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Re: Combining SJW with Zoloft or other antidepressants

Posted by morganator on November 30, 2009, at 20:31:43

In reply to Re: Combining SJW with Zoloft or other antidepressants, posted by bleauberry on November 30, 2009, at 18:34:45

Wow thanks so much for all of the detailed advice. Yeah I assumed that if I added SJW I would have to lower the dose of Zoloft to 100mgs(where I used to be at when I just took Zoloft and nothing else). I took myself off Zoloft after 7 years thinking I didn't need medication anymore and 6 months later the perfect storm of events plus not being on medication sent me into a severe mixed manic episode. After a year and a half of being on 11 different medications I have struggled with depression and anxiety worse than ever and my brain feels like it's been through the ringer.

I currently take depakote and zyprexa with the 200 mgs. I am weening off zyprexa now and am down to less than 2.5 mg. I only just started 200 mg Zoloft a week ago so I think I might give that some time.

Nortriptyline definitely interests me. I wonder if anyone takes it in the morning instead of at night. I only hear of people taking it at night time.

I kinda feel like switching back to Prozac after 11 years may be a good thing since my brain might need something new and different. Then again it may not work like it did before because my brain has gone through some changes. Ya know it's funny, the first time I took Prozac I was 22(I realize now that I was having my first mixed episode) and it was truly amazing. After the first 3 weeks of not feeling anything from it I woke up one day, took my little pill, and withing an hour I had felt better than I had in years. I was the person I always wanted to be. Prozac was like an antidepressant and mood stabilizer in one pill. I had my manic moments mainly if I drank too much, but for the most part I felt very even keeled and slept great. Zoloft was the same for me for some of the time I was on it also. Oh well, times and conditions have changed unfortunately.

So when you say SJW and Prozac were amazing what exactly do you mean? Did you get relief from anxiety as well as depression? Did you even have anxiety?


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