I was still feeling depressed and anxious 6 months after Mom's passing, so the doctor gave me the generic Zoloft. I'm really sensitive to meds, so I started out with 1/2 pill for 6 days, and have taken one pill (50mg) for the past week. I feel terrible. I have little appetite, wake at 5am and feel shaky inside yet very very tired. Is it worth it to suffer like this to get a good effect in the end? Does the reverse happen when you go off them, even gradually? I'm 70, worry about everything anyway so I'm having a very hard time of it.
My boss was complaining about feeling so sleepy, and I would find him snoozing in front of his computer. He had his B-12 levels checks. Yep, low. Took B-12 shots for awhile, now taking the pills. He's back to his old self, running circles around everyone half his age.
I had to learn to not read the side effects in the pamphlet, otherwise I would surely get most of them.
Finally found that Xanax works for me. Started out on the very lowest dose made and broke that in half. Tried it for 2 weeks. Then went to the full dosage. So far so good. I take that after breakfast. Has helped me with my driving panics.
Also taking Paxil, again the lowest dose possible, break in half. Eventually tried a full dose and quickly went back to half dose.
Eating better now, seem to prefer veggies and salads. Over dosing on chocolate :P Sleeping now through the night [finally after years of little sleep] and waking between 5 am and 6 which is good as I like to watch "Morning Joe" on MSNBC.
Now I am trying different over the counter vitamins because Vit D and Vit B-12 upset my stomach. I need to higher my dosage because I am way too low in both of them. This is also a challenge. Lot of trial and error. Trying cherry favored and gummy types.