Zoloft :(

wellbutrin or cymbalta

I WAS going to go on Paxil but after watching/hearing so many horror stories seeing women crying on youtube...not faking it... I was scared Sh*tless!!! I'll just try to deal with life without meds. I have always been afraid of taking meds and after doing additional digging my fears are justified. I just can not gamble and throw away a years worth of sweat and pain for a pill. Not worth the side effects/possible massive weight gain. They screw up your metabolism I heard.

I have been on zoloft since 1992. I have actually lost weight but I don't think it was caused by the med. I have had towork harder than some people but I'm losing. Try taking it at night, then you won't feel so weird. Thats when I take it. If I didn't take it I would be one massive panic attack.:noway:

Yes, it is definitely what works for you. I was on zoloft for years and it helped with the depression but I did gain weight but at the same time my thyroid went wacko. Was weaned off zoloft and onto wellbutrin. I liked it and lost a little bit of weight but then started with suicidal thoughts. I don't think I would have acted on them but didn't like them floating through my head. Was weaned off that and took effexor. Didn't work, still had bad thoughts and got physically ill with nausea and vomiting. Now I'm on celexa ,generic name citalopram, and it has worked the best. All this to say, there are many drugs out there so don't be afraid to tell your doctor when one is not working. Good Luck

Coming off zoloft is awful. The "brain zaps" are wretched. Just take it slow, very slowly decrease your dose and wean off - and make sure your doctor knows your weaning off!

i'm sorry zoloft's not working out for you : ( are you getting help from your doctor? i would definitely recommend you talk to him/her before weaning yourself off of any medication, especially an antidepressant. it's really dangerous if you don't do it right. for example, i decided to stop taking my meds a couple of weeks ago without any advice on how to do it correctly, and i completely crashed. it was terrifying. i was so emotional and depressed that i became suicidal within 24 hours. i got back on the meds immediately and am only now feeling stable again.

in terms of other, better meds - i'm on lexapro, abilify, and trazodone at the moment and haven't had any issues with weight gain. if anything, they've helped me lose weight because i have the energy to work out and the hope that one day, i'll look and feel better. my younger sister used to be on cymbalta (she's now on lithium) and loved it. the side effects were practically nonexistent. but, of course, as with any medication, the effects vary from person to person, so you might have to try a couple before you find one that suits you. good luck!

I'm on a low dose of Paxil and it works perfectly for me, but it might be part of my eating problem. I'd rather deal with that than panic attacks though. I tried Prozac and it was ugly - even on a very low dose I zoned out for half an hour at a time and had weird, extremely vivid fantasies about bleeding to death.

Whatever you do, do not adjust your meds without a doctor helping you. These drugs can be a godsend or they can mess you up really badly. What works for one person can make another psychotic.

I was prescribed Welbutrin. It made me extremely dizzy and physically ill, like the slightest movement on my part would make the room spin and cause me to vomit or dry heave. It also caused some of the most freakishly bizarre dreams and nightmares I have ever had.
After stopping that I was prescribed a variety of different drugs, one after the other, none of which helped and several of them made me feel worse. In the end I decided I'd rather deal with the symptoms of my depression than deal with the side effects of the drugs.
All I can say is good luck. I hope you find something that works for you.