Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 2131

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serotonin/zoloft?

Posted by Christine on January 7, 1999, at 16:56:48

From what I understand the Doctor prescribed zoloft 50 mg a day because my serotonin levels were too high thus the anxiety without depression. Does zoloft increase serotonin or decrease or satabalise? I have only been experiencing anxiety for about 6 weeks or so...I think it was because I was on Levlen "the pill" ever since then i have been jittery and have been anxious. I have only started taking zoloft and was wondering how it worked and how long it would take to start working?

 

Re: serotonin/zoloft?

Posted by Victoria on January 8, 1999, at 17:44:55

In reply to serotonin/zoloft?, posted by Christine on January 7, 1999, at 16:56:48

As far as I know, zoloft works to increase the availability of serotonin in the brain; maybe one of the docs can comment on whether it would be advisable in your situation. But again, I'd suggest going off the pill (and using a barrier method--a diaphragm or condoms + spermicide--for a while to see if the anxiety goes away when you're not taking the pill. If it does, maybe you could use another method or try another type of pill (there are lots of different ones available). Altering your hormones can affect your mood. I took Zoloft for a while. It took a few weeks to kick in, worked well as an anti-depressant, but gave me other flu-like side effects, so I had to stop taking it.


> From what I understand the Doctor prescribed zoloft 50 mg a day because my serotonin levels were too high thus the anxiety without depression. Does zoloft increase serotonin or decrease or satabalise? I have only been experiencing anxiety for about 6 weeks or so...I think it was because I was on Levlen "the pill" ever since then i have been jittery and have been anxious. I have only started taking zoloft and was wondering how it worked and how long it would take to start working?

 

Re: serotonin/zoloft?

Posted by Victoria on January 8, 1999, at 18:12:56

In reply to serotonin/zoloft?, posted by Christine on January 7, 1999, at 16:56:48

I just read your earlier post and realized that you are already off the birth control pills. Without turning this into a gyn discussion group :), I'd be concerned, if these symptoms are truly new since you began the pill and you were having breakthrough bleeding before that (did the doctor say what caused the bleeding?), that perhaps they are all related to hormone problems. Especially if you are over 30, you could be experiencing perimenopausal problems (even if menopause itself is years away). If you suspect that you might be having problems related to your hormone levels, two good books to read are "Listening to Your Hormones" by Gillian Ford and "Screaming to Be Heard" by Elizabeth Lee Vliet, MD. They were very helpful to me in figuring out the role hormones were playing in a variety of problems I was having (and that lots of doctors don't seem very well informed about, hence the title of Dr. Vliet's book). Good luck!

> From what I understand the Doctor prescribed zoloft 50 mg a day because my serotonin levels were too high thus the anxiety without depression. Does zoloft increase serotonin or decrease or satabalise? I have only been experiencing anxiety for about 6 weeks or so...I think it was because I was on Levlen "the pill" ever since then i have been jittery and have been anxious. I have only started taking zoloft and was wondering how it worked and how long it would take to start working?


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