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Why is this happening? (Started taking Zoloft and things seem to be getting worse!)
I started taking Zoloft last night. I have severe anxiety and depression. I decided to give it a shot, but I was scared of it getting worse. Well...
I know it hasn't been 24 hours yet, but I feel as if it's getting worse and I don't know what to do. I don't know if it's because I'm freaking myself out over it. I've been scared to take medicine, so I have not. But I decided I cannot live like this anymore. I must find a solution. So I decided to take them but what if it just keeps getting worse and worse? Anyone who takes any antidepressants that know how long I'll feel like this? :(
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Please do not listen to littlesky9 for he or she does not know what he or she is talking about. The only thing he or she may be a bit correct about is the suicide thing as it is a side effect of some antidepressant medications.
Zoloft is one of the older antidepressants and used by many doctor for people under 18 because it is a very stable medication that does not have many side effects including suicide. Although like other medications it does come with the warning to contact you doctor is you start having suicidal ideations.
Hopefully I have cleared that up for you. Antidepressants are not like antibiotics. They do not start working over night. They need to build up in your body as they are a hormonal replacement for hormones such as serotonin a natural hormone made by your body. When people suffer depression, especially clinical depression diminished or insufficient serotonin levels is usually the culprit.
The time it takes for these levels to build up in your body depends on the dosage you are on and how your doctor decides to build you up. In my case I was started at a low dosage and 3 weeks later the dosage was increased. Along the way I started to feel better and better as the dosage increased and my body stored more and more of the antidepressant.
What is very important with this medication is to take it exactly as prescribed by the doctor. Try to take it every day at the same time especially while you are building up on it. Being compliant with your medication and seeing both your doctor and therapist and being open with them so that the stressor that is causing your depression can be identified is key to recovery.
Clinical depression is caused by stress. Stress causes depression, depression causes pain, including mental pain which causes depression. It is a vicious circle that has to be broken. Proper medical treatment and talk therapy is how you recover.
Give the medication time to work, you should start to feel a bit better in a few days and then a bit better every day there after. If not then call the doctor to see if a change in dosage or if a different medication may be needed. But please stay on the medication it will work. If this is your first depressive episode you will not have to take the medication forever. Probably for a year to 18 months and then the doctor will take you off of it.
Please do not listen to littlesky9 for whoever that is does not know what they are talking about. I've been there. I've taken the medication and I have recovered by doing just what I am advising you to do.
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you know I knew an RN and he told me, with some of the antidepressants, they make you commit suicide, only because if you were going to do it, it just makes it easier...I say, how the hell do you know if your depressed?? hey life is hard...start drinking "Holy Basil tea, very good for serotonin and will help your system get back on track...Iam not a doctor, but get off the pills, after a while they don't work anyway...and you could have a big breakdown 6 months to a year after taking the pills, not unheard of...yea life is a bitch...I say, take walks, eat better, no cokes, junk food,start making little choices, get rest...stay away from negative people, talk to a pastor, keep a journal, see a funny film, rent funny DVD's...someone always has it worse than you, and lastly remember "THIS TOO SHALL PASS" could be your hormones, if your living with a lousy family, can you go live with a nice aunt? if your in a hourder house can you get out? there is always a way, talk to someone...and remember, THIS TOO SHALL PASS...PRAY< GOD LISTENS...
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