Posted by Iansf on April 13, 2004, at 19:26:15
In reply to Zolft, Changed Personality, posted by JohnNov on April 12, 2004, at 13:26:36
> Change in personality, I have been taking Zoloft for 1 year now. 100 mg per day for the last month down from 200mg. 1mg Klonopin at bedtime. Zoloft dose range from 25mg to 200mg. I am new to this group and really need to talk to someone besides a doctor about my feelings and frustrations with medicines. Short history, over the years I have taken Prozac, Serzone, Celexa etc. It is as if I am stuck in the middle at 100mg of Zoloft not happy, some depression. My Doctor recommended I go up to 150mg then 200mg of Zoloft per day. When I move up to that dose, my depression is gone, but most of what I call “me” is gone also. At 200mg even my wife notices and compliments the difference in me (except the libido side effects) Something is missing and that is the part that scares me. At 200mg of Zoloft per day it will be days of weeks before I get this feeling that I am not really me that I am the person that 200mg of Zolft has created. It is almost like a panic attack but then it subsides and I go on for a few more weeks. It is like my inner self it trying to break out of the medicated me. Am I crazy or going crazy? Has anybody experienced this feeling at 200mg of Zoloft. I find relief from the depression but I have no motivation to disagree with anybody or anything. Happy to participate in any activity but find it hard to initiate. Agree with whatever my wife wants to do. Finding it very easy to focus on her, perfect husband. Yet somehow there is a small voice that keeps calling me. Please help, does anybody else have these emotions feelings ?>
I have not taken Zoloft, but I can relate to what your saying from my experience on Prozac. I too felt quite happy but somehow didn't really care about much. EVERYTHING was all right as far as I was concerned. I was at my mother's bedside when she died and about all I felt was, so what, that's fine with me. I felt somewhat separated from everything floating in my own happy little world.
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