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My husband has been depressed and is considering asking a doctor for a prescription for Zoloft.
Now, we've heard both good and not so good things about Zoloft.
I'd appreciate any feedback from anyone out there, including physicians on Zoloft. How long before it starts to take effect or you notice any results. Drug interactions etc.
Thank you!
Answer
Zoloft is an antidepressant and it didn't do much for me.
According to Drugs.com: http://www.drugs.com/zoloft.html
"You may have thoughts about suicide when you first start taking an antidepressant, especially if you are younger than 24 years old. Zoloft is FDA-approved for children with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). It is not approved for treating depression in children. Your doctor will need to check you at regular visits for at least the first 12 weeks of treatment.
Call your doctor at once if you have any new or worsening symptoms such as: mood or behavior changes, anxiety, panic attacks, trouble sleeping, or if you feel impulsive, irritable, agitated, hostile, aggressive, restless, hyperactive (mentally or physically), more depressed, or have thoughts about suicide or hurting yourself. SSRI antidepressants may cause serious or life-threatening lung problems in newborn babies whose mothers take the medication during pregnancy. However, you may have a relapse of depression if you stop taking your antidepressant during pregnancy. If you are planning a pregnancy, or if you become pregnant while taking Zoloft, do not stop taking the medication without first talking to your doctor....
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: skin rash or hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Call your doctor at once if you have any new or worsening symptoms such as: mood or behavior changes, anxiety, panic attacks, trouble sleeping, or if you feel impulsive, irritable, agitated, hostile, aggressive, restless, hyperactive (mentally or physically), more depressed, or have thoughts about suicide or hurting yourself.
Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:
* seizure (convulsions);
* tremors, shivering, muscle stiffness or twitching;
* problems with balance or coordination; or
* agitation, confusion, sweating, fast heartbeat.
Less serious Zoloft side effects may include:
* drowsiness, dizziness, weakness;
* nausea, diarrhea, dry mouth, or changes in appetite or weight; or
* decreased sex drive, impotence, or difficulty having an orgasm.
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Tell your doctor about any unusual or bothersome side effect....
Before taking Zoloft, tell your doctor if you are using any of the following medicines:
* tramadol (Ultram, Ultram ER, Ultracet);...
Zoloft is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). It works by restoring the balance of serotonin, a natural substance in the brain, which helps to improve certain mood problems….
Caution is advised when using Zoloft in the ELDERLY; they may be more sensitive to its effects, especially low blood sodium levels."
Serotonin is the neurotransmitter that is most often increased or decreased when trying to treat sleep disorders and Fibromyalgia. It has to be monitored carefully when taking Tramadol because of the increased chance of seizures. There are other drugs that can cause harmful interaction as well as alcohol.
Few antidepressants actually create a high in the person who is taking them, unless they are taken by someone who really doesn’t need it. This is where drug abuse becomes a problem, but if a person is prescribed the medication it is because they need it and that need reduces the chance of addiction as the medical properties are exploited.
Different antidepressants act upon various people in different ways as per their disease, their biology and frankly some unknown factors. We don’t know exactly how these drugs work; we only know what they SEEM to do and how effective they CAN be. The problem is that they can also not work for some people.
Zoloft is an antidepressant and it didn't do much for me.
According to Drugs.com: http://www.drugs.com/zoloft.html
"You may have thoughts about suicide when you first start taking an antidepressant, especially if you are younger than 24 years old. Zoloft is FDA-approved for children with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). It is not approved for treating depression in children. Your doctor will need to check you at regular visits for at least the first 12 weeks of treatment.
Call your doctor at once if you have any new or worsening symptoms such as: mood or behavior changes, anxiety, panic attacks, trouble sleeping, or if you feel impulsive, irritable, agitated, hostile, aggressive, restless, hyperactive (mentally or physically), more depressed, or have thoughts about suicide or hurting yourself. SSRI antidepressants may cause serious or life-threatening lung problems in newborn babies whose mothers take the medication during pregnancy. However, you may have a relapse of depression if you stop taking your antidepressant during pregnancy. If you are planning a pregnancy, or if you become pregnant while taking Zoloft, do not stop taking the medication without first talking to your doctor....
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: skin rash or hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Call your doctor at once if you have any new or worsening symptoms such as: mood or behavior changes, anxiety, panic attacks, trouble sleeping, or if you feel impulsive, irritable, agitated, hostile, aggressive, restless, hyperactive (mentally or physically), more depressed, or have thoughts about suicide or hurting yourself.
Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:
* seizure (convulsions);
* tremors, shivering, muscle stiffness or twitching;
* problems with balance or coordination; or
* agitation, confusion, sweating, fast heartbeat.
Less serious Zoloft side effects may include:
* drowsiness, dizziness, weakness;
* nausea, diarrhea, dry mouth, or changes in appetite or weight; or
* decreased sex drive, impotence, or difficulty having an orgasm.
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Tell your doctor about any unusual or bothersome side effect....
Before taking Zoloft, tell your doctor if you are using any of the following medicines:
* tramadol (Ultram, Ultram ER, Ultracet);...
Zoloft is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). It works by restoring the balance of serotonin, a natural substance in the brain, which helps to improve certain mood problems….
Caution is advised when using Zoloft in the ELDERLY; they may be more sensitive to its effects, especially low blood sodium levels."
Serotonin is the neurotransmitter that is most often increased or decreased when trying to treat sleep disorders and Fibromyalgia. It has to be monitored carefully when taking Tramadol because of the increased chance of seizures. There are other drugs that can cause harmful interaction as well as alcohol.
Few antidepressants actually create a high in the person who is taking them, unless they are taken by someone who really doesn’t need it. This is where drug abuse becomes a problem, but if a person is prescribed the medication it is because they need it and that need reduces the chance of addiction as the medical properties are exploited.
Different antidepressants act upon various people in different ways as per their disease, their biology and frankly some unknown factors. We don’t know exactly how these drugs work; we only know what they SEEM to do and how effective they CAN be. The problem is that they can also not work for some people.
How can I stop being jealous of my sister's ideal pregnancy?
Robin
I have that ugly linea negra line. I gained so much more weight than her. She did not have morning sickness or anything. She just complained about her feet feeling swollen and feeling more tired. I have a change in appetite. I vomit. She had an ideal childbirth too. She took the pain relatively well. I am scared I am going to be those hollering pregnant women.
Answer
Yes, sibling jealousy is alive and well. It started way back with Cain and Able.
I came from a family of 7 siblings, now all grown and the older siblings retiring some are highly successful, others.. not so much.
You are probably right... you gained weight, you were sick, she seemed to skip through it all. Her kids will be perfect, her life will blossom, her kids will win the lotto etc..
You are not imagining things, there are people in this world that seem to get all the breaks.. not all the time but it seems like it in our eyes. I just stand there, scratch my head and say, "Really.... you have got to be kidding me...." as I look to the heavens for some explanation.
Well... there really is no explanation other than that's the way it is. However; I experienced something one day that made me stop that kind of thought that I want to share.
My wife needed a quick test done at a hospital so I grabbed the daughter and wife and took a 3 hr drive to a major hospital to do this test which has nothing to do with this story as the test was a no nothing... but as my wife was being tested my daughter and I went to a little tea room up on the 3rd floor. This tea room overlooked a park, had large glass windows to take in the beautiful view as the autumn colors was on the trees and an adjacent lake glowed with the fall color.
As my daughter and I sat there and sipped our tea an elderly couple walked in followed by a hospital gurney type bed with bright white sheets being pushed by an orderly. The bed had all the latest monitoring equipment attached, I.V.s tubes etc and in the bed was a man about my age who was bald, sickly thin, pale white and appeared to be suffering from an advanced disease. I suspected cancer.
His bed was gently pushed up to the window so he could see out as the older couple got some coffee and cookies. The 3 of them sat there, staring out into the beautiful trees. The elderly lady fed whom I guess to be her son a bite of cookie, he weakly smiled. Small talk ensued among them but mostly they just sat next to his bed, staring outside, spending what I can only asses to be precious remaining moments.
As I sat with my little daughter she gave me a look of concern as she had never seen anything like that and I gently smiled to assure her everything was o.k. It helped put many things in my life into perspective. What truly is important in my life. As that man was in that bed, ill, dying could have easily been me, or you, or my daughter, my wife.. you never know.
So I told myself events will happen. Some people just seem to skate, some fall on their bum and others face the full wrath of what the Terrestrial world can dump on them.
"By the grace of God, go I." I believe is the saying, Meaning it isn't my time to face the trials that that man was facing. My time will come, some time, in some way and I pray I handle it with as much grace as which was displayed by this elderly couple and their son.
Don't be a martyr, don't compare, don't complain, be happy for your sister.
Congratulations on your pregnancy. Sounds like you will make a great mom.
If you holler, do so for all those many woman that can't conceive, that pray they could be you, at that time, in that place to hold that baby.
Best wishes.
Yes, sibling jealousy is alive and well. It started way back with Cain and Able.
I came from a family of 7 siblings, now all grown and the older siblings retiring some are highly successful, others.. not so much.
You are probably right... you gained weight, you were sick, she seemed to skip through it all. Her kids will be perfect, her life will blossom, her kids will win the lotto etc..
You are not imagining things, there are people in this world that seem to get all the breaks.. not all the time but it seems like it in our eyes. I just stand there, scratch my head and say, "Really.... you have got to be kidding me...." as I look to the heavens for some explanation.
Well... there really is no explanation other than that's the way it is. However; I experienced something one day that made me stop that kind of thought that I want to share.
My wife needed a quick test done at a hospital so I grabbed the daughter and wife and took a 3 hr drive to a major hospital to do this test which has nothing to do with this story as the test was a no nothing... but as my wife was being tested my daughter and I went to a little tea room up on the 3rd floor. This tea room overlooked a park, had large glass windows to take in the beautiful view as the autumn colors was on the trees and an adjacent lake glowed with the fall color.
As my daughter and I sat there and sipped our tea an elderly couple walked in followed by a hospital gurney type bed with bright white sheets being pushed by an orderly. The bed had all the latest monitoring equipment attached, I.V.s tubes etc and in the bed was a man about my age who was bald, sickly thin, pale white and appeared to be suffering from an advanced disease. I suspected cancer.
His bed was gently pushed up to the window so he could see out as the older couple got some coffee and cookies. The 3 of them sat there, staring out into the beautiful trees. The elderly lady fed whom I guess to be her son a bite of cookie, he weakly smiled. Small talk ensued among them but mostly they just sat next to his bed, staring outside, spending what I can only asses to be precious remaining moments.
As I sat with my little daughter she gave me a look of concern as she had never seen anything like that and I gently smiled to assure her everything was o.k. It helped put many things in my life into perspective. What truly is important in my life. As that man was in that bed, ill, dying could have easily been me, or you, or my daughter, my wife.. you never know.
So I told myself events will happen. Some people just seem to skate, some fall on their bum and others face the full wrath of what the Terrestrial world can dump on them.
"By the grace of God, go I." I believe is the saying, Meaning it isn't my time to face the trials that that man was facing. My time will come, some time, in some way and I pray I handle it with as much grace as which was displayed by this elderly couple and their son.
Don't be a martyr, don't compare, don't complain, be happy for your sister.
Congratulations on your pregnancy. Sounds like you will make a great mom.
If you holler, do so for all those many woman that can't conceive, that pray they could be you, at that time, in that place to hold that baby.
Best wishes.
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