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Zoloft for stress Posted: 01-11-08 11:04am
Anyone on Zoloft that would care to give
me some tips? My doctor just prescribed
it to me for stress. The pharmacist told
me it was more for depression than for
stress, but I'm hoping it will work. I
know I've read that all these
stress/anxiety/depression meds all work
differently on different people, but
Effexor XR made me really jittery so I
thought I'd ask for some advice.
Thanks!
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young Girl
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Posted: 01-11-08 23:37pm
im not on it but since ive been put on
anti depressants ive read alot about it
since zoloft is a selective serotonin
reuptake inhibitor, its used to treat
OCD,anxiety,psotraumatic stress AND
depression
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mom123
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Posted: 01-12-08 09:03am
the girlfriend,
Thanks for the info. How do your meds
seem to be working? And does anyone know
anything about that Serotonin Syndrome.
How likely is that to happen? I guess I
need to just chill out- I obviously worry
too much. Although, I have read some
pretty horrible things about people being
on any of these kind of meds.
Thanks again!
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mom123
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Posted: 01-12-08 09:03am
the girlfriend,
Thanks for the info. How do your meds
seem to be working? And does anyone know
anything about that Serotonin Syndrome.
How likely is that to happen? I guess I
need to just chill out- I obviously worry
too much. Although, I have read some
pretty horrible things about people being
on any of these kind of meds.
Thanks again!
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kymm
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Posted: 01-12-08 09:08am
I took Zoloft for 5 year's and they really
worked for me. .My daughter is on them
now. she takes 100 mg. a day. I have seen
a huge difference in her. Personally for
me and my daughter it helps with stress,
depression, and anxiety. there are pro.
and cons with every kind, but this one
seems to help the most for us.
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mom123
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Posted: 01-12-08 09:16am
kymm,
Thank you for the info. That does make me
feel a little better. I'm really hoping
for a change. I just get really stressed
out. We are a military family and this is
my husband's third deployment. I feel
like I've always dealt with the stress
well. . . all by myself, but I'm turning
33 next month and I feel like I'm a lot
older than that! I think what I thought
was "handling stress on my own" has made
my body pay for it. I feel really run
down and irritated all the time. I just
want to be able to relax and enjoy life.
Does anyone feel the same way?
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kymm
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Posted: 01-12-08 09:47am
yes i felt ran down all the time, no
energy, couldnt eat ,sleep, cried alot
over nothing. i felt like i was at the
end of my rope. i started the med's. now
it takes about 14 days to really get into
your system. i tried to deal with my
problems on my own and ended up worse. the
med. for me calmed me down, made me to
where i could make decisions better, and i
became a happier person and one that my
kids could live with.... i will keep you
and your husband in my prayers whlie he is
away...God Bless him and Keep him safe
while he is away.
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gatorgirl01
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Posted: 01-12-08 10:11am
i tried zolof and it did nothing for me...
I started lexapro and i worked wonders
until they figured out it was bipolar and
not now im on seroquel.. with a mix of
xanax which i have always been on.. now im
just in the watitng game... but zoloft
didn nothing for me// but then again it is
just me.. good luck and let us know how
your doing
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young Girl
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Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posts: 13932 Location: everythings better in, texas USA
Posted: 01-12-08 11:43am
mom123
wrote:
the girlfriend,
Thanks for the info. How do your meds
seem to be working? And does anyone know
anything about that Serotonin Syndrome.
How likely is that to happen? I guess I
need to just chill out- I obviously worry
too much. Although, I have read some
pretty horrible things about people being
on any of these kind of meds.
Thanks again!
im on welbutrin and i HATE it. the side
effects are horrible. every person ive
ever talked tot hats been on it hates it.
its ruining me.
the xanex seems to be working. but it puts
you in this zombie state. you get really
tired and it makes you feel weak.xanex is
a highl addictive drug also. which is not
a good thing
amny people i know have been on lexapro
and its changed thier life. thats my
nextstep. in a week if this med doesnt
start to work and i keep getting these
orrible side effects then im going to
switch because lexapro is also a
depression med and is used for anxiety as
well
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Highanxiety
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Joined: 30 Nov 2007 Posts: 14
Posted: 01-12-08 16:51pm
I tried zoloft but I went crazy on it. My
friend took lexapro but it made hem feel
terribel and also killed his sex drive.
He never wanted to have sex with is
girlfriend anymore, and they lived
togather. They almost broke up, cause she
thought maybe there was somebody else out
there and theat was why. I heard really
good things about cymbalta its supposed to
help treat physicle pain with depression.
I donn't know, I know this chichk who
committed suicide while she was takeing
it, though. She was a quarraplegeic who
could use one arem. I don't knwo how she
committed suicide but it was really sad
cause seh was a really nice person and had
worked so hard to rehab after herin jury
and stuff but I think it all just got to
be too much for her cause then she broke
her leg and since she couldn;t feel it it
got gang green and had to be amputaited.
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ma3n0ia
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Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 14
Posted: 01-12-08 17:23pm
the_girlfriend
wrote:
mom123
wrote:
the girlfriend,
Thanks for the info. How do your meds
seem to be working? And does anyone know
anything about that Serotonin Syndrome.
How likely is that to happen? I guess I
need to just chill out- I obviously worry
too much. Although, I have read some
pretty horrible things about people being
on any of these kind of meds.
Thanks again!
im on welbutrin and i HATE it. the side
effects are horrible. every person ive
ever talked tot hats been on it hates it.
its ruining me.
the xanex seems to be working. but it puts
you in this zombie state. you get really
tired and it makes you feel weak.xanex is
a highl addictive drug also. which is not
a good thing
amny people i know have been on lexapro
and its changed thier life. thats my
nextstep. in a week if this med doesnt
start to work and i keep getting these
orrible side effects then im going to
switch because lexapro is also a
depression med and is used for anxiety as
well
i took wellbutrin for a couple months and
also HATED IT .. i was always tired and
irritable and I often hallucinated. It
also caused me friend to have a seisure
(which is one of the uncommon side effects
- but still a side effect.)
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StressFree
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Posted: 01-13-08 01:44am
I feel there are better ways to fighting
stress and depression other than drugs. It
may be a more difficult route, but I've
seen a trend in media hyped drugs
resulting in negative side effects. But I
don't put down anyone that takes zoloft,
I'm just suggesting that every action has
a reaction and shortcuts in life usually
don't turn up positive results.
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Carifairy
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Posted: 01-13-08 03:10am
I have taken zoloft for 13 years.
I started when I was 13, due to
depression. Depression and anxiety/mental
illness runs in my family, and I guess it
decided to pick 'me'..if you will...
I LOVE ZOLOFT. It is the only SSRI drug
that works for me, and I have tried a few
others in the past to try and save money.
My insurance only covered a percentage of
zoloft for awhile, and other drugs were
cheaper but they did not work.
I have had ZERO problems with zoloft, and
I will continue to take it indefinitely.
