- 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???
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... 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...
- lamactil 14th April 2004
... sort of a medication withdrawal. My girlfriend takes Zoloft for MDD, and she describes this withdrawal of sorts ... head." I used to experience this when I was taking Zoloft , but is very pronounced if I miss taking my Lamictal...
- antidepressants 7th April 2004
... I started getting really depressed they put me on Zoloft , which I took for four or five years prior to being ... didn't dawn on anyone that every time we upped my Zoloft dosage because I gradually needed more to combat the ... diagnose me as Bipolar, and quickly weaned me from the Zoloft while I started Lithium. Certainly, because anger...
- Just Diagnosed bipolar from depression new meds.. 5th April 2004
... my life. Had a sit down with my Dr. today been on Zoloft and klonopin for depression ans anxiety, kept uping ... zoloft as it stopped working, klonopin was useless. She ... has me weening from zoloft to wellbutrin and trying xanax for the anxiety, after...
... Anyhow, I was in the same situation as you. I took Zoloft and gradually upped the dosage as it became less effective...
... my life. Had a sit down with my Dr. today been on Zoloft and klonopin for depression ans anxiety, kept uping ... zoloft as it stopped working, klonopin was useless. She ... has me weening from zoloft to wellbutrin and trying xanax for the anxiety, after ... know at the time) from time to time and was put on Zoloft a few years back for it. As time went on, my doctor...
- New Pdoc 1st April 2004
... will added Zyprexa nd Resperdol(sp?). He upped my Zoloft form 50mg a day to 100 with hopes to make it to 200...
... will added Zyprexa nd Resperdol(sp?). He upped my Zoloft form 50mg a day to 100 with hopes to make it to 200...
... medical knowledge more often....good luck and i hope the zoloft increase doesnt send you into mania as it did me....
... way of finding out if you are bipolar, by giving you zoloft like that. I hope you don't get very manic from it...
... and he uped my doses of Klonapin to 2mg 3x a day, Zoloft 200mg a day, a beta blocker, and he wants to add Wellbutrin...
... wow... from 50mg of Zoloft to 200mg in two weeks...
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- lamactil side effects 31st March 2004
... my head" if I miss a dose (similar to the effect of Zoloft ).
Summing up, it sounds like your pdoc is setting...
- Leaving Bipolar disorder untreated 30th March 2004
... during my last manic episode. I was on lithium and zoloft but had abrubtly stopped the medication which made...
- newly diagnosed 25th March 2004
... put on lamictal, ridisperal, in conjunction with the zoloft and seroquel i was already talking ( i am weaning...
...
Meds can help (I'd ask your doctor about taking Zoloft which is an SSRI) BUT keep in mind that stress can...
... before June...
Anyhow, I agree with Ruth about the Zoloft -- I've had direct experience with SSRIs Gone Wild...
- ZONEGRAN, anyone? 22nd March 2004
... was diagnosed with bipolar. They put me on that and Zoloft . Not sure what to expect as far as side effects....
- Iam back 19th March 2004
... and OCD. I was taken off my Depakote and put on to Zoloft and Klonapin. Things were getting better but i still...
... and OCD. I was taken off my Depakote and put on to Zoloft and Klonapin. Things were getting better but i still...
- About Antidepressant-Induced Mania... 25th February 2004
... current episode came about when we (Doc & I) added Zoloft to the Remeron that I had been taking. Ended up irritable...
... current episode came about when we (Doc & I) added Zoloft to the Remeron that I had been taking. Ended up irritable...
... like hypertension (HIGH blood pressure)
I think zoloft sometimes causes those things without it being mania...
... 2 antidepressants was that I was on Remeron after Zoloft "pooped out" on me. With Remeron alone, I was still ... depressed so we were adding back the Zoloft after a year or more off. I loved how the Remeron...
... index:
I was on Zoloft for about 2 years before it stopped working. My pdoc ... BPII (now BPII Rapid Cycling). The episodes that the Zoloft sparked would keep me up for a week without any sleep ... of depression before any sign of mania started, and Zoloft probably helped start mine. While SSRIs can cause...
... current episode came about when we (Doc & I) added Zoloft to the Remeron that I had been taking. Ended up irritable...
... Just to clarify, when I wrote
"I think zoloft sometimes causes those things without it being mania ... the original symptoms you mentioned, I did not mean zoloft causes low blood sugar or hypertension. (then again...
... like hypertension (HIGH blood pressure)
I think zoloft sometimes causes those things without it being mania ... about HYPO- vs truly manic), but I should clarify that zoloft actually makes me personally truly manic, not hypomanic...
... Zoloft made me a very angry, nasty, panicky person. My doctor ... convinced that those "mania" symptoms were simply Zoloft crazies....
... the original SSRI's by themselves (prozac, paxil, zoloft ) with no mania. They "pooped out" of me after about ... This current one came about when we tried adding back Zoloft while still taking Remeron; the combination of the...
- Risperdal 23rd February 2004
... drugs that really "shouldn't" set it off, that do like zoloft . Like my neuro said, the onlt drugs we cannot guarantee...
- just starting to level out...then medical probs! 12th February 2004
... that I looked it up in the PDR for you is because Zoloft does that to me.}...
... that I looked it up in the PDR for you is because Zoloft does that to me.}
Unfortunately, I have had ... ..yikes. Thanks for the info,
Angie
ps: zoloft actually gives me an all out dystonic reaction, which...
- Omega-3 12th February 2004
... feel at least 40% better. In the past I have taken Zoloft and Paxil--but they always made me feel numb--I wanted...
- Why can't I stay with a job???? I am bipolar??? 10th February 2004
... for depression in the past---I have tried paxil and zoloft and effexor and they all made me feel numb. One last...
... herbal medications or something before going back on Zoloft or something. Of course if I'm bipolar I think I will...
... herbal medications or something before going back on Zoloft or something. Of course if I'm bipolar I think I will ... your suspicions of bipolar, because an ssri, like zoloft , can have an adverse reaction and throw you into mania ... diagnosis for me......it was prozac that did it tho, not zoloft ....same class tho...
- High Dosage of Zoloft and Suicidal Thoughts 7th February 2004
... guys!) Anyway, your worsening depression might mean Zoloft has pooped out and you need a med change. Or it could...
... feeling really depressed latley so he upped my dosage of Zoloft from 100mg to 150mg daily. Ever since then I have ... have to be extremely careful when taking things like zoloft and prozac. they can trigger manias andmajor depressions...
... feeling really depressed latley so he upped my dosage of Zoloft from 100mg to 150mg daily. Ever since then I have ... borderline bi-polar. I am currently taking 150 mg. Zoloft , 1.5 mg. Xanax, and 150 mg. of Welbutrin. My doctor ... just upped my Zoloft . I have found that this is what I needed because ... having suicidal thoughts. Whether its related to Zoloft or not, you need to let your doctor know ASAP!! Please...
- general opinion? 7th February 2004
... possible dose of the hormones
My girlfriend takes Zoloft , and when her friend visits every month, her Zoloft...
- effexor xr 31st January 2004
... experience, it was a good antidepressant. i started when zoloft stopped working. i had some sexual side effects but...
- How do you guys handle breakups? 26th January 2004
... this on something more positive.I still after bein on zoloft for 1 month...Sometimes I still catch myself goin...
- misdiagnosed... 25th January 2004
... plus other unpleasantness) was caused by too much Zoloft . Sometimes the drugs we take can mimic symptoms for...
- question about trazodone 18th January 2004
... 50 mg's 3 pills throghout the evening.I am also on zoloft 50 mg's once a morning..My question is to anyone thats...
... of the issues u mentioned below, untill an SSRI ( Zoloft ) was added..
at that time I was someone u didn't ... depressant.. I've seen several doctor's mix Paxil or Zoloft with Trazodone.. (or wellbutrin xl and Trazodone. ... 50 mg's 3 pills throghout the evening.I am also on zoloft 50 mg's once a morning..My question is to anyone thats...
... nervous in the morning, how long after you took the zoloft did the nervousness start? Are you sure the trazodone ... contributing issue? Had you recently increased the Zoloft ? Try to think of all the other possible factors.
...
- This is about sexual side effects... 17th January 2004
... long time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am in week 3 of takin zoloft 50 mg's and {day 6 of takin} trazodone 100 mgs at...
- New diagnosis! 16th January 2004
... and he didnt even mention bp to me!!!!! I was put on zoloft 25mg to start then up to 50 mg and ambien 10 mg to ... help me sleep...The zoloft is doing good but the ambien only worked for a week...
- Bi-polar vs Bi-polar II vs Bi-Polar Rapid Cycling 16th January 2004
... disorder. The pdoc started me on anti-depressants... Zoloft made me TOO happy, Wellbutrin made me TOO irritable...
- topamax to the max! 14th January 2004
... did like it as well as mixed coctail of Eskalith and Zoloft but then my doc recently took me off of the Topamax...
- I'm back, new and improved and that's B.S. 13th January 2004
... lithium, paxil, and buspar, and put me on topomaz, zoloft , and adavan(she also ordered clonopin and ambien for...
- very confused about everything... 8th January 2004
... losing my sexual self{ i lost it anyway already w/ zoloft }..He said he didnt think wellbutrin would be right ... for me so he gave me 3 weeks worth of zoloft starting at 25mgs then after 7 days i go to 50 mgs ... confusion comes in...At first i felt better right away w/ zoloft .The last 2 days i have been having confusing thoughts ... pill and went to bed!!!! The first few days of taking zoloft i was cleaning again and lovinlife..WEELLLLLLL I am...
- tired mom 5th January 2004
... birth control, her hormonal shift interferes with her Zoloft , keeping it from doing its job....
- Bi-Polar/drug abuser boyfriend 2nd January 2004
... moods kept getting more and more extreme. he was on zoloft but wouldnt see a real doc or a theraopist (he got...
... moods kept getting more and more extreme. he was on zoloft but wouldnt see a real doc or a theraopist (he got...
- Christmas Wishes 24th December 2003
... Li-thi-um
Zoloft and Paxil...
These...
- bipolar or thyroid 8th December 2003
... failed to check my thyroid first. They put me on Zoloft with made me space out and worse (because I didn't...
- Topamax.. w/ Prozax? do you still feel angry? 5th December 2003
... of test patients on SSRI's (Prozac, Luvox, Paxil, Zoloft , Celexa, Lexapro) who have Bipolar Disorder.
Please...
- sick of it 2nd December 2003
... one has taken its toll. Ive taken, paxil, serzone, zoloft to name a few and felt like a literal zombie. Ive...
... one has taken its toll. Ive taken, paxil, serzone, zoloft to name a few and felt like a literal zombie. Ive ... said,Thyroid yes have that problem,Drugs been there zoloft ,and stabilizers.
In the begininng as always born...
- Oversedation and Misdiagnosis 29th November 2003
... lithium and risperdol and told me to continue with the zoloft I was taking at the time.
By my second month of...
- How do u tell if your bipolar? 27th November 2003
... three months of treatment with lithium risperdal and zoloft and I lost further touch from reality due to bad care...
- Privacy or disclosure w/out permission 26th November 2003
... diagnosed, I found out my brother had been on Depakote and Zoloft for 14 years. They had basically parked him in a...
- I've had two different doctors tell me I have Bi Polar disease, could it be possible? 23rd November 2003
... depressants known as SSRI's. (Prozac, Luvox, Paxil, Zoloft , Celexa, Lexapro) They have been known to throw a...
- Effexor withdrawals or Wellbutrin side effects? 16th November 2003
... I got similar symptoms when I quit Zoloft . Not the same as Effexor but close, as both deal with...
- lithium and depression 15th November 2003
... almost 2 years, before that, Prozac, Paxil, Buspar, Zoloft ..heck they all gave me the ZAPS. I took Lamictal...
- Lamictal and Lithium.. Lamictal effective? 14th November 2003
... one day and felt better.
I take Abilify, Lamictal, Zoloft , Clomipramine/Anafranil, and Strattera. Sometimes...
... Topomax, 75 mg. Seroquel, 15 mg. Abilify and 150 mg. Zoloft daily keeps me stabilized. Have an excellent pdoc...
... Topomax, 75 mg. Seroquel, 15 mg. Abilify and 150 mg. Zoloft daily keeps me stabilized. Have an excellent pdoc...
- Wellbutrin ZAPS!! 14th November 2003
... one day it just stopped working. I just switched to Zoloft a month ago. While on Wellbutrin I would get a full...
- topamax experiences 9th November 2003
... mg. Seroquel at night, 15 mg. Ability and 150 mg. Zoloft during the day. That happens to be the magic combo...
- just wondering, a question for all 8th November 2003
... side effects and actually became manic because of zoloft . I read about all the possible side effects and interaction...
- My ten year old son. 5th November 2003
... times in the last 5 months. She was on depakote and zoloft and trazadone, with no success and actually, I think ... the zoloft made her worse, then her dr. put her on wellbutrin ... , dropping the zoloft and no improvement at all, she is now on lithium and ... and so far shes doing great. He took her off the zoloft because she and I had discussed it and he kept increasing...
- So Scared 4th November 2003
... DawnMarie-
I am on 5 meds- Strattera, Zoloft , Lamictal, Clomipramine/Anafranil, and Abilify. Also...
- drug induced mania? 4th July 2003
... SSRI, you were definitely bipolar anyway. Maybe the Zoloft took bipolar II hypomania and turned it into bipolar ... disorder. I would strongly suggest going off of the Zoloft because it makes you "cranky," aggressive, and irritable ... episodes, this will be increased. It doesn't sound like Zoloft is the right choice for you, and that taking it will ... If you don't mind my asking, what do you use the Zoloft for? If it's only for depression, maybe you want to...
- New to the Biploar thing... 10th June 2003
... when I was 28 (now I am 36). I take carbamazipene, zoloft ( weaning off this one), and a new one called lamotrigine...
