Posted by ruth on May 24, 1999, at 15:21:19
In reply to Re: Zoloft and Apathy, posted by Sean on May 24, 1999, at 14:47:49
Sean,
Yes, I can totally relate. My main beefs with the
ssri's are weight gain and lack of sexual intensity/
interest, but also, as you mention the apathy.
I'm an artist too, and creativity is very
important to me. I think the apathy and feeling
that sort of internal numbness is also a part of
what causes me to go off and on ad's so often.
But unfortunately, I can't tolerate the depression
very well either. So I go back on. Then I can't
tolerate the apathy and other side effects, and
go off. I can't tolerate either state very well.
Umm....where am I going with this...I don't know..
just to say I relates strongly to that struggle.
Did you say you'd found a drug (amitriptyline?)
that didn't cause the apathy? Or have you just
decided to deal with your depression off medication?
poster:ruth
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