My Experience on Anti-Depressants (2 Years on Zoloft)
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- čas přidán 1. 05. 2019
- Obviously I'm not a doctor!! I'm just going off what I know from my experience. Always chat with your doctor about how you're feeling and what you can do to help you feel better.
Medication is not anything to be ashamed about, which is why I decided to film this video. The more we talk about this stuff, the closer we are to ending the stigma
Love you guys - thanks for watching!
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This was so helpful Jazzmin! You’re so cool and relatable. Sharing your journey is so brave and helpful other women. Please keep posting!
Dude! I have the same type of thoughts as you. I get super obsessive about having feelings for friends or not being able to love who I want to love. Feels great to hear from someone who has the same thoughts
I’m currently on day 2 50ml on Seraline my muscles ache on my lower body. Watching your video has been so encouraging for me. Thank you 💚
Update please? Are you still taking it?
I appreciate this video so much. I’ve been slowly raising my Zoloft dose since late last year. I started 100mg of Zoloft last Friday and also take Strattera for adhd. The medicine has completely changed my life for the better.
I have no idea what your situation is but I thought I might mention this. I used Strattera for a few months and it made me EXTREMELY depressed. Like I didn’t realize what it was doing to me until I attempted suicide. Do with that what you will, just thought I’d mention it in case you need to know.
i am taking 75mg now, i am not completely sure if i am completely relief from my panic disorder. i am just scared to increase my dose to 100 mg, i know my therapist is going to up my dose but i really dont wanna deal with the nausea with increasing the dose.
@@emmaspence4952 I’m now on 200 mg on Zoloft and 100mg of Strattera and feel better than I ever have before. I’m sorry that you had a bad experience with Strattera. ☹️
@@Lady_Tism that’s great I’m so glad it worked for you! Glad you’re doing well.
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Thank you for making this video. It’s very informative and useful.
Just started Zoloft. :) thanks for the info! Its been over a year since this was posted.. Hope you're doing well.
Just got a dosage for Zoloft, so I'm watching videos to prepare myself for the next couple months of adjustment. I have heard so many people having great results, so I pray I am able to experience the same? Wish me luck, CZcams!
how has it been going?
Wishing you the best of health! Let us know how you’re doing. ☺️
free tay k how long until I began to notice the effects of Zoloft? It’s for my generalized anxiety and panic disorder and I’m starting on 25mg a day
No original poster but in my experience. I’ve been on Zoloft for 2 years. It took me about 3 months to find the right dose. I started at 50 then ended up at 150. 7-8 months I felt like a normal human being for the first time in my life. Sometimes it gets worse before it gets better with Zoloft! Good luck
@@killapriscilla that's awesome. It helps to hear your experience.
Im not sure how long I took Zoloft maybe 3 or 4 weeks but I stopped because it made it worse and to the point of me becoming suicidal. It really scared me to keep trying new medicine. Which made me freak out about the next one I took for fear of it happening again. I'm still trying different medicines and am hoping to give them more of a chance. I know everyone's different and am so glad that it's helping a lot of people instead of worsening like it did to me.
It take 6-8 weeks to begin to work.. you need to wait longer than 3-4 weeks. Things do get worse at first it happened to me but then things got better
Interesting because zoloft is one of the more mild anti depressants that even 6 year Olds take it. You might have a more severe mental issue going on that needs to be diagnosed
Its incredible how vast and unpredictable side effects are
Thanks Jazzmin. You're great
Thanks for sharing. Your story was pretty encouraging. I was just prescribed Zoloft last week and I've been sitting with the bottle for a week afraid to take it lol.
same. my anxiety makes me look up the symptoms and side effects of the medication and i’m like.... nope.
You're gonna be totally fine! I take it and it's honestly the best decision I've ever made. It changed my life❤️
the side effects are almost everytime barely there. In my experience, i only dealt with lack of appetite for about one week and that was it. I´ve been on zoloft for 5 months now and my panic attacks diminished a lot. Stay safe
Staci McCants how can u be afraid to take it if you have depression and anxiety? People usually want to get better they wouldn’t think twice about taking it
@@Rebelz173 Not sure whether you intended it or not but regardless you should be aware that this comes across as quite judgemental and uninformed. There are a range of reasons why someone would be reluctant toward medication despite really wanting to improve their wellbeing. Medication isn't always the best fit for everyone and having a bad experience on medication can really make you hesitant to try another. Not trying to call you out just letting you know that there's no relation between being unsure of medication and wanting to get better.
Important video thank you!
Zoloft was the most commonly prescribed antidepressant in the USA in 2018 with over 38 million prescriptions.
Hi I’m 16 and I started taking Zoloft and it makes me feel weird . It doesn’t make me feel good at all
I personally tried Zoloft in the past and it worked well, and I got off of it due to feeling better. Lately I've been severely depressed again, so I started taking it again and it has been a total hell for me since. I barely sleep, my depression did not improve at all. I don't know what happened since I felt good when I first started taking it, and have been taking it for a month now, upped the dosage to 200mg and still no change. Totally frustrating.
:(
Try a different med
Maybe it'll take time
Agreed with the adverse reaction to 5-HTP.
You experienced the side effects mentioned throughout the entire duration, or was it just the 1st couple months.
How are you doing today? Thanks for sharing your insight on your experience.
Psychiatrist prescribed me zoloft for my OCD and anxiety after lexapro failed to help. I was supposed to switch to it yesterday but then I realized that zoloft is what my dad was on when he committed suicide so now I'm terrified abt how it may affect me :/ Although my aunt said he was misusing it and taking too much.
@Nergy11 I finally was brave and took the zoloft, I just started with 25mg and stayed there for first 3 weeks to ease myself into it, now I'm up to the 50mg I was originally prescribed. So grateful I did I can already tell it's helping! Only side effect I've had personally is very vivid dreams (but that's actually been sorta fun lol). Sending good vibes and prayers your way too, with whatever it is you're going through!
I've been treated for OCD & anxiety, Serta is fine.
If it doesnt suit you, you can try Fluoxetine(Prozac).
@@8randi I have ocd too and prescribed this med. I really want it to end its destroyed my life mentally. The box has been sitting on my desk for a month. tomorrow im taking it pray for meeeee
@@beththeswiftie9239 I pray this med is successful for you!
@@8randi Hey, I'm over a week in and my mind is so quiet compared to before - not 'cured' but.. improvements=yes !! I have so far experienced insomnia first two days - was so bad!! Headaches and stomach first two days as well. Symptoms can change at any time but that's my update. Persevering forward and on 50mg. May increase in months to come if need be who knows what will happen.
Im week 2 on 25mg..hope i can get 50mg..im still agoraphobic..hard to get myself outside. Thanks for your video. How many mgs are you taking?
Hows it going?
how are you feeling please?
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I took Zoloft for about 2 years. The first couple months I felt high as a kite, amazing actually. Then over time, I just became emotionless, with the occasional burst of irritability or anger. I was so relieved after I made myself stop taking it and started actually having emotions again. When the doctor increased the dosage I became totally robotic. That's when I decided I'd had enough.
Boom..Just the comment I was looking for. When you stopped, did you slowly ween yourself off of the medication? How long after you stopped did you feel normal again? Also did you ever deal with electric shock type feeling?
@@kyliedrinks1 I actually stopped cold turkey, which is not the best way to quit probably. Yes, I had brain zaps for about 2 weeks. And I felt better emotionally almost immediately and totally normal with no side effects after no more than a month. I think if you wean off it maybe you can avoid the brain zaps. But yeah, I would prefer to have emotions, even negative ones, over being chemically lobotomized.
@@chrisduncan3943 what were you talking it for ? plz
@@ghionberiso309 depression
Did it change your personality? Or are you back to yourself again?
Thanks that was very useful info
Zoloft was prescribed more frequently than any other antidepressant in the USA in 2018 with over 38 million prescriptions.
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OCD started for me at age 10. Its still with me.
Post more videos (: I hope your doing well . I’ve sent my dr crazy mssgs too 😂. Today my dr upped me to 50 mg
Maybe ur busy getting ready for your wedding . Wedding video ?!:)
I just started Zoloft today I’m so scared it’ll ruin my personality and relationship...... I was on Prozac for a year a few years back but I’m scared to start a new med 😟
Hows it going
Update, it helped a bit but my sex drive was completely gone, and my emotions were still all over the place. I had some self harm thoughts, more than usual with my depression and anxiety. I decided to stop them and I feel better. I gave them a two month fighting chance but the no sex drive wasn’t worth the little improvement I was feeling. It did help me regulate thoughts more I just say but CBD/THC has been helping me better as of now.
Of course it is different for everyone!!
Savannah26889 sex drive gone? I’m a guy but have been on it for week and haven’t felt nothing like that I see girl saying it more than men
HE Reyes I’ve been back on Prozac for a few months now. Zoloft made me groggy and affected my sex drive a bit. I felt weird and out of it. Prozac takes the cake for me personally!
Savannah26889 why do people complain about it changing personality? It doesn’t do that it just helps you to cope
After being on Zoloft for a long period of time, did you experience daily/weekly shortness of breath?
No. I've been on the medication for 10 years and I've never dealt with shortness of breath!
@@kyliedrinks1 never?
The only time I dealt with shortness of breath was due to me being anemic
How did you get better?
@@melissavasquez5069 increase my iron intake
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I been on zoloft for 4 days i have no energy kinda feel like a rag doll fatigue muscle soreness an headaches , it has deminish my anxiety so much although i just want to lay on t the couch i have no appetite which is good for me need to loose weight i would say what is unbearable to me is no energy and feeling like a rag doll fatigue , how long will i feel this way , this my secont time trying firts time one day i could not handle it and i was put on Prozac , i want give this a chance , im just so
Tired , i need long term releif.
It's been 1 month I take zoloft and it's getting better dont give up you will feel a little difference im on 50 mg
Lorraine Corbin I’m 12 on 25 or something like that
Yeah I’m on 25
Dawson Carpenter How are you holding up? Are you still taking it?
@@JeanBean81 thank you everyone , I am so happy I decided to go through with i feel so much better no pms anymore or mood swings and my monthly totaly stop I feel so much better the fog is finally gone 😊
I'd be interested to know how you are now Jazzmin? This looks like your last video. Hope you're doing okay.
I'm doing great! Thank you for asking! :)
Jazzmin Martinez Will you be uploading any new content?
I juss started zoloft btw
How are you now? .. no new videos for a while.
Are you on sertraline?
@@jcbanbury starting today.
SSRIs give me unmanageable insomnia and fatigue. bummer that this is the only gold standard option we have
How long did you take them for?
You might already know this but my doctor told me to take them as soon as I wake up.
2yrs? I thought it works in 4-6weeks
sometimes it works in 15 days, sometimes a month and sometimes it takes a while
Good video but it is actually prescribed not perscribed Lol
omg oops
oh ok reuptake inhibitor so kind of like cocaine 0_0
Kind of like...google and educate yourself.
Cocaine has effects on other brain chemics and has another mechanism of action