Hi I have recently as in 14 weeks completed 24 weeks of Pegasys treatment and about half way through treatment Ichanged ADs from Zoloft to Avanza as zoloft wasnt agreeing with me. About this time my GGTS went higher than they have ever been (up from nornal to about 300) and dragged the ALTs and ASTs with them and stayed at that high level. I am having a blood test next week to see if they are back to normal. My medical team wasnt sure what caused the rise.
I was on zoloft 100 for about a year then my business went under and lost money as well as a few other things,when all of a sudden i started feeling sick(sweety palms,no sleep,ect,i went to my doctor and he said to change to zembolta but that made it worse,so i went back to zoloft,i had to go and see a psychiatrist who put me on 150mg then also avanza 30mg,the fist day i was great then slide back so he put me on 200mg and 30mg avanza felt great for one day then back again,so at the moment i have
I have been taking Avanza 30mg since June 2007. I have sorted through most of my issues and am now attempting to stop taking this medication. I have been trying for months now. I started by going to 1/2 tablet every day, then 1/2 tablet every second day and so on and so forth. I am now taking 1/4 tablet every 4th day, but by the 4th day I am itchy as all hell, as soon as I take the tablet it stops within the hour.
I really want to stop taking this medication, but the itchiness is killing me.
Hi,
Sounds like you're still very depressed. I've felt like you before also, and it feels bad,I know.
I would not give up, though, and I'd go back to your Doctor and let him/her know everything you've told us on this thread.
Even though you've tried many other SSRIs, I would let my Doctors(s) know what you've told us, and see what else they say. In fact, I would make an appointment today.
I have taken both Zoloft and Effexor for long periods (not any longer because I am on differnt AD's now) What I can tell you is that (at least in my case) I found Zoloft to be far LESS effective than Effexor.
Zoloft is a one trick poney and effects only Serotonin. Effexor effects both Serotonin and Norephinepherine. Big difference in the two drugs. I am pretty sure you will find Zoloft much less effective, as most people do.
Hi there, I have been on Effexor XR 300mg for a number of years plus Avanza at night. These meds have been very effective until the last few months when I've slipped a little. I am morbidly obese and that has been getting to me as well. My doctor has now taken me off the Avanza at night and prescribed 15mg Reductil to take with the Effexor in an effort to perk me up a bit and help with the weight.
if a person takes wellbutrin and zoloft and is doing well other than insomnia, can trazadone be added to the wellbutrin and zoloft to improve sleep?
I forgot to mention that on my visit to the doctor last week he prescribed 1/2 of a 25 mg. tablet (12.5 mg.) of Zoloft once a day. Depending on how it goes, he planned to increase to one 25 mg. tablet a day at next appointment.
My friend went from years on Paxil to Zoloft with no problems. Depression & anxiety often re occur in our life. Some of us are just prone to it. You did nothing wrong switching meds/trying others.
I took prozac in college and it worked like a charm. 15 yrs later I had another bout of anxiety and depression and tried it again and it did nothing sadly.
My OBGYN (yes, my gyno) prescribed me 50mg of Zoloft last Thursday. I know Zoloft is both an antidepressant and anti-anxiety, but I would prefer to be on something more geared towards the anxiety. I don't have a depression-just severe generalized anxiety. How should I go about discussing switching to a more anti-anxiety focused med? I've heard a lot of bad things about Zoloft. I hear a lot of people gain weight & this is a huge concern for me.
Thanks for the help!
Depends on your md but zoloft and wellbutrin( no clue how to spell that) are frequently prescribed to pregnant women. Also depends on how severe the depression is a risks vs benefits thing. As far as anxiety not really sometimes anti depressants help. My md said take benadryl, it doesn't make you less anxious but makes you sleepy...
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