- Guy trying hard to love bipolar girl please help 3rd March 2005
... decided to try and take half of her perscribed amount of Zoloft , and then I think she might have stopped taking it...
... sure she's been clinically diagnosed as bipolar? Zoloft is usually not prescribed for that. Usually Seraquel...
... diagnosed. The only med she ever talks about now is Zoloft 200 or 250mg, and when she is on it, she seems fine...
... diagnosed as hypomanic bipolar, and takes 200-250mg Zoloft . Just to give anyone responding an idea of the level ... doesn't have the manic highs, and that the dosage of Zoloft is pretty high. She is in a really bad low today...
... polar girl who just put herself on meds, geodon and zoloft ... its so much better. I hate it when my boyfriend ... sometimes with just a look.
Oh and i used to be on just zoloft too, geodon for me is the new one, tell her "its...
- Antidepressants making things worse 2nd March 2005
... me on cymbalta, did nothing for me. Doc put me on zoloft , on it for 21/2 weeks and I was incredibly irritated...
- Zoloft was not good for me 1st March 2005
... I have been on Lexapro, Prozac, and Zoloft (current). I hated the lexapro. I dont think that i ... was manic, that was the REAL me...so I thought.
Zoloft is what I take now. I started out at 50mg and now ... meds out there!! I still don't feel 100% about the zoloft . I feel that there may be something that could work...
- Which way do I go now? 28th February 2005
... doc put me on Cymbalta, did nothing. Switched me to zoloft 2 1/2 weeks ago. Started on 50mg titrated up to 75mg...
- Daughter with Bipolar? 22nd February 2005
... square one again. Right now she is on Ritalin LA, Zoloft , and Periactin for weight gain. She has been in therapy...
- Who diagnosed you and how? 18th February 2005
... could guess to do was Valproic Acid (Depakote) and Zoloft . When it seemed ineffective, he prescribed morE ... was up to almost 4000mg Valproic Acid and 400mg of Zoloft a day.
I was toxic. I was unimproved. I had...
- Is anyone on Lamictal? 15th February 2005
... found it to work like a dream really... I'm on epilim, zoloft , and lamictal and find that combination to suit me...
... of nowhere.
I've tried soooo many medications: Zoloft quick working for me; Wellbutrin makes me too anxious...
- quit zoloft cold turkey...consequences? 7th February 2005
... aftereffects are different for everybody. I quick zoloft cold turkey cause I ran out of samples and I didn ... different. But then again I never felt less depressed on zoloft anyway . . ....
... I am not sure about Zoloft but I know that coming off of other anti-depressants ... not the weight loss pills, but the coming off the Zoloft that is doing this to you. Hope this helps a little...
- We're ok 4th February 2005
...
I think that I may have had a reaction with my zoloft and the alcohol.
I took my zoloft about an hour before...
... things...I wasn't properly medicated.
I'll bet Zoloft and alcohol are a nasty combo. Zoloft, being an SSRI...
- Bi-Polar and the Law 1st February 2005
... condition or brain imbalance yet they claim this on Zoloft commercials....what a subliminal scare tactic, how...
- psychic abilites related to mental illness 27th January 2005
... about this. I'm schitzoaffective. I'm currently on Zoloft , Tegretol, Ativan, and Abilify. ahthough currently...
- Depakote and Zoloft??? any comments on how these meds effected you? WEIGHT GAIN? 26th January 2005
... So I know exercise can help.
I've never taken Zoloft . I've never heard anything about a problem with it...
- UPDATE on self medicating...no mood stabalizer...but stable more now than before 26th January 2005
... doctor for my mood stabalizer. Thank God you can get Zoloft over the counter here.
Anyway...I tried taking Tegretol ... husband was cheating...blah blah blah! So, I upped my Zoloft from 75 mg per day to 100 mg per day. I feel better...
... thought is if it ain't broke don't fix it. If the Zoloft is working for now great. You may need to go on the...
- Please help now 25th January 2005
... hoping you are right. I do have a prescription for zoloft . I guess I should get if filled and take it with ... night to help me sleep. He gave me the choice of the zoloft or the zyprexa or both. He emphatically told me he ... do great for me and my mood swings. I have taken zoloft before and did not like it, but I'm willing to try ... disorder you were talking about. :)
So...maybe try the zoloft (should help with the pmdd, even though he says there...
... hoping you are right. I do have a prescription for zoloft . I guess I should get if filled and take it with ... night to help me sleep. He gave me the choice of the zoloft or the zyprexa or both. He emphatically told me he ... do great for me and my mood swings. I have taken zoloft before and did not like it, but I'm willing to try ... disorder you were talking about. :)
So...maybe try the zoloft (should help with the pmdd, even though he says there ... anything's better than the Zyprexa but I'm not sure about Zoloft ....SSRi's tend to reave up anxiety in some people ... s not an aspirin.
I wouldn't go with either the Zoloft and definately not the Zyprexa; however, some people ... do like Zoloft but be aware it has the potential for causing mania...
... anyone that this has happened to.
You should get the Zoloft filled. Zyprexa is just used as a mood stablizer ... the zoloft is for your depression.
I'm not trying to sell...
... help me out on this one.
I had read that SSRI's like Zoloft can start manias in a certain percentage of Bipolar ... even read that some doctors will purposely prescribe Zoloft or another SSRI to see if manic behavior happens as...
... to take the zyprexa anymore. I am going to try the zoloft again, and I walked on the treadmill today and only...
... going to take the zypreca for now...I will try the zoloft though, along with exercise and diet. Thanks again...
- lamictal and weight gain? 13th January 2005
... negatives like weight gain. I recently started taking zoloft and feel that the appetite has decreased. This I...
- Bipolar and Menopause 6th January 2005
... always PMS related she was ready and willing to ADD ZOLOFT ! ~ well...THAT wasn't going to work for me. What would ... come AFTER zoloft stopped working? :)
I had showed her some over ... STUDY'S to go by on it. :)
But, by golly adding ZOLOFT was AOK with her! :) I mean...that's what they've...
- Girlfriend has bi-polar, help 1st January 2005
... would put me on Prozac, Paxil, Wellbutrin, and finally Zoloft . During the whirlwind relationships, I was not on...
- Suggestions, please! 29th December 2004
... this according to income. I was able to recieve my zoloft for free because they gave out samples. My neurontin...
- Help with meds 29th December 2004
... Celexa, Welbutrin, and a few others. Now I am on Zoloft which really doesn't seem to work after about 3 months...
... which means its not in the same class of drugs as Zoloft , Prozac, all those ones you mentioned. those are...
... you for the heads up on the SSRI's. Hopefully the Zoloft will get changed here in a few weeks.
I too have...
- symbyax past/present users? 28th December 2004
...
I have tried several different anti dep.
was on zoloft for over a year and then stop for a year when I tried...
- American in Middle East again...paranoid all the time??? 26th December 2004
... tried Tegretol for the past 2 weeks. I take 75mg of zoloft per day and 600mg of tegretol per day. I have split...
- An American in the Middle East...Healthcare?? 25th December 2004
... been to a doctor, I have run out of my meds. I am on Zoloft and Neurontin. The pharmacies over here carry Tegretol...
- menstrual irregularities and meds????? 12th December 2004
... :)
I've been on Depakote and Zoloft since September.
I'm 26 years old and since I...
- Introduction & Vent 9th December 2004
... bed & drink early in the day just to deal. I tried Zoloft but it made me feel sick & I heard noises...Any suggestions...
... I tried Zoloft but it made me feel sick & I heard noises...Any suggestions...
- Question about wellbutrin and side effects 3rd December 2004
... spelled right?) has lower "bedside" side effects then Zoloft ? I noticed a severe drop in that activity in myself ... still have to struggle having those feelings. Does Zoloft have long term effects for that? It almost makes...
- Feeling Great 1st December 2004
... Topomax, Klonopin, Xanax, Depakote, Lithium Carbonate, Zoloft and Ambien stand packed and ready to go in a "kit...
- please read-sorry bout the length 19th November 2004
... In my case, my brother had been on Depakote and Zoloft for 14 years before I ever found out he'd been diagnosed...
- Bipolar or just my Borderline personality disorder? 11th November 2004
... to find ones that work: Celexa, Paxil, Effexor XR, Zoloft , Clonazipam, Ativan, BuSpar, Olanzipine, Risperidol ... nothing, Effexor made me more suicidal and Paxil and Zoloft made me hypomanic to the point where I had to stay ... She put me on Val. sodium and will try to add the zoloft later (zoloft took away a lot of my anxieties and...
- Vent Part 2: Zoloft 9th November 2004
... Hey Reese,
5 days is not long enough for the Zoloft to take effect. Usually these things take a couple...
... Although I did notice some immediate relief from Zoloft , it took about 3 weeks for me to feel the full benefits...
- Vent: Bored!!! 8th November 2004
... sometimes have manic like symptoms. I don't think the zoloft is working. Either that or I need something fun to...
- Need advice please 8th November 2004
... state of brain-castration by overmedicating me on both Zoloft and Depakote a few years ago. His answers were simple ... . Bi-polars take Valproic Acid and Zoloft . If it doesn't work, give them MORE, until it does ... problems. Eventually, I was taking over 400mg of Zoloft and over 3000mg of Depakote a day. Since I worked ... NOT cause all those manic rebounds that the dreaded Zoloft (and such) are notorious for...
Thanks for pointing...
- Do you ever feel normal? 6th November 2004
... make me feel funny at times. I'm on Depakote and Zoloft daily with Klonopin used as needed. One thing that...
- I want to live drug free and be happy! Is it possible? 3rd November 2004
... My GP put me on various SSRIs, finally settling on Zoloft . I was taking it from 1996 until the end of 2000, ... when I stopped. I was hypomanic during the Zoloft , ran up a lot of debt, but personality wise was manageable ... Marriage number two crashed and burned.
Went back on Zoloft in 2001 then stopped early this year. Once again, ... vicious to people, and almost lost my job. I am back on Zoloft but am seeing a psych this week to see about mood...
- Depakote and anger? 26th October 2004
... me as easily. And I'm more patient. I'm also on Zoloft , btw....
- Dreams 22nd October 2004
... has been the only med that has effected my dreams. zoloft , wellbutrin, and lexapro have not. best wishes and...
- paranoia and psychosis 20th October 2004
... other than the meds I am on.I take trileptal 1800mg zoloft 25mg
abilify 15mg xanax 2mg.This is in one day how...
- choosing a pdr. 19th October 2004
... what she is doing. after taking three differ meds ( zoloft , effexor, wellbutrin) and explaining to her that my...
... it for 3 months, and the dosage is at 600mg..
zoloft is famous for agitation and irratibilty.
I left ... what she is doing. after taking three differ meds ( zoloft , effexor, wellbutrin) and explaining to her that my...
- always depressed 18th October 2004
... clasapam and adderal and I'm supposed to be taking zoloft
does this sound like bi-polar?...
... Thanks for your replies. Yeah, right now I'm taking Zoloft 50 mg a night for the past two weeks (so I can still...
- wellbutrin side effect 14th October 2004
... some form of bi polar, and anixety. i started on zoloft (neg. sexual side effects), effexor (tiredness), then...
... now is even listening to me. i mean i have taken zoloft , effexor, wellbutrin, and now lexapro. all have helped ... this i have told her with every med starting with zoloft . i am not very comfortable with a pdr. but i feel...
... now is even listening to me. i mean i have taken zoloft , effexor, wellbutrin, and now lexapro. i am not very...
- who i am 13th October 2004
... i am on my forth med. i have been on zoloft , effexor, wellbutrin, and now lexapro. i have only...
- Need help! Short term memory going going gone 9th October 2004
... frusterating. not sure if it is the meds ; i have taken zoloft , effexor, wellbutrin, and now lexapro. it seemed...
... Effexor
meds on: topral, adderall XR, clonazepam, zoloft , ambien...
- This is my story 1st October 2004
... attack tha it was an anxiety attack he then prescribed zoloft . It didn't really do anything so I stopped taking ... doc and asked him for help and he again put me on Zoloft and again it didnt work I took it for 2 months and...
... diagnosed with a 'chemical imbalance' and have been on Zoloft , Paxil, Xanax, and now, Celexa. Not all at once of ... course. Zoloft made me feel like a zombie. Paxil had a negitive...
- Does bipolar ever go away? 25th September 2004
... relationship? My ex thinks that he has bipolar, stopped Zoloft cold turkey and is a total monster. We had some issues...
- Topamax Question for anyone 23rd September 2004
... with Depekote. I take 200mg of lamictal and 100mg of zoloft daily and it has done wonders for me. I also take...
- A word of encouragement about bipolar 23rd September 2004
... get public assistance. I know in the past she was on zoloft , paxil, lithium,prozac, geodone, remeron and a bunch...
- I really need someone's help :) 20th September 2004
... are horrid. I started way back when taking zyprexa, zoloft , trazadone & ... can't remember... then I was on zoloft ... taken off the depakote. THEN I was on the zyprexa, zoloft , adderall, and wellbutrin. Now, since an incident...
- Anyone tried these prescription drugs for depression or shyness 20th September 2004
... specifically recommended as first line treatment - namely, zoloft , paxil, & prozac.
Klonopin is a good choice, just...
- Effexor xr scare help everyone 14th September 2004
... 8 years before it pooped out. I than tried celexa, zoloft , wellbutrin and nothing helped. Hope this post helps...
- Anyone heard of or used trimipramine? 13th September 2004
... and the trimipramine, but ssri's such as paxil and zoloft are another story. u may have dry mouth once in a...
- just venting 12th September 2004
... And here in LA, tv constantly has commercials for zoloft and paxil....
- Am I Bipolar? I Have No Friends :( 10th September 2004
... dont want to take any drugs. im not taking paxil, zoloft or any of that if i Do have social anxiety disorder...
- Manic Depression?! 6th September 2004
... change so fast. It was great to see him.
Hes taking zoloft (sp) 3 times a day!!
Hes going to outpacent meetings...
- meds with sauna 3rd September 2004
... etc. when on meds. I am on lithium, klonopin and zoloft . Thanks for the responses!! :)...
- Need help with wife? 26th August 2004
... all the love you can muster.
sertraline ( Zoloft )
clonazepam (Klonapin) she fell into a closet...
- Recommendation for people who have Social Phobia 23rd August 2004
... Zoloft , prozac, paxil...
- Anyone not take antidepressants? 19th August 2004
... been my saving grace. I was on pretty high doses of Zoloft at one time and Lexapro for quite a while too. They...
- Depakote blood levels 16th August 2004
... only taken 500mg/day of Depakote plus 50mg/day of Zoloft and an as-needed prescription for .5 mg clonazepam...
- Can SSRI w/d trigger rapid cycling? 15th August 2004
... moderate depression. I went from Prozac to Paxil then Zoloft . IT seemed to work sometimes but I was always changing ... something major happened...
When I got off the Zoloft and started taking Lexapro I went berserk. First I ... on right now he said apparently the withdrawl from Zoloft and the switch to lexapro messed with my brain chemicals...
... I was on zoloft for a while and I think it made me slightly manic...
- Help!!! 12th August 2004
... we have gone through so many different medications ( Zoloft , Zyprexa, Concerta, Resperdal, Stratera, Paxil, Depokote...
- I was told by my doctor i am bi-polar 21st July 2004
... medication they gave me. One is Zonegran and the other zoloft . I wish you luck and I hope we both survive this...
... Also, to DejaBlu, check with your doctor again... Zoloft is an "SSRI" type of anti-depressent and has been...
... I also questioned the Zoloft , because I know in my grandmother who is also Bipolar...
... doc had asked about this before putting you on the Zoloft . Maybe even the fact about your grandma should have ... get too worried just yet, plenty of people can take Zoloft without a problem, but you should still keep track...
- Trazodone 19th July 2004
... I've been taking zoloft for about ten days now and have had some side effects...
- Symbyax Anyone?!! 27th June 2004
... the correct name. She is bipolar, and has been on zoloft for a year. We think she is having adverse reactions ... to zoloft . She seems more depressed. She sees her doctor on...
- Anti-depressants and mood stabilizers 14th June 2004
... fluvoxamine (Luvox)
paroxetine (Paxil)
sertraline ( Zoloft )...
- What Can I Expect? 3rd June 2004
... one of the leading indicators was that he was given Zoloft for high anxiety and it sent him into an unbelievable ... to find out now that that is a common reaction to Zoloft in kids that have not been diagnosed with bi-polar...
- scared, scared, scared 3rd June 2004
... been on several AD's and just recently weaned off of Zoloft . It seemed to work at first but then I started to...
... been on several AD's and just recently weaned off of Zoloft . It seemed to work at first but then I started to...
- Lithium, Lamictal, Hypothyroidism 1st June 2004
... psychotropic cocktail consisting of welbutrin, topamax, zoloft , and buspar. Between her and my other doctor, I'm...
- new here with questions 31st May 2004
... for the last three years for depression/anxiety with Zoloft and Klonipin but have been becoming worse and worse ... Lithium because of my thyroid. I've been weaning off the Zoloft for a week now and today is the first day without...
... better after going off an SSRI anti-depressant like Zoloft . Zoloft can often trigger (not cause) mania or hypomania...
... I'm going to jump out of my skin or go crazy. The Zoloft I was on helped my depression but either brought on...
... better after going off an SSRI anti-depressant like Zoloft . Zoloft can often trigger (not cause) mania or hypomania...
... phase right now and have been since I started that Zoloft 6 weeks ago. It helped the depression a little but...
- 9yr old son...possibly bi-polar? 25th May 2004
... class due to behavior but we are now learning that the Zoloft he was on (without a diagnosis of bi polar) was setting...
- Running on NO sleep...Help... 25th May 2004
... Tell your doctor that you've read that Zoloft can actually kick-start mania in Bipolar patients ... who take it. Zoloft is an SSRI and the procuct information will actually...
- Medication--what if it's wrong? 21st May 2004
... illness. The SSRI medications that I was prescribed ( zoloft , serzone and paxil) all made my manic and depressive...
- Meds and sleep 21st May 2004
... just increased her depokote to 1250 and she takes zoloft . seraquil to sleep. She's still up all night and ... she also complains that she is more anxious on the zoloft than she was when she took effexor (dr changed cause...
... just increased her depokote to 1250 and she takes zoloft . seraquil to sleep. She's still up all night and ... she also complains that she is more anxious on the zoloft than she was when she took effexor (dr changed cause ...
She might be having trouble sleeping due to the Zoloft . Before I had been properly diagnosed with bipolar ... depression. He put me on a number of SSRI drugs, one being Zoloft . The SSRI medications caused my manic episodes to...
... Um I have had a hard time sleepin even before the zoloft which might be beucase I was on Effexor which is also...
- Very Very Sad 20th May 2004
... Polaris,
Yes I am on meds. zoloft (100mg) and depakote(1250mg) and serequol(100mg).. ... to last forever...My drs. switch me from effexor to zoloft about a month ago and I really dont liek the zoloft...
... Well if you are bipolar, Zoloft is definitely the wrong medications with you. Usually ... of the ups and downs you have been having with the Zoloft . Keep a journal of days and amount of time you were...
... I second Polaris' comments about Zoloft .
I honestly do not understand why so many doctors ... don't know about the risks of giving out SSRI's ( zoloft , prozac, paxil, luvox, effexor, anafranil) when there...
- Beyond confused! 6th May 2004
... life.....as it is now I am on celexa {have been on zoloft }, birth control, once a day vitamins, and often take...
- Do not know what to do.... 26th April 2004
... 12 hours.....very snappy and so on.....I was put on Zoloft for a while and did not notice a change at all... ... take....the doctor didnt really do any tests just the Zoloft ......can someone help me with this decision???
...
... 12 hours.....very snappy and so on.....I was put on Zoloft for a while and did not notice a change at all... ... take....the doctor didnt really do any tests just the Zoloft ......can someone help me with this decision???
...
... 12 hours.....very snappy and so on.....I was put on Zoloft for a while and did not notice a change at all... ... take....the doctor didnt really do any tests just the Zoloft ......can someone help me with this decision???
... years as being depressed and I too was prescribed Zoloft . It only exacerbated my situation. It caused me to...
- Need HELP with son!! 17th April 2004
... years, diagnosis was changed to Depression and put on Zoloft . Since then (he's now 18) he's been on several meds...
