Posted by Jim on April 11, 2000, at 20:15:10
Hi I'm in 6th week of Zoloft, been @ 150mg for a
week. I felt pretty good for 3-4 days in week 4
@100mg. Now I have jaw tightness, spells of uncontrollable yawning and am still quite depressed
at times,more bad days than good ones. Last year, this time, I was on Celexa and didn't like it much either, but I don't think I was as uncomfortable as I am now, my main complaint was apathy, which I also
have now.I have a fairly high stress level, being the breadwinner for a family of 4, incl. an 11-yr old
son with Down Syndrome. I need to stop being "impaired" by either depression or drug side-effects so I can function properly and effectively.I just spoke to my doc, who wants me to start Neurontin, in addition to the Zoloft. I'm ready
to go back to SAMe. I was taking 800mg (4 pills).At my first mtg w/ the doc, she said I could double
the SAMe. I said I can't afford that, so she gave me
Zoloft samples. I saw her again after 1 wk and 3 wks,
at which time she gave me a years supply of samples,
told me to keep taking the medicine (forever) and to
"have a great life."I'd appreciate input from knowledgeable people here:
Do you think 6 weeks is just not long enough to be stabilized? And that I should just be patient.
Do my side effects indicate that Zoloft is not for me?
or that 150 might be too much? or not enough?What about the addition of Neurontin? I don't think
that I have hypomania. But doc felt that I needed it
@ our 1st mtg. Then at the 3rd and last, she decided
that I didn't need the Neurontin, to just stay on the Zoloft. But when I called her this evening, she 1st
said why don't you take 200mg Zoloft, then said stay
at 150, add 300mg Neurontin at nite, after 1 wk, add
one in the am.Also I don't sleep well, hardly ever, but worse on SSRI's. Last year, when I took Celexa, I was also
given trazadone to help sleep, which helped somewhat.I am a person who doesn't like to take ANY meds.
Partly this is idealogical, as I am a holistic
healthcare provider.
I have been depressed, in varying degrees, alot of the time, since early childhood, lots of bereavement around when I was a baby and toddler -2younger siblings died.BTW -I'm 52 today and managed w/o meds until last
winter. But, now I see in retrospect, how much depression has cost me over my lifetime in both missed enjoyment and missed earning power.I realize that I've asked many questions.
Thanks in advance for your responses.
poster:Jim
thread:29666
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