Posted by bookgurl99 on April 25, 2003, at 10:17:42
In reply to Re: hellish withdrawals from Zoloft anyone?, posted by shnooky on April 23, 2003, at 23:45:47
> Books,
> I was just wondering what it is that you suffer from?? Is it panic/anxiety or depression, or both?? Why are you thinking of changing medicatons?? Are you not doing well on the Zoloft??
> Thanks
> Shnooky
Hey Shnooky,I have anxiety with some ocd symptoms. I technically don't have ocd because for ocd to be labelled ocd, your ocd must take at least an hour out of your day.
But when I'm unmedicated, I can't get distressing thoughts (such as a news report about a murder) out of my head, I need to check the door a few times to make sure it's locked, need to check the stove even if I _know_ it's turned off. And, untreated, I am filled with dread if an object is out of place -- out of place being very random, like I set up a bed that had no headboard in a new apartment and panicked when my partner placed the pillows on the 'wrong' side.
Medicated, I have normal anxiety.
The reason I don't like zoloft is =
+I have gained 25 pounds in the past year, despite exercising and watching what I eat. (I do have a thyroid disorder, but I think the zoloft has pushed it over the edge.)+My feelings are overregulated. The ocd-type symptoms are gone, but my ability to feel happiness is really lowered.
+Despite all this, zoloft seems to make me argumentative and sad. I think it's because the drug raises serotonin at the expense of dopamine.
in short, zoloft sucks for me. :D
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