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Q: Zoloft

asked by: robotman21 on August 13th, 2005

New User

I started zoloft a month ago; just a couple of days before being dumped by my girlfriend.. So now i'm here a month later, feeling really odd in a lot of ways - certain aspects of my anxiety have reduced a little bit but in other ways I just feel strange - kind of like this isn't really real and depressed.... In addition I have had hair falling out - so I want to get off zoloft but I can't get a hold of my psychiatrist until wednesday. I have 100mg tablets i've been taking in 50mg - don't I need the 25mg to taper off? Or can I just cut the 50 unofficially into 25mgs?

Would I have seen some of the side-effects sooner though? Or does it take about a month for those to set in... The hair falling out, and the acne?

Thanks

Replies(7)

tlp1

replied on August 13th, 2005

New User

Get off that crap. You are far better off to deal with your woes without drugs. If your psy does not agree, I would see someone else.

Lennon

replied on August 13th, 2005

Experienced User

Get off zoloft and ask your psychiatrist about what they can do for you without drugs. If they say nothing then walk out the door and find someone else.

tlp1

replied on August 13th, 2005

New User

lennon wrote:

get off zoloft and ask your psychiatrist about what they can do for you without drugs. If they say nothing then walk out the door and find someone else.

dur.......What I said earlier.......Without any over articualte flowery caca talk.

Ps robotman.....If your curious about the side effects of zoloft and other ssri's( stands for selective seretonin re-uptake inhibitors for you anal retentive assholes), just do a google search and read. I think you'll be suprised. Be very cautious of what any supposed doctors ( inclusive of psychiatrists) try to push on you in the way of prescription chemicals. They all have side effects. Some they are just learning about after the fact. Big pharma here in the us is in everybody's pockets, including the fda. Look at all the new poison they come out with everyday. Makes you wonder who's working quicker, the caretakers to come up with classifications for common ills people have been dealing with for a long time and never died from, or chemicals that supposedly help with a newly classified dysfunction.

Lennon

replied on August 14th, 2005

Experienced User

Sorry, I just read his thing and responded. Good post though. Flowery articulation is all doctors will listen to if you want them to eventually back off. Don't be too smart for your own good. P.S. Articualte isn't a word.....You sound a bit hightensioned.

Toiles

replied on August 14th, 2005

Experienced User

What is zoloft?

Hightension24

replied on August 15th, 2005

Experienced User

Zoloft sucks and will make you gain weight, however if you need something this, you will sleep all day and let apathy run your life. Never let a doctor give you anything you don't want, they and the drug companies make way too much off normal people. Learn how to manipulate them so you can get what you need or want. Never brag about being smart, let those sorry no namers figure it out on their own. One important note, never mention what you want, talk like you need one thing, ask for another. It works everytime.

MarieVale

replied on August 16th, 2005

Experienced User

I've been taking zoloft for a while now and nothing bad has happened to me. It takes a while for you to see good results. Sometimes you do have bad side effects but they go away, if you dont want to take it sweety then dont, dont ever feel forced to take anything.

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