Meds

[Kristi1]

I take 100mg of Zoloft a day, and I have been taking this for almost four years now. But, lately my depression has gotten worse. Now my doctor wants to bump up my Zoloft to 200mg soon, she hasn't done this yet either.

 

[Deamiter]

Don't be afraid of bumping up your zoloft there. 200mg isn't uncommon at all, and many people take that without significant side effects. I took zoloft for about a year, and when it didn't work reliably, I switched to Lexapro, and when that didn't work, Effexor which has REALLY turned my life around. If you continue to get worse on Zoloft, please consider trying others with your psychiatrist! Once you find that one, you can be great for a LONG time!

On the other hand, if you are dealing with new stress or grief, you should DEFINATELY see a therapist as well as a phychiatrist! Drugs won't let you feel happy all the time -- especially if you're being torn down by something!

 

[EbonNelumbo]

Okay um like yeah. I have been depressed since I was, well, old enough to know what depression was. I got stuck on a bunch of meds when I was first diagnosed, though my diagnosis was a bit more difficult than flat depression. I know that when I went to my counselor, secular btw, she was not licensed to prescribe meds but there was a psychiatrist that was in the office and handled all prescriptions. My counselor actually was the one that talked to him and then he gave me Zoloft, which only made things worse. Then I got switched to Prozac, but that was ok for a day or two, until I started freakin out, so then I got bumped to Paxil, which is what I have been on for about 2 years now. I keep getting my dosage upped because I cannot control anxiety, but I go to my regular medical doctor for this. A lot of times your family doc, or even school doc, can give you prescriptions, just tell them what is going on and if you wanna get things speeded along, tell them about your anxiety and then they will almost definently prescribe something.