indecision over zoloft - due to tooth issue
 

today i got permission to start Zoloft but i hadn't considered my teeth.

it's not mania i'm worried about. at least for now we are only considering going up to 50mg, and i am still taking plenty of the stupid moodstabilizing junk.

Zoloft causes bruxism but i don't recall at what dosage i start getting that. even mild toothclenching would not be good with this temporary filling i have (and will for some time). they even specified i "chew lightly" on that side.

the clenching might not be a problem at 50mg or less. and i will be starting it at only 25mg anyway. i suppose if i noticed clenching i could just d/c right away. but i'm afraid by the time i notice it it could break the filling. :(

i dunno i just dunno dunno dunno. so for tonight i did not take any. but if it is going to help me i better hurry up and decide. :o:rolleyes:

waves in a sea of indecision

Waves

I'm sorry you have this new worry. I think I would give it a try. See if
you can start at the 2Five mg. And see what happens.

I don't have any real ideas.

Donna:grouphug:

take the small dose,
do you brux at night when you sleep?
Do you remember?
glad that you have zoloft to take to give you some relief.
((((HUGS))))
hoping that you feel better soon.
bizi

yes the clenching would happen at night. i *know* it happens at doses of like, 150mg. at 200mg it is practically intolerable. i just don't remember if i had even a small problem at lower doses, of say 100mg or less.

i would not start higher than 25 anyway. i guess i can start that because it will not happen at that dose. it's when i go up to 50 that it might. so i guess i still have time to decide in between, while building up the level. that makes sense.

but not going to take tonight. it's a weird hour to take it.

thanks guys!

:grouphug:

waves

Waves,

Yes. Start at the low dose and notice what is happening.

Good luck with the tooth and with the Zoloft.

M

yes start at the low dose then try 50mg....is there a mouth guard that you can buy to wear at night?
bizi

no worries, starting higher than 25mg was never a consideration for me. last few times it gave headaches initially. i prefer 2 "waves" of very mild headaches than headaches for 10 days straight, and bad enough to medicate for part of that time. especially coz nsaids + SSRIs are a bad combination.

mouthguard - i think one would have to be made for me - very expensive.

i'll ask if the pharmacy has anything general but i doubt it. ppls mouths are so different.

i didn't start yet. this morning i have a migraine starting, with a lot of nausea. :( starting. yuck.

i think i want to take it at bed time. i hope i can sleep tonight i have been a bit thrown off on the sleeping times though. and i want to take it on an empty stomach.

i guess i am resisting it some, mentally. maybe i just don't feel generally sure about it.

Hi, Waves,

Maybe you need a few days to get used to the idea of Zoloft.

M

Waves

Take the time you need.

Just set a schedule. You can do this

Maybe start it on Saturday night.

Donna:grouphug:

of course go with your gut and do what feels right.
you are a smart woman, and I trust that you know what is best for you.
((((HUGS))))
bizi

thanks guys. i had not been using my pillminder for the other two meds but with this addition i decided to go back to that. so i've dished myself out all my meds including some zoloft for today. planning to take at bedtime with everything else, hopefully on an empty stomach.

i still feel too nauseous to go to the pharmacy to ask about mouth pieces today. and my head is not completely right either i just feel ugh still. but 25mg shouldn't cause any issue so i have a week's grace period in that regard.

if i am unconvinced tonight... at latest, i will wait for the migraines to stop. this is premenstrual - i may have others requiring meds over next couple days, but not likely past about saturday, Mari.

kinda sucks though because i made an appointment w/pdoc next week specifically for an external evaluation (mania/agitation check) before increasing to 50mg. but check will be inconclusive if i've only taken for 3 days.

notice how i can take a simple thing, like a simple little pill, and make it really really complicated and convoluted????
:Sigh: story of my life!!!
maybe i should consider writing murder mysteries... lol hmmmm.
who dun it? suspects: Zoloft, Depakote, natural causes, ...
hehe. <--- look, a chuckle! the zoloft may be working even without my ingesting any.

waves

having a plan of being more in control of your depression can surely help.
here is hoping you feel better soon.
bizi

Zoloft Day 1
 

took my evening meds, including the Zoloft. on full stomache, fwiw.

1000mg Depakote ER
2mg long acting benzo
25mg Zoloft - first day

waves

Sounds good Waves.

Donna:grouphug:

Waves,

Good work with the pill minder. I hope the Zoloft and helps without interfering with the tooth.

M

yeah i never thought i'd consider it a pain to stock the pillminder again. used to be so automatic.
now if i could only start doing my log.
i wish i'd been keeping them over the past 2 years.... some seriously important info.... heck.