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Posted by Nicole Bardon on January 10, 2002, at 18:33:46
I have been on Zoloft 100mg. for a number of years. Before that I tried a lot of different antidepressants and the side-effects were horrible. I'm fairly stable on the Zoloft, but in really bad times it doesn't hold me. I went up to 150mg. once and I had diarrhea for six months and had to come off the Zoloft completely. I don't want to do that again. I haven't tried any of the newer antidepressants. In a group I was in I heard people say that Paxil cut off their sexual desire, and I don't want this. My friend was on one that she put on about 40 pounds, and I don't want this either. I read someone's note in here who said they had trouble sleeping on Zoloft. I thought it was the PTSD that kept me from sleeping. I don't sleep well at all. And I hate not being able to remember things, simple things. I used to be smart, now I don't know what I am. I want to be able to work again, which I am unable to do. Anybody in here with PTSD who might have news on something else I could ask my doctor about. He's open to suggestions, and so am I. Thanks.
Posted by CalvaryHill on January 10, 2002, at 20:06:00
In reply to Zoloft, PTSD, Sleep, Brain Function and so on..., posted by Nicole Bardon on January 10, 2002, at 18:33:46
Celexa might be a viable option for you; Celexa is supposed to have less sexual side-effects, and less side-effects overall due to its extreme selectivity at serotonin reuptake.
Maybe for the sleeping part you can take some over-the-counter doxylamine or diphenhydramine (Benadryl). Some people have said they got an antidepressant effect from Benadryl...
Posted by Nicole Bardon on January 11, 2002, at 14:34:32
In reply to Maybe Citalopram? » Nicole Bardon, posted by CalvaryHill on January 10, 2002, at 20:06:00
Thank you, Calvary. I have a doctor's appointmnt coming up, and I'll ask him about the Celexa. Regarding the Benadryl, however, it makes me speed my brains out. I'm trying Melatonin right now and getting some results, about 4 hours sleep at a time, but that's not enough. I have to wait in between sleeps and take more Melatonin, or an Ativan to get another 2 or 4 hour dose of sleep. It's tiring. And I was hooked on sleeping pills once several years ago. I mean, they worked, but I was a zombie, and I think they added to my depression. I got myself off of them, and will take them in desperation, like when my sleep won't come for days and I am becoming a looney, but there has to be another way. But thank you.
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