Zoloft--

[Miss Shelby]

--is GREAT stuff. Just thought I'd share.

 

[MikeK]

That's the second time you've said that - I don't recall any "good" feeling from Zoloft, I think I just kinda didn't feel much of anything.

Are you freaking out re your surgery?

 

[Miss Shelby]

lol. sort of. I am going into work in a few minutes because I left some loose ends yesterday, and I don't want the girl covering for me to be left in a lurch.

I am also going to confession today, on the off chance that I croak in surgery, in which case without confession my soul would be doomed for hell. Through timing or divine intervention, our church is doing the anointing of the sick tomorrow during mass, so I am going to ask if I can go up for that.

Other than that, no I am not freaking out. and Zoloft is great.

 

[MikeK]

In case anybody dosn't know what kind of surgery Miss Shelby is getting, it's a nardectomy. Please pray for her.

 

[ZuZu]

I thought Zoloft was an anti-depressant....now Xanax is great stuff!! ....isn't "nardectomy" the removal of "nards"?

 

[Fish and Bread]

I tried Zoloft for anxiety and my experience was much the same as MikeK's experience. I felt like a zombie, no ups, no downs, nothing. Actually, my lack of any feelings while on Zoloft made me really depressed, in an emotionally neutral intellectual kind of way. I found that ironic since it's often used to treat depression as well as anxiety.

 

[MikeK]

IIRC I was only on it for a month at the most, and for a very specific acute anxiety. I think it helped.

 

[geocajun]

I tried it once many years ago, and it had no effect. I tried a few others as well. Then on the advice of a priest I got back into exercising, and that helped tremendously.
I recently read of a study demonstrating that routine physical exercise has the same effect as all anti-depressants on the market.
As Bill Mahr said "Ask your doctor if getting off your butt is right for you."
(not directed at you Michelle)

 

[MikeK]

On the plus side, Zoloft is licit birth control...granted only by double effect, so you would have to be on it because of depression or anxiety - but if you're anxious about having more kids, this pill could be the bomb-diggity.

 

[Autumnleaf]

I've heard Zoloft tends to put the nards to sleep. From my experience Tylox is great stuff. If I hadn't been taking it for oral surgery pain I think I'd have been high as a kite.

 

[geocajun]

On the plus side, Zoloft is licit birth control...granted only by double effect, so you would have to be on it because of depression or anxiety - but if you're anxious about having more kids, this pill could be the bomb-diggity.

I can confirm that I never had a period while taking zoloft.

 

[MikeK]

As Bill Mahr said "I'm an inseufferable jerkoff and my show sucks."

I concur.

 

[Miss Shelby]

As Bill Mahr said "Ask your doctor if getting off your butt is right for you."
(not directed at you Michelle)

LOL. that is funneh. Too bad I loathe Bill Mahr.

 

[geocajun]

I concur.

oh com'on, its good to hear both sides of stuff, and some of things he says are hilarious. I get his podcast

 

[Miss Shelby]

I wonder. If Zoloft had no effect on you guys, maybe you weren't really depressed to begin with. And I was. weeeeeeeee..

 

[MikeK]

oh com'on, its good to hear both sides of stuff, and some of things he says are hilarious. I get his podcast

I don't mind Bill Maher, but I hated Politically Incorrect. I really wanted to hear what some of the guests had to say, but it was so unorganized and everybody (especially Bill) talked over everybody else.

 

[geocajun]

I don't mind Bill Maher, but I hated Politically Incorrect. I really wanted to hear what some of the guests had to say, but it was so unorganized and everybody (especially Bill) talked over everybody else.

That is true. He is a big time liberal atheist, and I really like to engage those types in discussion though, so I watch the show in spite of the format.

 

[geocajun]

I wonder. If Zoloft had no effect on you guys, maybe you weren't really depressed to begin with. And I was. weeeeeeeee..

That is very likely the case with me. I had legitimate problems, but I don't think depression was it. I think the problem in that case was a doctor who just wanted me to get out of her office as quickly as possible.

 

[Miss Shelby]

That is very likely the case with me. I had legitimate problems, but I don't think depression was it. I think the problem in that case was a doctor who just wanted me to get out of her office as quickly as possible.

I hear ya. I think some doctors do have a tendancy to throw drugs at people without looking for the real problem.

 

[geocajun]

I hear ya. I think some doctors do have a tendancy to throw drugs at people without looking for the real problem.

Under our current healthcare system, the incentive is for them to see more patients per day, rather than spend time with them. They are paid by volume, not quality.
I like the idea they have in Canada, where the doctors are paid bonuses based on patients they get to lower their blood pressure without medicine, or quit smoking, etc ... This seems more like real health care to me.