Posted by vanessa33 on November 14, 2003, at 23:34:40
In reply to Anyone on Zoloft?, posted by DQBLIZ on November 10, 2003, at 19:39:56
> Has anyone been on Zoloft? Did it make you tier? How many mls. were you on?
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Everyone's different, but for me, Zoloft was the best antidepressant. I got NO side effects. And it cleared me up completely after a couple years.I'm now at a stage where I'm wanting to brave life without it (and that's going to be a struggle - it has withdrawal effects). But way-back-when, it was the right one for me.
I had the suicidal type of depression ten years ago, and it was determined that the pain couldn't be "talked out" of me. I simply couldn't feel anything except crushing emotional pain. And there was nothing anyone could say to cure that. So antidepressants were needed.
A couple other things were tried, but failed. I also seemed prone to panicky side effects and "the sensation of falling", which was a problem.
But finally, they tried me on zoloft. I found it gentle, relaxing and very "mind clearing". The effects were gradual. At first, I gained weight because I developed a new interest in things that tasted good - like hot fudge sundaes! (Hey, pleasure was a new sensation to me). But then I lost the weight because I developed an interest in yoga and nutrition, and as the depression cleared and cleared, I started to have enough energy and 'spark' to pursue the things I liked, without so much strain and effort.
I guess it made me a little sleepier at bed time - but it also made me more alive in the morning. I was sort of a textbook case for the stuff. Happy to say I've now been depression-free for years.
I only use 100 mg. At first, 50 mg SEEMED to work ...but it didn't clear up the anxiety - just the depressive pain. I thought I was cured after a while on 50, but then my doctor noticed I was worrying over EVERY LITTLE THING all the time and constantly afraid I had messed up, made a mistake, was about to get in big trouble,jerking awake in the middle of the night worrying about some little thing I'd said etc. He said it was "depression finding another route" and increased me to 100 mg. cause he said it was like an infection that seemed gone, but was still trying to grow back! 100 was always enough for me.
But I've heard some people use more. And I've also heard of people who don't like the stuff at all! I think it depends on your symptoms.
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