Posted by AlexCanada on September 19, 2012, at 21:10:00
In reply to Re: Day 10 Zoloft. Lousy so far. » AlexCanada, posted by Raisinb on September 17, 2012, at 22:22:09
I'm up to 50mg now for few days. So far I am slightly better but still very emotionally numb (slightly less though), cognition still very poor but slight improvement. Feel bit less negative.
Is the dopamine related action of zoloft related to dose? Or is there always some dopamine action regardless? Does Zoloft function any differently at higher doses or is it simply just more potent?
I have also eliminated Omega 3 500 DHA and 70 EPA supplements 3000 units a day from my diet. I do feel this played some vital role. Some people don't respond well to Omega even if it's DHA and I usually felt as if my mood was a bit ''darker'' whenever I took 2000-5000 a day. Why this might be, I have no clue.
Magnesium Glycinate 100-200mg supplement also I removed from my diet. Sometimes it would cause me a bit of anxiety and normally my anxiety is very low. Magnesium is said to likely potentiate ritalin (which I take along with valium) so perhaps some interaction was there.
I find myself sleeping a lot. My schedule is bit upside down. After taking my Zoloft 3pm doses I feel usually a bit tired and feel like laying down after an hour, and sometimes even fall asleep and nap for a bit, some strange dreams manifest. Naps never last longer than an hour or two.
DHEA 100mg (with calium 120mg in the tablet unfortunately) has some positive impact. Had some benefit to energy and empathy.
Still difficult to enjoy things or be interested to begin with but I am pushing myself to try and keep myself busy. Today unfortunately feels worse than yesterday but overall had been some improvement past few days. Still struggling a lot w/ cognition and it's really difficult to talk to people. Memory extremely poor. My head feels really warm at times.
Does anyone have experience with Rhodiola Rosea + SSRIs?
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