Back on Zoloft and better again...how long is too long for Zoloft?
Back on Zoloft and better again...how long is too long for Zoloft?
Is this the best treatment for my situation?
I'm 52, started taking Zoloft when I was going through divorce three years ago. I started because all the good things in life (especially my job and relationships with coworkers) were being negatively impacted by my sadness and crying.
I went off last year during a low stress period and thought I wouldn't need it ever again.
Now I'm in a new job, new home, new everything and do find that I'm not as positive as I was on Z...so I resumed taking it, and feel better, can act better.
Is this the best treatment for me? Can I be on Z forever?
Hello, there. Glad the Zoloft is working. I don't think there's a right answer to your question. I've been on medication for more than 20 years and I do think quite a few people take antidepressants their whole lives. The best person to ask, though, would be your doctor.
Hope that helped and thanks for visiting My Depression Connection. Stop by again any time.
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Hi there
This is a question that someone else had brought up...I think it is a good one...about the long term effects of taking antidepressants. I will definitely research this and be writing a post on this topic so stay tuned.
What are your major concerns about being back on Zoloft? If it is working for you...it is my personal opinion that this is a good thing. When someone has a disease such as diabetes or asthma...we don't question them taking meds for as long as they need them which might be indefinitely.
Can you tell us more about your worries?
Thanks for writing here and I hope you continue to share your experiences with us.
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Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 08:25 PM
I'm a senior. All my life, I've been OK, depression-wise.
But a 26-year old daughter who is just frittering her life away with no interest in career, education, a relationship or anything else but a her monthly allowance. She should be depressed but I am the one..
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I'm a senior. All my life, I've been OK, depression-wise.
But a 26-year old daughter who is just frittering her life away with no interest in career, education, a relationship or anything else but a her monthly allowance. She should be depressed but I am the one..
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Thanks for your questions.
Mostly I'm surprised...surprised by symptoms of depression, which I don't really recognize as depression.
I prefer to be a positive person, but do find that I can be negative. I was divorced after 22 years and often wonder if I had been on Zoloft before the divorce if my marriage would have been saved.
This was brought to my mind again when I went back on Zoloft after being off for almost a year.
At the time I went on Zoloft, I had a very compassionate physician who gave me a prescription and told me that I would know if I needed to have it filled. I didn't have it filled for three months, but then found that I was crying at work. I wanted to spare my coworkers the agony of such uncontrollable feelings and I wanted to be able to give my best performance. Zoloft helped me achieve those goals. I made a pledge that I wouldn't let my personality hurt myself or my relationships again.
So when all these new changes came into my life and all of them are positive, but I was feeling overwhelmed and negative, my new husband convinced me to go back on Zoloft. In a week my 'glass is half full' again, and I'm relieved to feel that I can manage the my challenges with a positive spirit rather than feeling overwhelmed.
I wonder if I should have been on Zoloft for the past 10 years it has made such a difference.
I'm surprised, because I didn't ever relate to the descriptions of depression until I was at rock bottom and couldn't control my crying. But after being back on Zoloft for such a short time, I think I had depression for a long time and that it had very negative effects on my family and my career.
It makes me hope that others like me might learn about these aspects of depression way before it damages their family and their relationships.
Thanks for your response.