So many things have happened to me since I started Zoloft. I was first prescribed 50mg from my family doctor and got really bad side effects from that so I quit. Then I went to a psychologist and she put me on 25mg...all the while, I kept having very bad thoughts. They all started when I first took the Zoloft. They were very gruesome and disturbing and it's a good thing I didn't want to act on them or I probobly wouldn't be here right now. I repeatedly asked my psychologist if these drugs could cause me to become more depressed/have bad thoughts and she told me it was impossible. I figured it was just me so i continued to take them and she bumped my dosage up to 50mg again. That was a huge mistake. The thoughts and the depression were getting so bad to the point where I couldn't leave the house. I was crying all day and was ready to give up. I ended up going to the emergency room. The doctors there told me I was on too high of a dose and that I should definetly get off it. They told me it was the drugs that were doing it. I don't know who to believe....I asked my psychiatrist so many times the side effects of these and she said it wasn't from the pills. I've been off them for 3 days now and I feel like myself again. No more crying and no more bad thoughts. She called me tonight and I told her what had happened and she still told me to not go by the warning labels because they "weren't true". She wanted to put me on something else and I told her I didn't want to be on anything else. Is it possible she just wants my money? I don't know if I got a very bad doctor or if my mind is just playing tricks on me. I'm so confused. All I know is that I feel a lot better being off the medicine. I wish I could find someone else that has gone through the same thing...I feel like no one believes me when I tell them it was the drugs.
I am going through the same things right now. I am going to quit taking Zoloft, but I am not going to quit cold turkey. I would really like to talk to you some more about how you have been feeling.
I believe you. Thank God I didn't have the kind of reactions you did. If you can make it without A/D, then I think you would be smart not to take them.
I know how awful it is when friends say it is just in your head and you know it is not. I was on Paxil for about 5 years and now Paxil cr for about 6 months. At first I thought it was great. Looking back I think I was wrong. I started taking Paxil about the same time I was diagnosed with mono. I thought I had a case of mono that was lasting years. I now know it was the Paxil making me so sleepy after the mono was gone. Ofcourse the doctors didn't mention that. They let me think I was nuts. Not only have I been sleepy since I've been on Paxil I have been alittle nauseated all the time and have spells where I just don't feel good all over. I have tried to get off several times. That is HELL! I'm not working right now and hopefully I will be able to make it this time.
Do you think you are really depressed? Is it possible you were misdiagnosed? Could you have manic depression or something else?
I have heard of people being more depressed the first two weeks they are on an SSRI, but it sounds like this went on a lot longer.
I can tell you the psychologist doesn't just prescribe things to get money, because it's the pharmaceutical company that gets the money. Insurance companies actually try to discourage doctors from prescribing too much.
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Do you think you are really depressed? Is it possible you were misdiagnosed? Could you have manic depression or something else?
I have heard of people being more depressed the first two weeks they are on an SSRI, but it sounds like this went on a lot longer.
I can tell you the psychologist doesn't just prescribe things to get money, because it's the pharmaceutical company that gets the money. Insurance companies actually try to discourage doctors from prescribing too much.
I agree with crossbow, the pharmacy companies get the money not the dr's. You were probably just misdiagnosed, have you thought about a second opinion? Do you feel it's more aniety problems than depression?
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Why did you begin taking the meds?
Have you read the post "Effexor Nightmare-Please Read" It is one of the threads in this forum. Even though effexor is not the drug you are on, it is one of the family of drugs. You should read that thread. Not fear mongering, just some other experiences.
