Ginnie
i've used Zoloft (not on a constant basis) for ages and am very familiar with it, in general, and up close and personally. it is not likely to cause anxiety and is even used to treat Generalized Anxiety Disorder. However it
CAN indeed cause anxiety in some people. i will talk to my doctor. we may want to try increasing it to see if it helps or make things worse. that may be the only way.
http://www.rxlist.com/zoloft-drug.htm
click
Side Effects and Drug Interactions from the menu on the left
scroll down to
Table 3: Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events...
scroll to section on
Psychiatric Disorders
Anxiety: 4% against 3% for placebo
Agitation: 5% against 3% for placebo
Nervousness: 5% against 4% for placebo
that's not much, but it is something. there were 2000+ patients in each group.
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i appreciate your concern but i am doing the best i can with my domestic situation as are my parents. they do not have the tv on all day, it's just the evening news. i understand you don't understand all the dynamics but i wouldn't be able to explain them. just realize they are elderly and have their own issues. i am sick a lot between the migraines, depression, anxiety, hyperstimulus stuff.... i am a mess. they do all the shopping. i do very little. i can't stand going out. i do cook sometimes. the "extra" room is
not "extra" it is theirs.
when i have a migraine they are much more careful but i can't ask them to tiptoe around all the time.
i am lucky they are willing to put a roof over my head and food on the table. i come here and vent, because it is hard, but believe me, it is hard on them too, and they make sacrifices too. how many people do you know with a double bed permanently folded out in their living room? i don't fold it up because it is sort of like my only personal territory - like a room with invisible walls. when i had a room, i always loved to do things sittng on the bed or on the floor, but here the floor is too cold. i also find the folded up version/loveseat uncomfortable so i only fold things up if someone has to come by, or when i am working.
i don't really want to share more about my home situation. i just need to vent sometimes is all. not really looking for solutions. this is a different culture and many things would be hard to apply anyway. thanks all the same for the concern.
~ waves ~