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Avatar n tn It took about 5-7 days with Zoloft 200-400mg and Elavil. I'm off the Elavil now and only on 200mg Zoloft.. I could NOT have done this without the Zoloft. I think Elavil helped also. It helps anxiety, pain, neuropathy, sleep, etc. If you are looking to get off Paxil, the only solution I could find was Zoloft. I tried every other SSRI and I'm able to cut down on Zoloft fine and have no panic attacks nor withdrawals.
Avatar n tn i take lithium ER 450mg BID, Mirapex 1mg for RLS, and zoloft 100mg to treat depression. I can usually fall asleep, however i wake and stay up for a few hours every night. i have tried benedryl,klonopin,trazadone,serequil, and elavil for relief however every one of these meds has a paradoxical effect on me. Any suggestions?
1276940 tn?1564515084 Topamax 200 mgs daily......Zoloft 250 mgs daily........Elavil 50 mgs daily. I also take Klonopin PRN & Vistaril PRN. I also have Sjogren's Syndrome (dx 4/22/16) I take Plaquenil 400 mgs daily......Evoxac 90 mgs daily. I have been Bipolar for 14 years, and I have been on a lot of meds. But this current cocktail I have been on for about 3 years now and haven't had a med increase in at least 18 months.
Avatar f tn I mentioned it to my regular doctor and he added another anti deppressenant, Elavil. 25 MG. The zoloft is 100mg . I was wanting your opinion of being on two differnt types of antidepressants at the same time. I foremely took cymbalta,but it caused me to have uncontrolled body movements. I also took neurotin and I felt it made me very slow thinking.
Avatar f tn I have just been prescribe 50mg Zoloft daily and 15mg Buspar (1/2 to 1 tablet) if needed for anxiety. 1) What is the best time to take it for a person working 3-11pm so I won't get tired? I was thinking of taking the Buspar in the day and the Zoloft at night? Any suggestions? 2) I am a little confused with the Buspar order. The insert/instruction state to take it on a regular basis to achieve a theraputic level. Will it help to take it whenever?
Avatar m tn The Mental Health Service doctor had been trying to convince me that I needed a pill, but for one reason or another I kept holding off on it. I asked her about Elavil, but then she decided that it wasn't a good drug for me to start on. The choice was between Zoloft and Mirtazapine. She prescribed me mirtazapine. I've never even heard of this. Do any of you take it? What are your experiences with it? Thanks for any help. I'm new to this whole world of anxiety.
6248076 tn?1379851096 Zoloft 150 mg, 1 1/2 tab of 100 mg, po qAM; Elavil 10 mg 1 tab po qPM, Vistaril 25 mg 1 cap po PRN, 50 mg max qd. P-96, T-98.6F, BP-100/64 Wt 115 Last ECG- Aug 26 2013; unremarkable. CBC c diff; chem comp; TSH; FBS; Fasting lipids all WNL on Aug 26 2013. Petechiae appeared suddenly several hrs ago; no other associated sx. Has happened in the past in the same area. Petechiae are localized and do not blanch. Did take Excedrin Migraine 24 hrs ago.
Avatar f tn There are-Celexa,Zoloft,Paxil, Trazedone-helps w/sleep,Amitryptiline aka Elavil-old cheap and it works!BUT you MUST be honest with the prescribing doctor of these about your history of addiction.If the doc is not knowledgeable about addiction you need to go elsewhere and find one who is!AND different meds work differently on different ppl...so what works for one might not work for you!
977053 tn?1248490023 I WAS WONDERING IF THERE IS ANY MEDS THAT CAN BE ADDED TO ZOLOFT TO HELP WITH PANIC ATTACKS? I HAVE BEEN ON ZOLOFT FOR A YEAR AND IT IS NOT HELPING WITH THE ATTACKS I HAVE THEM WHILE DRIVING AND BEING IN A CAR ITS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR NO MEDS HAVE HELPED IVE BEEN ON EFFEXOR,PROZAC,PAXIL. IWHEN I WAS ON PROZAC THAT IS WHEN IT HAPPENED NO CLUE WHY I WONDERED IF MAYBE I WAS ALLERGIC AND THATS WHAT CAUSED IT I DONT KNOW NO DOCS SEEM TO KNOW.
Avatar f tn Hello. I currently am suffering with OCD involving HIV fear and I am thinking of possibly going on medication again along with counseling. I've been on many different drugs including Elavil, Zoloft, Lexapro, Depakot, Risperdal, and probably more that I can't even remember. I had a bad experience and finally when I decided to come off them I was LOADS better. But now my mind is going crazy again. I've looked up meds and I'm seeing a lot about Anafranil associated with OCD.
415867 tn?1323365503 See below a quote from a Today health article Antidepressants Some years ago, I did some studies that showed that tricyclic antidepressants (like Elavil and Tofranil) caused a drop in metabolic rate of up to 10 percent. Translated into calories, this is a pound every seven to 10 days, if you don’t change your diet. These older types of antidepressants affect neurotransmitters, causing a broad range of side effects including significant weight gain.
Avatar n tn 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.
Avatar m tn I too notice a difference in how I feel taking Zoloft vs. Sertraline. I like Sertraline better though because I don't feel as numbed out and my sex drive is not affected.
Avatar n tn and saying I was just about to comment on the very old thread, I am about to start generic Zoloft and am here looking for exerience with Zoloft. Maybe the original post will give me some useful on Zoloft.
Avatar f tn Celexa does not give me fatigue but I do take it at bedtime like I did with the Zoloft. The Celexa does not work as well as the zoloft did but it took many many months for the zoloft to kick in so hoping someday the celexa works just as well.
1276940 tn?1564515084 I am a soon to be 42 y/o (on 4/17) who is currently undergoing testing for Sjogren's Syndrome. I am sero negative so I will be undergoing a lip biopsy soon. I do have a positive RF tho. My Vit D level way 14 at least testing (Feb 2016) I am on 50,000 IU once a week & 1,000 IU a day. I have this brown skin in between my breasts. In my cleavage. It doesn't itch, or burn or anything really. I have noticed it there for the last 6 months or so and to me, it seems to be getting darker.
459689 tn?1276570143 I know I still have some anxiety but feel comfortable with Klonopin on an as needed basis, hopefully not much, as I am now sober and plan to stay that way one day at a time. If someone knows of a reason that Zoloft is so great please tell me. I do have one concern, Zoloft is supposedly better for anxiety than Prozac, and I have even heard that Prozac can make anxiety worse.
Avatar m tn She is having a very tuff time nowadays and i cannot understand why. Mom took Elavil 50mg. each night and a half of a darvon to help her rest for 45 years .and was doing fine! ,,until about a year and a half ago whe had a lot of trauma in our large family of 12 children ,and she was having trouble sleeping(imagine that all us kids) Anyway she went to her medical doctor and he stopped her Elavil cold !
1173196 tn?1292916490 Thanks Rebekah. I've decided to stay on the zoloft. I guess it's the lesser of 2 evils. Zoloft vs. depression. Neither is great for baby.
Avatar n tn 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?
Avatar f tn 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.
Avatar f tn 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.