Posted by Snowie on October 16, 2000, at 18:07:55
In reply to Re: Zoloft and alcohol, posted by brent on October 12, 2000, at 8:28:06
Brent,
I'm sorry that Zoloft has apparently caused problems in your relationship. I briefly tried Zoloft, but broke out in a rash and had to discontinue it after only a week. I did try Prozac and had a similar reaction as your girlfriend, i.e., I just felt numb.
Depending upon how long you and your girlfriend have been together, you might suggest joining a session with her doctor and explaining some of the apparent side effects while she has been on Zoloft. Her doctor could suggest another medication that might work better for her. Prescribing medication is an art, not an absolute. It may take some patience on your part until she finds the right medication for her.
Snowie
> Ok i have a delema, my gf has been on zoloft for a few weeks now, and the last few days it has started working. The problem is the shit(zoloft) makes her not care about anything really, even things she should care about, like me. she said it makes her feel like im more her friend. And she can say things and it doesnt even bother her. But when shes not on the med shes very much in love with me. she had told me shortly after the med started working that she felt the more we get to know eachother the more she feels were just friends, i pretty much knew right away it was probably the zoloft. well that night i started drinking some i wasn't drunk but i had a pretty good buzz, and then she started drinking too, we were talking on the phone at that time and after a couple shots of tequela she said that her feeling for me were like they used to, and she started crying cuz she couldn't believe she had told me that earlier. she said the alcohol made her still be very in love with me but the little things (ex:school, parents etc)that used to bother her b4 she took zoloft still werent there, so it was extra good b/c it was like everything was focused on me and her. then the next day she took it again and she felt like i was her buddy again and she didnt really care....said she felt like nothing. she remembered how she felt the night b4 and so she knew it was just the zoloft, but the only way she could get past it was to drink alcohol. so she drank again and all her feelings for me were back and she was saying sorry and how much she loved me and no matter how she acted on the med she wanted to know she didnt want to lose me or make me feel she didnt love me cuz she really did. but i dont want her to become an alcoholic where the only way she cares about me is when she had some alcohol it didnt require a whole lot...like she wasnt smashed but still thats kinda dumb. im also worried that the alcohol will stop having that effect...but anyways does anyone know of a drug other then zoloft and i dont want prozack either but a drug that acts kinda like alcohol. alcohol makes her not sad like she used to but it allows her to love me. zoloft just makes her feel nothing toward everything. if she gets off of it tho she will be sad and little thing she shouldnt worry about make her cry for a long time. so can anyone help me? please. brent
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