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i was thinking about going back on zoloft, it worked well for me when i was having scarey thoughts but that was before i became pregnant. i stopped because i read it could cause harm to the baby. then i talked to my doctor cause my depression was starting to make me miserable again and he said to go back on so i did for a few days and i felt horrible, tired and wired at the same time and at night i would wake up and it felt like my eyes were bounsing. do you think i should go back on it and stick it out and the side effects will disepate or ask my dr for somthing else?

i tried a couple of antidepressants and for one reason or another i couldnt take any of them so I just suffered through for a while. I went to see a naturopathic doctor and got an all natural "antidepressant" called deproloft and I love it. It has really helped my mood and a little more energy. Bfore I started taking this stuff I was pretty depressed and felt like my head was in a fog all the time. That has gone away. You can look it up on line. Just type in deproloft and it should come up. Its by thorne research. Do not take this if you are taking an antidepressant though. I know you can order it yourself but you should talk to your doc about it first. Anyway. It has helped me sooooo much. And just because its all natural you dont have to take 10 a day. just 2x a day. And I cant stand taking pharmaceutical meds.I had a bad reaction or some crappy side affect(s) from the 3 I tried.This a good, safe alternative that has worked for me if you are interested.

Zoloft didn't work well for me. Now I am on Cymbalta for anti-depressant and Seroquel for anxiety. They both imrpoved my mental well-being and I would recommend them. We have a history of depression in our family and the Cymbalta has worked for everyone who has taken it.

Hey Space Caddet,
You can't take anti-depressants for only three days and expect anything to happen. They take from 4-6 weeks to build a blood level in your system. They do not work like fast acting anxiety medications. Think of anti-depressants like stocks, you stay with them for the long haul. One other "MAJOR BIGGIE", do not, I repeat do not mix anti-depressants and alcohol of any kind. The combinatin can not only casue you harm, but alcohol is nothing more than a social depressant. You are depressed already, so don't add fuel to the fire.

Zoloft actually worked great for me for many years, the only reason I weaned off of it was to see if I could get along without. I typically do not tell anyone that I am reducing, and eventually stopping my medication to see if they actually see a change for the worse in my behavior, or knowing only to have them tell me what an A-Hole I've become as a knee-jerk reaction to the other times I tried to stop without success.

Taking medication can be a real mind game to many folks. Yes the side effects suck, and most have them, but there is a mental stigma of how you are perceived by your piers in your own mind. The truth is many other "NORMAL" people use alcohol, street drugs, and even abuse perscription medication to get high, yet we beat ourselves up over taking a medication that re-balances needed chemicals in our brains so we aren't miserable 24/7. Someone please explain that logic? Actually you can't, it's all part of the denial process and depression controling our thoughts.

Medication has become a neccessary evil in the war against mental issues. Many times it's prescribed too often, but in the big picture, it's just another tool in the therapist's/doctors arsenal. There's a reason they call it practicing medicine, they simply do not have all the answers yet for every ailment in our mind and bodies! The up side is when an anti-depressant reaches the correct blood level and you begin to feel like re-engaging life, are you going to stop it and be miserable again when some idiot who has never walked in your shoes thinks your "NUTS" because you take it, I don't think so!!!

This is a struggle on so many levels, it's imperative that you use what's available to make you feel well again. I don't know about you, but I would do or pay just about anything to feel better again. 14+ plus years has been far more than I ever signed on for, and although I have regained most of my life back, I also know I will face setbacks and challenges in my future. A broken back is my latest struggle, but that's a story for another day...

It is so true that you need to give these medications some time to work. This year I came off of Paxil and moved to Zoloft,it was very rough for a couple of months,but I am alot better.
Another topic I just posted, I have been experimenting with the foods and drinks I would have every day. I have cut out all foods that contain Caffeine and I have found that even foods that are Caffeine free contain Aspartame. I have felt alot better since I have stop using any products containing this.

Along with the Meds I think we need to try different things... All the Best.

I've been on zoloft for like, idk, over 5 years probably. Well, I took a break for like a summer and a semester of college though, but I went back on it after I was just being too nervous/anxious during my daily routine or whatever. The summer I was off it, I had strange like side effects I guess, I was constipated kinda bad for awhile, I guess thats the main one. And then eventually that went away but I found out that eating too much dairy does that to me sometimes. Also since I've been back on it, I get like sick from certain foods like eggs, and I sometimes just get sick when I'm a little nervous. I just have strange side effects now that I didn't use to have. But I am only on 50 mg a day right now, so it's not that much. I don't wanna go up at all either. I'm not a huge fan of being on any but I just don't wanna get off it yet, as I'm going to enter the workforce in a few months when I graduate grad school. So i mean for the most part it's been pretty helpful I guess, I just woldn't recommend stopping it without your doctors help or something.

Hello there,
I just started to ween off of Zoloft in second to last week of April 2010. I haven't really felt to sick from it just some headaches. I have been on every antidepressant there is starting in 2003. Prozac was the worse for me which actually made me depressed and suicided and I really wasn't before that. This is why I am weening off the drugs because I feel they can be dangerous. My question for anyone who is listening how long before I don't feel really anxious anymore. I know there is suppose to be a withdrawal rebound but how long should I wait to see if it is just the withdrawals that are making me feel this way or if I really do need the drugs? Anything I might be able to do or take naturally that could help with the anxious feelings? I don't want to put posion in my body anymore. I just found out I have MS and have to take a shot for that everyday. Please help if you have been through it before. Thanks.