Thank you so much for your replies everyone! Mark, so you don’t think Zoloft did any further damage to my brain from the one dose? Or made things worse? I’m hoping it’s just a flare up from the med and that it’ll go away….as long as I don’t become delusional and stay sane I could get through this.

You’re right my sleep hasn’t been the best, and I do feel that my hormones are out of whack for sure. My stress levels are through the roof now that my concussion symptoms have come back on top of having a new baby…

I’ve never heard of bio identical hormones before, what’s that? Yeah, I don’t think I’ll ever touch another anti depressant again after this experience.

Ob/Gyns like to prescribe patented hormones that are similar but not the same as the hormones your body produces. Bio-identical hormones are synthetic hormones that are exact bio-identical copies of natural hormones. They cannot be patented because they are natural.

There are many practitioners who understand how important proper hormones are to functioning well in stressful environments.

Some who have suffered brain injuries seek out neuro-endocrinologists who understand brain injuries.

Your relapse of PCS is not uncommon. Sleep, diet, and stress can all cause a relapse.

Zoloft is an SSRI, Selective Serotonin Reuntake Inhibitor. It works by increasing serotonin levels. Some do not respond to it well. One dose or even a weeks use will not harm you. It takes weeks to build up enough blood concentration to be effective. The first few days of an SSRI can be miserable.

Google Post Partum Depression and 5-HTP. 5-HTP may be helpful for you without causing the Zoloft side effects.

Thank you for your reply Mark! I wanted to mention one other concern I have. Some of the concussion symptoms that have flared up after taking the Zoloft are different from last time when I initially hit my head.

They are strange cognitive ones, I’ve been getting what I think they call “mind pops” constantly while awake and also having strange, maybe delusional thoughts now and then….it’s terrifying and I’m so afraid I’ve made my brain worse and that I’ll go crazy…I feel like I’ve lost control of my mind.

If someone could please give me some advice or reassurance, I’m at the end of my rope, so stressed out about all of this