Posted by PsychoSage on February 15, 2004, at 3:38:14
In reply to Re: Have Zoloft Experience? Click Here Please!, posted by becksA on February 15, 2004, at 2:31:26
> Hi...thanks,
> I've been on zoloft now for a little over 1 month...however I did notice quite a change (although not as much as i'd like), so i guess i assumed that is all im going to see with this dose. was i wrong to assume that and i should continue this amount for the time being?I have been on zoloft for a total of 2 years out of my 6 on psych drugs.
100mg is plenty. You should titrate slowly. Lots of docs are sloppy and let you leap quickly. I have been on as little as 37.5 to augment wellbutrin and as much as 150. 200 is the max usually.
Side effects:
extra hour of sleep
vivid dreams
apathy
bright colors the first few days
night sweats
nausea in the beginning
stoned feelingbenefits:
not sure!
I have some social anxiety and I am bipolar. I started on zoloft as a major depressive. i know it works, but I am not sure if SSRIs are for me.
It is a good drug if you can handle what SSRIs can do to you. For me they dull my intelligence and Zoloft immediately adds an hour to how much sleep i need.
Titrate up and down slowly. Give yourself a full week for every 25 or 50mg. Do not ever stop cold turkey. I suffered horrible SSRI discontinuation syndrome a couple times when I was not up on getting my refills.
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