Posted by wcfrench on October 14, 2002, at 18:42:54
In reply to Re: Drunk on Zoloft?, posted by tai on October 14, 2002, at 16:46:19
Hey Tai
Thanks for responding to my post. Sometimes these threads go unresponded so I'm glad you told me about your experience on it. I do like the "drunk" feeling I have a little, but I feel like the crux of my depression is still there. Kind of like if you drink to get rid of your depression, you know? It's like, you don't feel it actively because you are intoxicated, but when you think about it, it's still very there. It seemed, at least with Remeron, that it takes several weeks before the main depressive symptoms start going away, which for me are discomfort when talking eye to eye with someone, positive outlook, getting rid of the bleakness, etc. Anyway it's only been a few days so I definitely have to give it more time, but I'm tapering Remeron concurrently and I can feel the effects that I established with the Remeron starting to fade. It was as if the Remeron corrected only a few things, such as anxiety, concentration, and feeling like I was over my last relationship, which ended very painfully. It didn't seem to help with adhedonia (lack of pleasure), positive outlook, motivation, or feeling generally good. I felt really dry most of the time, as I wrote in your thread, and I didn't enjoy doing the things I liked doing, so that was a big factor in the med change. With the Zoloft, I immediately noticed most of those things change that the Remeron wasn't hitting, but the other stuff isn't there. I think I just have to wait it out and give it the full time to kick in before it matches the efficacy of the Remeron. I agree with you, I hate waiting.
Anyhow, sorry for that long explanation. Thanks for responding.
-Charlie
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