I am putting myself on Zoloft
 

hi.

i've had it. i am just not doing this life thing, at all. apathy anhedonia melancholy thoughts hoping to die in my sleep guilt... i could go on but i'll stop.

my pdoc is away until mid august.

i am going to start taking Zoloft. situational or not, if it can help even a bit, for right now, i want the bit.

i just took my first 25 mg. will go up by 25mg a week to 75 mg, even 100 if i don't find it activating.

that's 3-4 weeks, at which point my pdoc will be back.

wish me luck.

~ waves ~

I wish you luck.
 

Waves,
I can't made any sense when I write. (I'll try anyway.)
I want you to do well on your Zoloft plan. You've gone up and down on Zoloft before. You've even managed your own meds before when pdoc was not available.

Keep us updated. Perhaps by writing down what is happening you can be observant about whether or not Z is activating.

I don't remember how Zoloft works. What is generally the therapeutic dose?

M.

Thanks Mari

therapeutic dose varies quite a bit. i've taken as little as 50mg, as much as 200 mg (very high) for short periods, and everywhere in between. a typical dose for me is between 100 and 150mg. last time pdoc started me at 50 and i had headaches and could not increase the dose after a week. so i'm doing the first week at 25 this time, hopefully won't have the headaches.

i am not logging anything these days. i do need to start that again to monitor meds. i know it's "easy" but ... sigh. bother.

~ waves ~

Hey waves,

First of all, so sorry to hear you are not feeling good :( Aw :hug:

Good luck with Zoloft... Why did you stop it ? Was it due to side effects or...?

I agree with Mari, write down how are you feeling so you can then tell your pdoc with all details...
I don't know about you, but later on, when they ask allllllllllll those questions, I can't remember how bad I was feeling :o

Let us now how are you doing !! :hug:

Dear Waves,

I didn't mean to give you a task. You can check into this thread once in a while. This can be your log if you want.

M.

Dear Blue ... thanks. i stopped Zoloft a couple years ago because it was not needed/not helping. SSRIs are associated with bone density decrease and osteoporosis, so i am not comfortable with taking one all the time. i almost always have a mild undercurrent of depression but an anti-depressant won't help that anyway. i take them when it becomes palpable.

Dear Mari ... it's ok. i didn't take it as a task. i have already made efforts to log again - when i started taking the benzo for a short time, but it didn't last... i may very well use this thread as a makeshift log. it beats nothing! :o

~ waves ~

Oh ! I understand !! How I hate side effects or whatever you want to call them :mad:

I like my prozac but hate its side effects... my skin can bleed and my vision would really suck ! :mad:

Do you think it will help you a bit at least ?? Hope so !

Silly depression :mad:

How is it going ??

Love ya ! :hug: :hug: :hug:

Dear Blue

Prozac is also an SSRI, like Zoloft. i will see if i can find the article again on the association between SSRIs and osteoporosis. it has to do with the drug inhibiting bone mass accumulation to compensate for cell death. but i don't remember anything more specific. i wish i had bookmarked it.... sigh.

~ waves ~

Waves,

Here is an article in Science Daily:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...1030183243.htm

Connection Between Depression And Osteoporosis Shown By Hebrew University Researchers


M.

Whoops. You mentioned SSRIs and depression.
I will look for that.


1.
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retri...40673697095287
Use of selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors or tricyclic antidepressants and risk of hip fractures in elderly people

2.
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/con...ct/167/12/1231
Mend the Mind, but Mind the Bones! Balancing Benefits and Potential Skeletal Risks of Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
I can't get access to much without membership to the site.


3.
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/con...ct/167/12/1240
Use of Antidepressants and Rates of Hip Bone Loss in Older Women The Study of Osteoporotic Fractures

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A few days ago I came across a site explaining how calcium mechanisms relate (cause) to depression.
I did not book mark it. :o


M.