Current Events > Just got a prescription for zoloft.

(+) Yeah! (+)

Well that was easy. One 20 minute video call with a doctor. Way more helpful than the uni mental health services

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hey you were that person from that topics, great work - hope its smooth sailing for awhile but I guess sometimes people switch around to see what works best for them

take care

I had Zoloft for a few months back in 1993, they took me off it because it was causing me to sleepwalk. Hopefully it works better for you.

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My wife has been on that for a while now and it seems to help her a lot. Though she has needed to have her dosage doubled since the beginning of the year...

They're basically guessing sertraline could work and you'll have to report how you feel on a follow up call where they'll be like "well maybe we can try lexapro since the zoloft isn't working."

Rinse and repeat until you say you're okay.

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My dog takes Prozac

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GregShmedley posted...

Are you just starting out on it? I'm two weeks in and I think I hate it. It's messing with my sleep and my motivation and giving me hella panic attacks. I know side effects are expected but this shit feels so...heavy, if that makes sense.

This will be my first SSRI.

They say side effects are different for everyone for each medication. Hopefully if Zoloft isn't working another one can better treat you


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Let us know if you start seeing smiling faces everywhere like on the commercials.

i had a prescription for it like 11 years ago. there was no noticeable effect, good or bad

Zoloft was bad for me. I couldn't sleep because my skin was crawling, well, it felt like worms or something were just beneath my skin.

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It never did anything for me, but nothing ever did.

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Ugh, I couldn't sleep on zoloft. Hope it works for you though.

Zoloft is pretty good from what I hear, so best of luck.

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Can side effects like nausea being after just one day? My stomach is in knots this morning

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i once swallowed half a bottle of Zoloft.

Didnt do shit

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Me and Zoloft get along just fine.

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Doe posted...

They say side effects are different for everyone for each medication. Hopefully if Zoloft isn't working another one can better treat you

Have either of you looked into drug-gene testing? I'm not sure how much it costs in the States but it can be helpful for narrowing down which medications might have the best response for you

Wishing all the best in any case

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@Doe
if you are getting SSI or SSDI disability then great.
If not, then send me a PM anytime i like to help ppl get help (seeing as the govt will just spend it on a new aircraft carrier).
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So I can confirm it gives me nausea for like 30 minutes to an hour very quickly after taking. I'm taking it with a motion sickness otc to see if that helps.


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I feel like I'm high right now which is bad because I need to be writing my essay. maybe more like just 'lightheaded' I mean

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My boy was just put on Zoloft. Along with xan. He's got big anger and depression problems. Said he was gonna get fired if he didn't figure something out.

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It kinda messed me up but it turned out I had bi polar disorder and drugs like that are counter productive for people like me.

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Zoloft made everything ten times worse for me. Hopefully it works for TC.

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I always wonder the influence of telling others it fucked you up. But that could also be useful if it does influence your mind to go off the rails and your ability to convince yourself it's because the medication and you can get back to your established norm.

But that "It took me down a dark path" talk to be a seed planted for some. It me, that influences effect is as uncertain as the medication itself.

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Good luck TC

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I'm on Zoloft. The first two weeks are weird. I felt very detached from any sort of negative emotion, even if I knew that it would've been reasonable for me to be upset at a situation.

That was more than a year ago, though, and it's done a world of good once things balanced out.

If you were taking St. John's Wort or 5-HTP, though, get rid of 'em, and try to abstain from any other substance that'd alter your mood, at least for a while.

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Zoloft didnt agree with my stomach, so I had to try a couple other meds before I got on one that worked well for me. Hopefully it goes smoother with you, good luck!

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I finally finished that essay. Not my best work. But at least I turned something in...

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Cant speak to Zoloft but Ive been on Prozac before and it does take a couple weeks to even out

i suppose it depends on the dosage as well

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Been taking it for years, the first med to actually help with my depression.

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