Zoloft...

[BustyTheClown]

Is anyone else on Zoloft, for whatever reason? You by no means have to go into details here. My question has to do with side-effects. I was just wondering what side-effects those of you who are on Zoloft are experiencing/have experienced, whether mild, moderate, or severe. If you started on a lower dosage and moved up, like I am doing, did you experience worse side-effects when you stepped-up to a higher dose?

I have a few side-effects -- namely a bit of trouble sleeping, a bit of an upset stomach, a little irritability... but mostly I'm feeling more withdrawn from everything. I'm much more quiet than I was before I started the medication last Friday. I'm not sure if that's an actual side-effect or if it's just me being weird.

So tell me what you experienced. I just want to know I'm normal, lol.

 

[Guest]

Previous threads

http://www.literotica.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=66717&highlight=zoloft


http://www.literotica.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=76593&highlight=zoloft

 

[Guest]

Another good resource

http://my.webmd.com/content/article/1680.50286

 

[BustyTheClown]

Lol well don't I feel sheepish -- thank you for the links, raindancer. They're helping.

 

[glamorilla]

The past year has been more than a little hard for me. Not entirely bad. Some wild good things have happened...but the bad is just as off scale sci fi so i always feel like I'm being split in two directions at once. Last year my doctor suggested zoloft and the few weeks I was on it were just gross. My friends told me I looked yellow and I just couldn't get my hair right...not a joke. It just spiked...like i stuck my finger in a socket or something so I stopped taking it opting to try for a more positive means of healing myslef (and I love drugs!)...its not easy,'specially the past few weeks but i think on a whole all of us have become too comfortable with calling ourselves "depressed'. Real,true serious clinical depression is a terrible thing...what we go through is just life and the only way i survive it is by realising it's all just transitory and it's what you make of it. The trick is you have to want to be happy.

 

[Kelly_Liscious]

Lol well don't I feel sheepish -- thank you for the links, raindancer. They're helping.

Busty
You also feel sheepish ... * sheepish grin*

 

[Guest]

Why do you feel sheepish, hon?

I hope I didn't cause you to feel that way.

I knew those threads were helpful to quite a few of us. If you have more questions, please feel free to pm me. I've been on the meds and I've had clients on the likes, as well.

 

[BustyTheClown]

i think on a whole all of us have become too comfortable with calling ourselves "depressed'. Real,true serious clinical depression is a terrible thing...

I couldn't agree more, glam. I had no idea what it was like until I went through it myself. Terrible shit.

Raindancer, lol, don't worry. I said I felt sheepish, but that was only half-assed -- I should have done a search for posts on Zoloft before I stuck this out there. I hate when people start new threads that have been done numerous times before, and I just did it myself. It's a personal thing, you didn't make me feel any way except thankful to have the links to the other threads about it. Thanks for offering your support.

 

[Guest]

Busty,
Please don't worry too much. It takes a few weeks to settle within your system. Upset tummy and sleep disturbances are quite common. Most side effects calm after your chemical makeup has established some sort of equilibrium.

Give it time and if you continue to see these issues, tell your doctor. There are so many SRI's on the market.

Hang in there, hon.

 

[YogiBare]

Busty

The increased irritability, withdrawal, quietness (sadness? depression?), and sleeplessness could possibly (although not necessarily) indicate that you are having what is called a paradoxical reaction to the drug. This occasionally happens and, when it does, the medication needs to be stopped ASAP. Therefore, I would suggest that you call the doctor who prescribed it today. Describe what you have experienced and let him/her interpret the symptoms and recommend what action to take, if any.