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Posted by Cinderella on August 24, 2004, at 18:59:02
I started on Zoloft over a week ago and already it is speeding relief to my aching, depressed, lifeless mind and body. This past weekend, my husband and I practiced our dance routine, went shopping, ate out and I still had the energy and enthusiasm to go out on our weekly date with him that night! I'm dressing better and once again, taking pride in my appearance and looking forward to events. Situations which once made me aggitated, nervous, hurt and depressed are just "situations" to me now. They have no strong emotional response attached! I don't know if this is good or bad. All I know is, I suffered and cared too deeply and worried too much for too long and wanted only to be release from this painful feeling and now, I got my wish. I only know that I feel better. The crying is gone. The bad moods are gone. The lethargy and aching all over and having to force myself out of bed are GONE!!!
I can now smile, laugh and carry on and feel "normal". It's great. There are just 2 things I worry about though; all the horror stories of tapering and withdrawal and the emergence of strong emotional dreams I having been having since starting the Zoloft. The last couple of nights I have had dreams where I experienced strong emotions such as guilt, sadness, shame, worthlessness and anxiety but when I awoke, the emotions where all gone. I will have to mention this to my therapist next time we meet and see what he thinks. I'm wondering that when I get off the Zoloft, all these suppressed emotions will just come spewing out like a volcano.
C
Posted by JenStar on August 24, 2004, at 18:59:02
In reply to Zoloft: The Stepford Drug, posted by Cinderella on August 23, 2004, at 16:00:43
Cinderella,
I'm so glad you're feeling happy again! Yaaah!
Good for you! :)Don't worry too much about the tapering off -- that's sometime in the future and you can deal with it when the time comes. (It's not always all that bad, either -- there are millions of people who don't have bad taper-off-experiences...)
On the other hand, if that is your biggest worry right now -- savor it! Isn't it nice to have something like THAT be the biggest concern?
congrats to you on making life changes & feeling better! I was worried and I'm glad that you're feeling better.
JenStar
Posted by Lulula on August 24, 2004, at 18:59:02
In reply to Re: Zoloft: The Stepford Drug » Cinderella, posted by JenStar on August 23, 2004, at 16:07:42
Hi Cinderella,
My daughter is on a low dosage of Zoloft and her doc told us to take it in the morning to minimize the strong emotional dreams. And it appears to helped her. The change in my daughter is miraculous, and she is only on 25 mg.
Don't worry about the tapper ... it may be at least a year off.
Posted by Susan47 on August 24, 2004, at 18:59:03
In reply to Re: Zoloft: FYI, posted by Lulula on August 23, 2004, at 17:10:39
Cinderella, it sounds like you have a great life to go back to; thankfully, now you can really enjoy it. I hope your bad dreams go away eventually.
Posted by Smeegle on August 24, 2004, at 18:59:03
In reply to Re: Zoloft: FYI, posted by Susan47 on August 23, 2004, at 17:45:11
I was on Zoloft a few years ago...took it for about two years before it ceased to be effective. I must have been fortunate because I didn't have any problems stopping taking it. I didn't wean and had not problems. I did wait a few weeks before starting on Effexor (I had convinced myself that I didn't "need" to be on an AD anymore...HA!). Zoloft worked well for me during the time I was on it.
Smeegs
Posted by Donia on August 24, 2004, at 18:59:04
In reply to Re: Zoloft: FYI, posted by Smeegle on August 23, 2004, at 21:30:54
I was on a pretty high dose of zoloft, I think 100mg and I weaned off by myself. It took two months, but wasnt that bad.
Donia
Posted by shortelise on August 24, 2004, at 18:59:05
In reply to Zoloft: The Stepford Drug, posted by Cinderella on August 23, 2004, at 16:00:43
Could it be that you will be able to deal with all the crap more easily in therapy because you are feeling better from the med? Then when you come off, you'll only have the daily stuff to deal with - the deep stuff you'll have understood.
Possible?
ShortE
Posted by tulip04 on August 24, 2004, at 19:49:20
In reply to Re: Zoloft: The Stepford Drug » Cinderella, posted by shortelise on August 24, 2004, at 12:55:55
I just started Zoloft too, was on Celexa before. Its only been 2 days, but already I'm feeling less tired.. Its good to here a success story. My biggest worry about switching is weight gain... Anyone had any problems with this or actually lost weight on it? I didn't have a problem with celexa or lexapro so I'm hoping not to with this zoloft, but I know of many people who have gained...
Posted by Smeegle on August 24, 2004, at 23:09:09
In reply to Zoloft: The Stepford Drug, posted by Cinderella on August 23, 2004, at 16:00:43
That was kinda what Effexor did for me. I always referred to it as comfortably numb, but your description really is a better comparison. Like I am me, but not me. At least I was stable and functioning which was a relief.
Smeegs (a comfortably numb stepford wife)
Posted by linkadge on August 25, 2004, at 8:12:07
In reply to Zoloft: The Stepford Drug, posted by Cinderella on August 23, 2004, at 16:00:43
You mentioned that you had horible dreams and then you woke up and they were gone.
This is exactly what happens to me on celexa. I have horrible dreams of incompetence and failure, but then boom I wake up and this total rush floats over me, its wonderful. Its like - it was just a dream.
Anyhow, I think it is because these meds can interefere with REM cycles. When you wake up it is probably an abrupt interuption of a rem cycle.
Linkadge
Posted by BJM on August 25, 2004, at 8:18:18
In reply to Re: Zoloft: weight gain????, posted by tulip04 on August 24, 2004, at 19:49:20
I personally can't tolerate Zoloft but my mother has been taking it for a least a year and has lost a ton of weight. I have another friend who has lost on it too. It seems like all the SSRI's have the potential for weight gain but with the exception of Paxil they can also cause weight loss. You just won't know until you try though. Good Luck!
Posted by linkadge on August 26, 2004, at 8:43:06
In reply to Re: Zoloft: weight gain????, posted by BJM on August 25, 2004, at 8:18:18
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