switch to another anti-depressant? how can you tell besides being down and depressed which i'm not but i'm not like i was when i first took it! ALSO I HAVE TO TAKE MEDICNE RIGHT NOW DUE TO A TRADGEDY SO NO HERBAL REMEDIES PLEASE!
2007-01-24 08:06:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
If you've been on it for three years and never felt that it's worked, it is definitely time to change. It's also time to change if it did help and now it doesn't. Sometimes just a switch to another SSRI will help, as a psychologist (not a prescribe) I would recommend staying with something in the same family as Zoloft and not switching to something else, like a tricyclate.
2007-01-24 08:17:02 · answer #1 · answered by smartsassysabrina 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was on 200mgs of Zoloft for about a year and a half. I never felt much of a difference at all from before I was on it. My mom said I sounded a little better when we spoke on the phone but she was the only person that said they noticed anything. I still had terrible problems with anxiety, rage, psychotic episodes, etc.. I was weened off of it and nothing much changed. If you are taking the maximum dose and you're not feeling 'right', you probably need to switch meds at this point.
I stayed off meds for about 4 years after the Zoloft. Now I'm taking 20mgs of Lexapro with .5mg of Klonopin for anxiety/panic attacks (I started with 1mg of Ativan but it wasn't working as well). I feel better on the Lexapro than I ever did on Zoloft and I've only been on it for 3 months. The addition of anti-anxiety meds may be a big part of that though.
2007-01-24 20:53:44 · answer #2 · answered by Pico 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I took Zoloft for 4 years and slowly increased from 25 mg. to about 100 mg., which is about 1/2 the max. Toward the end of that time I began to feel pretty tired, blah, uninterested in sex, etc. So my doctor switched me to Effexor 75mg. (the starter dose) and I've been doing great on that for about 8 months. Effexor addresses the serotonin reuptake issue but also the dopamine. It provides a slight energy boost, too. You might ask about it. I think it is especially effective at yanking people out of mild depression.
2007-01-24 08:13:47 · answer #3 · answered by nikon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best thing is to talk to a therapist or doctor about how you are feeling. Is your mood similar to your peers ? How about your thoughts and dreams ? They can help you decide if something else is better for you. I found that a time release formula like Effexor XR worked better for me and I was able to reduce the dose. Remember it is normal for everyone be be depressed occasionally, like everything else this too will pass.
2007-01-24 08:15:50 · answer #4 · answered by DaLady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
after your on it a little while sometimes the medications do stop working especially if you take them long term. I've been a patient for many many years and I've had to switch medications a number of times as medications just don't work after you've been on them awhile. ask your doctor if you should switch and tell him you don't think it;s working anymore and ask him about a different antidepressant as they have many good ones out there.
2007-01-24 08:15:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure you are going to get expert medical advice here. Plus if someone gives you advice on something like this I don't think I'd be dumb enough to take it as expert advice.
Go to the doctor and ask him/her.
2007-01-24 08:14:47 · answer #6 · answered by thunder2sys 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess it could be possible for the medicine to stop working. Ask your Dr. about Lexapro and Efexnor. Those work pretty well.
2007-01-24 08:10:42 · answer #7 · answered by Amigurl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋