Zoloft

[knifegill]

IMO, medication's are stupid when it comes to fixing mental problems. Suck it up and face your problems.
I've taken close to a dozen different mood altering medications and now that I'm off of them, I couldnt be happier.
Well, I could....I'm just saying im happier then I was when I was on them.

This. Drug companies just want your money. I've discovered that living life in a healthy way eliminates the need for bandaids that mask the symptoms of a broken life.

And I did try zoloft back then. Made my jaws feel funny all day and all my yawns turned into dry heaves.

 

[jason longboard]

This. Drug companies just want your money. I've discovered that living life in a healthy way eliminates the need for bandaids that mask the symptoms of a broken life.

And I did try zoloft back then. Made my jaws feel funny all day and all my yawns turned into dry heaves.

the opinions of the drugs and if they are worth it for some ppl are respected. However, Ive been in to health and fitness, spiritual, headstrong, glass half full, and so on most of my life. Many ppl are. If you straight up have a physical anxiety disorder, just as ppl have migraines, dizzy spells, hemorrhoids, or whatever,,,,,anxiety is not always able to be controlled in the head. We can calm it down so its not disabling, but depending on your job, lifestyle, school or all of it, you cant just tame it a bit, you need it gone. Once you have used up every last option, you have to consider the meds, and when it works, then thats what works.

Lexapro saved my job and maybe my life at one time. I only take a sliver of these things to take the main edge off, Lexapro is too expensive.THats why Im asking about zoloft. I quit for 2 months, anxiety and acid reflux is back and tiring me to exhaustion. Which makes you depressed.

 

[knifegill]

Yeah, the drugs made me depressed too. Try hard cardio and thinking happy thoughts. Seriously. Drugs are just a bandaid. The chemical imbalance you may or may not have can be corrected by changing the way you think. I'm proof. I was the most suicidal, drunken slob you'd ever been lied to by. Got sent to rehab, they trained me to kill bad thoughts and promote good thoughts. Now I have a life, a wife, fish tanks and a career. I only get antsy when I'm carrying guilt, taking on too much responsibility at once or start lying. When I live an honorable life worth living, there's little to be anxious about. But I guess that might just be me.

I hope you can find an alternative to drugs.

 

[USMCtanker]

it worked for me a cpl months, then it started to cause many stomach problems for me. also after 1st month on it i wasnt able to reach a climax during inter coarse for the life of me, with my wife nor myself lol. this can cause a whole nother set of problems if u have a partner an they dont know or u didnt know it can do that. so like my doc said to me, it can happen. i have since turned to herbs more an pills as a last ditch effort.

 

[FishingOut]

Yeah, the drugs made me depressed too. Try hard cardio and thinking happy thoughts. Seriously. Drugs are just a bandaid. The chemical imbalance you may or may not have can be corrected by changing the way you think. I'm proof. I was the most suicidal, drunken slob you'd ever been lied to by. Got sent to rehab, they trained me to kill bad thoughts and promote good thoughts. Now I have a life, a wife, fish tanks and a career. I only get antsy when I'm carrying guilt, taking on too much responsibility at once or start lying. When I live an honorable life worth living, there's little to be anxious about. But I guess that might just be me.

I hope you can find an alternative to drugs.

Personally I couldnt agree more. Being depressed is a part of life, Its a sign things have become stagnant in your life, Whether its emotional, or physical. Step outside your comfort zone, Repetition is the father of learning and if you havent deal with stressful high pressure situations throughout your life your more prone to feel extremely uncomfortable doing them. Times are tough right now, Peoples stress levels because the economy is devastating. You need goals to strive after, A definite ambition, the determination and forethought to achieve it, combine to develop that never-give-up spirit. You can persevere and work better when you know what you aim at and how you mean to accomplish it. Your interest and ambition encourages you so that setbacks are seen as problems to overcome rather than obstacles which defeat you.
Numbing yourself out isnt going to help in the long run. Meds are for the weak who cant overcome the obsticles they face in life. Life is not easy, Its the hardest thing your will ever do. Dont let something at petty as anxiety make you who you are. Dont fall victim to this completely over medicated country because guess what, Your doctor gets commission for every prescription he gives out, Its a dirty business. And you are the victim. Keep your chin up and strive at improving comfort in social settings, You will be thankful you overcame them yourself, rather than numbing your emotions and hiding the core issues.

 

[jason longboard]

Yeah, the drugs made me depressed too. Try hard cardio and thinking happy thoughts. Seriously. Drugs are just a bandaid. The chemical imbalance you may or may not have can be corrected by changing the way you think. I'm proof. I was the most suicidal, drunken slob you'd ever been lied to by. Got sent to rehab, they trained me to kill bad thoughts and promote good thoughts. Now I have a life, a wife, fish tanks and a career. I only get antsy when I'm carrying guilt, taking on too much responsibility at once or start lying. When I live an honorable life worth living, there's little to be anxious about. But I guess that might just be me.

I hope you can find an alternative to drugs.

Lying and any other dishonorable deed are my big pet peevs so I know none comes from that. I already have a good job, great family and friends. Im actually quite the rock for many ppl. I can be in the best mood ever just hitting the gym or playin basketball, but the anxiety is always felt in my chest, and the acid reflux shows back. I know you are living proof that better thinking can change things, but believe it or not, it dosnt work for some. Not basing that on me, but others I know and trusted all my life. For a level like my anxiety, like you say, positive thinking helps a lot, but my life is so busy it just takes one moment for it to fall again, and it wont even be a big issue that causes it. I could be so happy, fight 100 gangbangers, send lions after me, no anxiety, walk out to my car, anxiety. I know where you are coming from though,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,anyways, anyone else take it?

Thanks for all your replies.

 

[USMCtanker]

Personally I couldnt agree more. Being depressed is a part of life, Its a sign things have become stagnant in your life, Whether its emotional, or physical. Step outside your comfort zone, Repetition is the father of learning and if you havent deal with stressful high pressure situations throughout your life your more prone to feel extremely uncomfortable doing them. Times are tough right now, Peoples stress levels because the economy is devastating. You need goals to strive after, A definite ambition, the determination and forethought to achieve it, combine to develop that never-give-up spirit. You can persevere and work better when you know what you aim at and how you mean to accomplish it. Your interest and ambition encourages you so that setbacks are seen as problems to overcome rather than obstacles which defeat you.
Numbing yourself out isnt going to help in the long run. Meds are for the weak who cant overcome the obsticles they face in life. Life is not easy, Its the hardest thing your will ever do. Dont let something at petty as anxiety make you who you are. Dont fall victim to this completely over medicated country because guess what, Your doctor gets commission for every prescription he gives out, Its a dirty business. And you are the victim. Keep your chin up and strive at improving comfort in social settings, You will be thankful you overcame them yourself, rather than numbing your emotions and hiding the core issues.

i agree but not fully. pills should be a last thing, but my major depression comes from my ptsd from combat. im not week bc when i came home i couldnt haddle crowds or loud noices, military forced us to get on meds if we got help for ptsd. what is true is family friends an good healthy hobbys can help with this. my fish keeping an my green house keep mine at bay. i still have my days. when things trigger me. but u take it day my day. the pills they put us troops on is what made me vow to never take a med for depression or anxiety ever again. there are things one can do with out takeing pills. lets not forget tho, there are diffrent levels of depression anxiety, all can be over come with out meds. but if u feel u might hurt urself or others or its that bad, then take the meds tell u can figure things out. but the goal is to get off them, not use them the rest of your life. i have been in the ward after the war with vets that died bc there ptsd anxiety was so great, have learn alot about both these evils, an if u let it get to great it will eat u alive.

when i was on ,meds i was a zombie. ya i wasnt sad or nervous. but i wasnt really happy either, i was blaaa. it does nothing good for ur body an side effects are to great to stay on them for long periods of time. when u come off of some of these crazy pills they have these day u prob will need to detox, wasnt easy for me to get off. do what u need to do, but these days u cant take doctors word for it. do ur own research ask ? its ur health, same with vacinations. dont just take them ask an do research it goes in ur body. seems today they all want us to be zombies, add everyday on tv. its sad

 

[knifegill]

but my life is so busy

There you go. Cut that out and you might feel better. I did.

 

[Cookie*]

the opinions of the drugs and if they are worth it for some ppl are respected. However, Ive been in to health and fitness, spiritual, headstrong, glass half full, and so on most of my life. Many ppl are. If you straight up have a physical anxiety disorder, just as ppl have migraines, dizzy spells, hemorrhoids, or whatever,,,,,anxiety is not always able to be controlled in the head. We can calm it down so its not disabling, but depending on your job, lifestyle, school or all of it, you cant just tame it a bit, you need it gone. Once you have used up every last option, you have to consider the meds, and when it works, then thats what works.

Lexapro saved my job and maybe my life at one time. I only take a sliver of these things to take the main edge off, Lexapro is too expensive.THats why Im asking about zoloft. I quit for 2 months, anxiety and acid reflux is back and tiring me to exhaustion. Which makes you depressed.

Same deal here. 13 years ago, as much as I swore against using medication for my anxiety and was afraid of taking anything, taking the step and trying and finding one that helped, likely saved my life at that time.

As far as Zoloft goes, you have to just try different meds to see which works best for you. There may not be one med that works just right, but worry about that after trying a few different ones. Everyone is different, and what doesn't work for me may work for you. I have a friend with very similar anxiety issues to mine, but he gets much more depressed and has literally tried every mood stabilizer out there. He is now on no meds and still hating life every second. Now his only option is to go back on meds which tend to not work all the time for him, or get electroshock therapy which is the last resort. He doesn't want to do the shock therapy, but nothing else has worked.

 

[jason longboard]

Personally I couldnt agree more. Being depressed is a part of life, Its a sign things have become stagnant in your life, Whether its emotional, or physical. Step outside your comfort zone, Repetition is the father of learning and if you havent deal with stressful high pressure situations throughout your life your more prone to feel extremely uncomfortable doing them. Times are tough right now, Peoples stress levels because the economy is devastating. You need goals to strive after, A definite ambition, the determination and forethought to achieve it, combine to develop that never-give-up spirit. You can persevere and work better when you know what you aim at and how you mean to accomplish it. Your interest and ambition encourages you so that setbacks are seen as problems to overcome rather than obstacles which defeat you.
Numbing yourself out isnt going to help in the long run. Meds are for the weak who cant overcome the obsticles they face in life. Life is not easy, Its the hardest thing your will ever do. Dont let something at petty as anxiety make you who you are. Dont fall victim to this completely over medicated country because guess what, Your doctor gets commission for every prescription he gives out, Its a dirty business. And you are the victim. Keep your chin up and strive at improving comfort in social settings, You will be thankful you overcame them yourself, rather than numbing your emotions and hiding the core issues.

If you only knew how many ppl think the same way as what you just typed including me, eventually had to take something at one point in their lives, I think you would understand. The human brain is so complex but we know enough that we understand now that people actually can lack or have too much of something going on in it. A chemical imbalance is a real thing, if something can physically adjust that, then who cares if the Dr gets richer if you feel healthier in your mind. People always say something numbed them out. Lexapro never numbed me, just didnt let me dwell so heavy on negative things. I worked and cried and laughed and got pissed just like anyone else, it just didnt eat me up inside. Im sorry but if a lack of serotonin is my problem, Im not going to sit their all night and try to think up some more serotonin because I think I would crap my pants first.

I find it interesting that ppl can see bipolar, turrets, and other such things as actual diseases but not depression or bad anxiety for no reason at all. The most positive happy ppl on earth can fall to it for no reason. Its proven over and over.


The key thing I want you to keep in mind,,,,,,,,,,,no big life problems, no real bad thoughts, Im healthy, positive other than in dating, got tons to do, good ppl around, happy, but tried everything and cant get this anxiety in my body under control, its not in my head, Im not anxious, its physical. What would you like me to do? I would rather not take them either, but its exhausting.