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Nov 24, 2018 at 05:58 PM
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My brief period (6 months) on Sertraline has been that it sapped my creativity and basically made me not want to do anything, not feel anything. I just sit at the computer and watch videos and occasionally walk around, or eat, or go to the bathroom. I just don't have any drive to really do very much of anything, except what is needed for continued survival. I don't even want to watch movies and series!
Is that normal? It's a good anxiolytic (?), but I wonder if its anxiolytic effect derives from the fact that I don't care anymore... It was good though in relieving my psychosomatic ailments. |
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Nov 25, 2018 at 12:20 PM
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Hello Hasnan: I can't comment with regard to the effects of Sertraline.
 Hopefully there will be other PC members who can. However I noticed this is your first post here on PC. So... welcome to PsychCentral.  I hope you find PC to be of benefit.  One thing you might consider doing, if you're planning to continue posting here on PC, is to introduce yourself to the general membership over on our new member introductions forum. Here's a link: https://forums.psychcentral.com/new-...introductions/ |
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Nov 25, 2018 at 12:23 PM
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Hi Hasnan,
I have taken sertraline (we call it Zoloft in the US), and I didn't have the side effects you are experiencing. But meds affect different people differently. If you think it's doing more harm than good, talk to your doctor about it. I don't recommend going off it without talking to your doctor. |
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Nov 25, 2018 at 12:24 PM
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I will do that. Regarding the topic: I can't get my *** up on SSRIs. It's just all "blahhh"... (I've been diagnosed with Depression and SAD) |
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Nov 25, 2018 at 12:34 PM
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I can't get my *** up on SSRIs. It's just all "blahhh"...
(I've been diagnosed with Depression and SAD) |
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Nov 25, 2018 at 02:23 PM
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I noticed that asking my PDOC to reduce the dosage helped. It was making me feel too emotionally flat, interfering with sex. Plus she wrote the prescription to take 1/2 pill in the morning and 1/2 in the evening saying take the other half after sex but I just take the 1/2 pill in the morning only.
So ask for something else or reduce how much you are taking. Being tired and unproductive sounds unacceptable.... |
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Nov 26, 2018 at 12:10 AM
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zoloft...aka: soul-off...is notorious for numbing emotions, even compared to other ssri drugs (they're all pretty bad w/ apathy, amotivational syndrome, etc.).
switch to wellbutrin, maybe? non-drug treatments? benzodiazepines or lyrica, gabapentin instead of an antidepressant? |
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Nov 26, 2018 at 08:05 PM
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 I thought about adding a noradrenergic drug with 5HT2-antagonism... e.g. Nortriptyline, Mirtazapine... Bupropion is problematic, because I have Social Anxiety Disorder and my BMI is 19. Maybe Amitriptyline? It isn't as serotonergic as Sertraline and isn't zombifying as SSRIs. Pregabalin is very interesing, I have read countless positive reports regarding Anxiety Disorders. I would like to try it. |
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Nov 29, 2018 at 11:05 AM
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Dec 01, 2018 at 06:23 PM
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Shall I taper off that ***** Reuptake inhibitor? Not sure... my next appointment is in 3 months and I don't want to wait.
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Dec 01, 2018 at 06:23 PM
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Strange, considering that it has some DRI properties... |
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