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Should I call my Dr?

By hollymlb Saturday, October 06, 2007
I suffer from depression and I have for a long time now years ago I even went temparily insane and took a bottle of pills.  After which they put me on Zoloft I believe it was 25 mg then and it worked great after while I stopped taking it and I was fine so we decieded I could go without.  Then this past January I took a promotion that caused major increase in the stress load and by May I knew I had to do something cause I wasn't handling it well anymore. So I went to the Dr. and was put back on Zoloft 50 mg.  And within 2 weeks I was feeling so much better work also helped me out by trying to lessen my stress load for awhile which helped but now I'm back to full load and I'm ok but I'm depressed not as bad as before I called the Dr but definatly enough that I'd say it not working right now and I'm not handling as well as I should be.  I have an appiontment for the middle of December to go see my Dr but should I wait till then or see if I can get in sooner? 
Just a Great day!!!
10/ 7/07 4:16am

Hi Holly,

My name is Dee. I am a fellow Zoloft user. I've been on it for about 3 years with great results until recently. I went up to the max dose of 200mg within the first year before my symptoms went away totally but I have a combo diagnosis of depression & anxiety disorder.

If I were you I would talk to my doc ASAP about bumping up your dose & maybe look into some meditation or stress managment tools. Take care of yourself.

Peace & Love,

Dee

10/ 7/07 12:29pm

Hello Holly, I agree with Dee you really don't want to wait till Dec. if you are already feeling a bit overwhelmed. This time of year you not only have to deal with stress for work but also holiday season stress.

10/ 7/07 9:39pm

My roommate is in high school and doing a report on depression today we were talking about it and I was like hey I got some stuff from when I was in the hospital so I went up and got it and I was on 150 mg while in the hospital and then 100mg after so I think that might be why I can tell its working just not as good as before.  I'm not taking as much.  I'm feeling good right now got a chance to have a mini vacation because of the way my schuedle has worked out so which has helped also work is trying to help me again as I got honest and said I was having issues I never thought I'd find a job so understanding expectially when for the most part thier not but hey I'll take it.  I'm going to wait till I get paid as I don't have the money just now to go to the dr. and see what is up then.

10/ 8/07 3:03pm
 It is dangerous to stop taking your medication without your doctor's approval.  If you feel better then it means the medicine is doing its job. Don't wait to see your doctor.
10/ 9/07 11:32pm
who said anything about stopping taking medicine?

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By hollymlb— Last Modified: 09/30/10, First Published: 10/06/07