I don't have anyone to talk to as a friend. I am struggling every minute of every hour of every day. The Zoloft helps the crying but not the depression.
All I do is stay home and do nothing. I can't feel any energy or excitement.
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Struggling
Judy
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 at 10:25 AMre: Struggling
starshine
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 at 10:40 PMi am new here, and i wondered if you have told your doctor that the zoloft isnt working, have you been on it long, if takes a few weeks to kick in but i think you should talk to your doctor, therapy is a good thing, if you cant afford it you can find good therapist at community mental health centres. i know about being numb, i feel for you. and even good things are hard to feel i know that too, i am no expert, just knowing from my own experience, and seeing my friends struggle to. i would like to know what things you like to do, or used to do but no longer able to do, i understnd that. ok, i wish you much peace and love, it is not easy revealing things about yourself, but it can help, i came on tonight feeling very down i feel a little better sharing, and reading posts. starshine
re: Struggling
lulu58
Wednesday, October 07, 2009 at 09:00 PMI use to go out, dance and drink with some friends. But now since H.Katrina, most of my friends arn't here any more, also I don't drink very much at all. Since my seperation/divorce after Katrina. You see he is an alcaholic, and it just got worse after. I just couldn't take the mental, verbal and emotional abuse any more. Now that I am older, I just have NO desire, NONE AT ALL. I get up by the hardest, I go to work and I come home. I have been to community therapest and now I have a real Dr. She weened me off of Paxil, which was horrable and I have been on Zoloft but only for about6/8 months. I am scared to take something with it like Abilify, it is costly and ,lots of side effects i take other medicatons for high B.pressure and collestrol, I feel like a drug cotainer.
I use to have a house and a garden lots of plants but that is all gone now. I just feel nothing. I feel a hole in my chest and like my heart is gone.
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Lulu, can you tell us more what is going on in your life? Does your doctor know that the Zoloft isn't helping enough? Do you have a therapist? Being numb is often part of depression, but maybe it's just the good things you can't feel. Maybe we could help a little more if we knew more about you. What things have you tried to feel better, besides the Zoloft? Or are you just too exhausted to do anything? Please write some more so we can be of more support.