalizer I have less of the other side effects but Im still tired. But somedays I can stay awake all day.