Zoloft experience- helpful for anxiety, intrusive thoughts, depression?
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snapdragon
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This is only my personal experience, so disregard it if you're so inclined...
I hate Zoloft. I say this a lot, so ignore me if I say it again if it starts getting annoying. :p
...it made me cut myself.
However, meds are different for everyone, as everyone's neurochemistry varies, so if it works great for you and you love it, well I say, "thank the gods it works for someone!"
Never be afraid to try anything new, it just may be the drug for you!
I hate Zoloft. I say this a lot, so ignore me if I say it again if it starts getting annoying. :p
...it made me cut myself.
However, meds are different for everyone, as everyone's neurochemistry varies, so if it works great for you and you love it, well I say, "thank the gods it works for someone!"
Never be afraid to try anything new, it just may be the drug for you!
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Snapdragon,
I'm indifferent; zoloft's done absolutely NOTHING (+ or -) for me, and as Jenii knows I've been of it with no side effects but am back on it (psych's advice) because it's less habituating than anti-anxiety Rx even though though my anxiety is the same on or off zoloft. I personally think my psych. is covering his own ass. I'm sick of being on all these drugs, and believe that zoloft will be the first to go (I'll taper gradually- good schedule at therreadback.org).
Were you on an ssri previously, or is this your first experience with anti-depressants? I've tried several, zoloft just happend to be the one with the fewest amount of side effects, but, then again, no benefit either.
fischee
I'm indifferent; zoloft's done absolutely NOTHING (+ or -) for me, and as Jenii knows I've been of it with no side effects but am back on it (psych's advice) because it's less habituating than anti-anxiety Rx even though though my anxiety is the same on or off zoloft. I personally think my psych. is covering his own ass. I'm sick of being on all these drugs, and believe that zoloft will be the first to go (I'll taper gradually- good schedule at therreadback.org).
Were you on an ssri previously, or is this your first experience with anti-depressants? I've tried several, zoloft just happend to be the one with the fewest amount of side effects, but, then again, no benefit either.
fischee
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Schpludoinkle
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I haven't had any bad experiences with zoloft. My symptoms seem to just randomly show up for a week and then go away, so I don't know if it's really helping. It didn't help much last week when I spazzed, but I had only been taking it for about two and a half weeks then.
Live in your world get pwned in mine.
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Snapdragon,
OK- Cymbalta is one of the few I haven't been on, though my psych. has tried to convince me to try it (I'm beginning to feel like a lab rat [or a street junkie with my psych. as my "connection"]).
Guess I'm not much help- except for maybe a good laugh. Hey, what did you mean by SE? I have to admit I'm a bit of a virgin (
is there such a thing?!) when it comes to online chatting- StressCenter is my first... *naughty giggle*
fischee
OK- Cymbalta is one of the few I haven't been on, though my psych. has tried to convince me to try it (I'm beginning to feel like a lab rat [or a street junkie with my psych. as my "connection"]
). Guess I'm not much help- except for maybe a good laugh. Hey, what did you mean by SE? I have to admit I'm a bit of a virgin (
is there such a thing?!) when it comes to online chatting- StressCenter is my first... *naughty giggle*fischee
I've been taling 25mg of Zoloft for about 3/12 weeks. When first starting it made me a little naseous and drowsy but that went away fairly fast. Now it seems as if it is causing me to have headaches. But as for despression and panic...no it hasn't started to work yet. I have heard really good things about it being really good for anxiety and that it takes 4-6 weeks before it "kicks" in. My doc wants me to increase to 50mg but I'm a bit hessitant. I'm upset that I have to take meds in the first place plus they scare me. It took over a year for me to even try the Zoloft. But, I say a least give it a chance, if it gives you your life back...it would be worth it. As for me I still have anxiety, panic attacks, obsessive thinking and subsequent despression.
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Wow, I am sorry for your experience on zoloft. I have taken an array of different meds trying to find a good combo for me however currently I am not taking anything and I while right now I feel okay I do have much more dramatic mood swings off of the medication and more intense anxiety as well off of it.
I took Paxil for about 3 months and it made me very drowsy but it did work okay for anxiety if it weren't for "the yawns", lol.
Zoloft I took for roughly 4 years as well as through my 2nd pregnancy. I swore by it for my anxiety and depression for the first few years but then my therapist decided to up my dose since it didn't seem to be working as well. I began having more panicky episodes and deeper depression after my Mother passed away, mind you I was also only 5 weeks post pardum. I went from 100 to 200 mgs and found it to defintely kick out my anxiety but did throw me into depression. I struggled to stay away, gained 40 lbs in less than 4 months, struggled with my concentration worse than I did during my most anxious years, and I just felt really disconnected.
My point is that I learned through this experience that medication can be a wonderful option but it can also lead to other problems. I thankfully never went through a suicide attempt on it but I definitely felt that really low feeling. I am personally not against medication if it works for you but I am glad that I found this program to compliment it. I am currently thinking about trying something new to help me control my mood swings and anxiety so I can successfully work on this program. Good luck to everyone out there. This can be a really difficult decision.
I took Paxil for about 3 months and it made me very drowsy but it did work okay for anxiety if it weren't for "the yawns", lol.
Zoloft I took for roughly 4 years as well as through my 2nd pregnancy. I swore by it for my anxiety and depression for the first few years but then my therapist decided to up my dose since it didn't seem to be working as well. I began having more panicky episodes and deeper depression after my Mother passed away, mind you I was also only 5 weeks post pardum. I went from 100 to 200 mgs and found it to defintely kick out my anxiety but did throw me into depression. I struggled to stay away, gained 40 lbs in less than 4 months, struggled with my concentration worse than I did during my most anxious years, and I just felt really disconnected.
My point is that I learned through this experience that medication can be a wonderful option but it can also lead to other problems. I thankfully never went through a suicide attempt on it but I definitely felt that really low feeling. I am personally not against medication if it works for you but I am glad that I found this program to compliment it. I am currently thinking about trying something new to help me control my mood swings and anxiety so I can successfully work on this program. Good luck to everyone out there. This can be a really difficult decision.