Zoloft diaries.

[Betticus]

Well, one out of three ain't bad, ya know.

Someone seems to be cookie deficient.

 

[ScarlettRose]

my hubby had this problem and since he needed the antideppresant long term it eventally really got to him. Seemed silly for an antideppresant to cause deppression so I did some research and then had him go to the doctor and ask about wellbutrin. I don't know if its for you but I know it saved his sanity and mine and then it was just a matter of getting through the residual mental sexual dysfunction... but thats another story. Moral of this one, you might consider asking your doctor what he/she thinks of switching to something like Wellbutrin. Seems a lot better than taking a second drug with the Zoloft to me.


Oh and you get the cool dreams with Wellbutrin too.

 

[kiten69]

My dreams are pretty impossible too, like the one where I'm suave, sexy and debonaire like James Bond.

Betticus looking for attention again....go figure....*plays James Bond theme in the background and closes my eyes*....oh yeah Betticus totally impossible

 

[Betticus]

I have pretty vivid dreams sometimes and I'm not on any meds


Draggie says he has no issues with another person recieving spankings as long as they are watchable and shared. he is never averse to spankings

I told her about it a little while ago. She was a bit wary but then I started talking about the sound a good cat makes, that nice snap and her eyes lit up like a kid in a candy store. Then we talked about the jealousy aspect, she said that her fiancee would be jealous and ask why he couldn't tie her up and spank her. She's tried to explain to him the difference between D/s and pretend play but he's vanilla and just doesn't understand. If he did it, it would just be abuse. If Sphynx did it, it would be D/s and would satisfy a need.

 

[Betticus]

my hubby had this problem and since he needed the antideppresant long term it eventally really got to him. Seemed silly for an antideppresant to cause deppression so I did some research and then had him go to the doctor and ask about wellbutrin. I don't know if its for you but I know it saved his sanity and mine and then it was just a matter of getting through the residual mental sexual dysfunction... but thats another story. Moral of this one, you might consider asking your doctor what he/she thinks of switching to something like Wellbutrin. Seems a lot better than taking a second drug with the Zoloft to me.


Oh and you get the cool dreams with Wellbutrin too.

In the long term it might get old but the sadist in me says that it would be very nice to use the sex as a torture device. An orgasm pales in comparison to domination.

 

[Betticus]

Betticus looking for attention again....go figure....*plays James Bond theme in the background and closes my eyes*....oh yeah Betticus totally impossible

Mission Impossible.

 

[graceanne]

Someone seems to be cookie deficient.

But of course. I'm always cookie deficiant. *sigh*

 

[kiten69]

Mission Impossible.

that too, so see not all of them are impossible

 

[Betticus]

that too, so see not all of them are impossible

When I'm about to do something stupid I get the theme song from Mission Impossible stuck in my head.

 

[Private_Label]

My dreams always get more vivid too. Sometimes they seem really real, like I think they really happened, but the details could never happen. I have to be careful about that.

Not only is trazodone prescribed for insomnia (I take it when necessary), it's used to trank some psych patients. So be careful. As my nurse put it, it worked as an antidepressant but they had to wake everyone up to ask them how they felt.

It's all in the dosage. I think they start at a low dose of 25mg and work their way up. I'm on 100 mg Zoloft and 50 Trazadone and that seems to work just fine with me. With the trazadone I wake up alert, without it, I take a while to get up to speed. At least I started having dreams again (that I remember having dreams anyway). Even if they are a bit odd and vivid. But then I had vivid dreams when I was younger too. I always thought getting them back in whatever form was a good thing.

 

[Betticus]

It's all in the dosage. I think they start at a low dose of 25mg and work their way up. I'm on 100 mg Zoloft and 50 Trazadone and that seems to work just fine with me. With the trazadone I wake up alert, without it, I take a while to get up to speed. At least I started having dreams again (that I remember having dreams anyway). Even if they are a bit odd and vivid. But then I had vivid dreams when I was younger too. I always thought getting them back in whatever form was a good thing.

Me too, let us not have children together as they would be really fucked up.

 

[Betticus]

Well, I'm now up to the full 50mg of zoloft. I was on 25 up till yesterday.

Sex drive is down to zero now, it's like being on the saltpeter. My nymphomania might be gone but the urge to spank a bad or good little girl is still strong!

 

[Marquis]

I've taken a lot of shit, and the only thing that ever seemed to make a difference for me was Zoloft.

I did get very, very skinny on Zoloft and I also completely lost my sex drive. If those were the only side effects, I might've been able to live with it. Unfortunately my feelings of positivity quickly escalated into full blown mania. I stopped sleeping, thought I had supernatural powers and lost all emotional control along with sense of time and logic. It all culminated in a psychotic episode that got very, very ugly.

Psychiatrists have suggested I give Zoloft another try, in conjunction with a mood stabilizer, but I'm too scared. Meanwhile I failed out of law school and can't seem to find or keep a job to save my life. Oh well, at least I'm not suicidal.

You're right about that Betticus, anything's better than being suicidal.

 

[Ebonyfire]

I've taken a lot of shit, and the only thing that ever seemed to make a difference for me was Zoloft.

I did get very, very skinny on Zoloft and I also completely lost my sex drive. If those were the only side effects, I might've been able to live with it. Unfortunately my feelings of positivity quickly escalated into full blown mania. I stopped sleeping, thought I had supernatural powers and lost all emotional control along with sense of time and logic. It all culminated in a psychotic episode that got very, very ugly.

Psychiatrists have suggested I give Zoloft another try, in conjunction with a mood stabilizer, but I'm too scared. Meanwhile I failed out of law school and can't seem to find or keep a job to save my life. Oh well, at least I'm not suicidal.

You're right about that Betticus, anything's better than being suicidal.

Wow. I wonder if age makes a difference on its effect. I was in my 40s when I took it and going through menopause too, so basically all I had was the sense that everything was cool, and sex was something that other people did, but I didn't need.

 

[femsub]

I'm having major issues with this right now - I'm taking Wellbutrin which doesn't effect the libido - but also doesn't work on the depression either. I really don't want to sacrifice my sex life for my sanity - I don't know which is more important! Just to vent here--I called my dr. 3 days ago to talk w/ her about switching medication and she hasn't called me back. i called today to make an appointment adn she's out of the office--i pulled out the yellow pages and my insurance booklet to find a psychiatrist or phychologist who can prescribe meds and anyone in my area isn't taking new patients until the end of October.

Not good at all.

i read something on the internet about taking Viagra in conjunction w/ antidepressants and it can help bring back the sex drive - for men and women - i really wanted to talk to my dr. about that--but i guess i'll have to wait until next week.

Shit, this sucks so much - i've got both my kids here on summer break and they've been watching tv for two days because i've sincerely got nothing left to give them. I'll take care of the necessities - feeding, clothing adn bathing them - but I've got nothing left for any more.

Oh, well - thanks for the vent. Although I wouldn't wish this crappy feeling on anybody else, it's nice to know i'm not alone.

 

[Marquis]

Wow. I wonder if age makes a difference on its effect. I was in my 40s when I took it and going through menopause too, so basically all I had was the sense that everything was cool, and sex was something that other people did, but I didn't need.

Age may be a factor, but probably has more to do with the fact that I am Bipolar 1. Bipolar 1 and SSRI's don't mix.

 

[Ebonyfire]

Age may be a factor, but probably has more to do with the fact that I am Bipolar 1. Bipolar 1 and SSRI's don't mix.

I see you point. I wonder how much suffering you and others could have avoided it they had tested better and found that out sooner.

 

[Marquis]

I see you point. I wonder how much suffering you and others could have avoided it they had tested better and found that out sooner.

What do you mean?

 

[Ebonyfire]

What do you mean?

They test drug interactions and it's effects on different conditions before the drug is released to the public. I would think that testing it for interactions to bipolar conditions, and even drug interaction to certain medications would have been beneficial.

 

[Marquis]

They test drug interactions and it's effects on different conditions before the drug is released to the public. I would think that testing it for interactions to bipolar conditions, and even drug interaction to certain medications would have been beneficial.

It's well documented that SSRI's are no good for Bipolar 1 patients, but we're often misdiagnosed for unipolar depressives. Part of the reason I was able to get so far off my rocker was because I was given the medication before I moved, and didn't receive proper follow up care.

 

[Ebonyfire]

It's well documented that SSRI's are no good for Bipolar 1 patients, but we're often misdiagnosed for unipolar depressives. Part of the reason I was able to get so far off my rocker was because I was given the medication before I moved, and didn't receive proper follow up care.

Ahh, thanks for the clarification.

 

[graceanne]

After my nephew died my sister in law was put on zoloft, and in her case it caused her to act bi-polar. She stopped sleeping, she stopped eating, and eventually she had a nervous breakdown. While she was in the psych ward they diagnosed her as bi-polar, but as soon as they took her off the zoloft she returned to normal. The doctor retracted her diagnosis, and said that S was just having a nasty reaction to the zoloft.

 

[@}-}rebecca----]

An orgasm pales in comparison to domination.

..............just smiles

 

[Betticus]

Wow, that sux Marquis.

I think I'm starting to drop weight and the sex drive is still totally non-existant. Sleeping better though still not enough and the dreams are pretty crazy.

For some reason I've been getting really jumpy. Defensive. Dunno why.

 

[kiten69]

For some reason I've been getting really jumpy. Defensive. Dunno why.

*stalk*

not my fault i swear!