I’m even anxious posting this...

[mayabee]

I’m so anxious right now, ive never done this before.
A little backstory on me, I’ve been suffering with GAD my entire life. From the time I was little, I was anxious. I even started showing physical symptoms (super painful stomach aches) from as early as second grade. This has all led to me almost developing an eating disorder because of my anxiety about how people viewed me. A year ago I developed and was diagnosed with depression and just recently with OCD. It’s been really hard and I’m not sure what to do. Sometimes I seem completely fine and other times I’m a mess. My family can’t accept there is something wrong with my brain. I’m on 100 mg of Zoloft and in therapy but I’m not sure if it’s working. I still have a good amount of anxiety, depression, and ocd even on the meds. I just feel numb and empty. Mental illness controls my life and i’m just tired of fighting so hard. I don’t know what to do anymore. I need to talk to people who just get it. I feel like only 2 people in the world understand me and I would love that number to increase.

 

[Jerlene]

I was on every single pill you could think of. I was on Zoloft for years. One day I decided on my own to stop taking my Zoloft because I didn't feel like it was doing anything for me. I think it was only a few days later, maybe a week later, that I realized the Zoloft really did balance me out. Without it I was very anxious, I would get depressed for no reason, my anger was through the roof, etc. It only took one day of taking the Zoloft again to realize it was much needed. It helped me feel normal again. So if you think your medicine isn't doing anything for you then it's doing it's job.

 

[mayabee]

I was on every single pill you could think of. I was on Zoloft for years. One day I decided on my own to stop taking my Zoloft because I didn't feel like it was doing anything for me. I think it was only a few days later, maybe a week later, that I realized the Zoloft really did balance me out. Without it I was very anxious, I would get depressed for no reason, my anger was through the roof, etc. It only took one day of taking the Zoloft again to realize it was much needed. It helped me feel normal again. So if you think your medicine isn't doing anything for you then it's doing it's job.

It’s just making me upset because I felt the old meds I was on helped more but I couldn’t deal with the OCD that the meds didn’t help.

 

[Jerlene]

How long were you on this new medication? It could take weeks for you to adjust to it. Maybe you just need a little more time. But if you feel like it's not helping or like it's making things worse or you just want to try something else I would definitely recommend consulting with the prescribing doctor. There are so many medications out there that you could try. Have you tested the waters with Prozac?

 

[mayabee]

How long were you on this new medication? It could take weeks for you to adjust to it. Maybe you just need a little more time. But if you feel like it's not helping or like it's making things worse or you just want to try something else I would definitely recommend consulting with the prescribing doctor. There are so many medications out there that you could try. Have you tested the waters with Prozac?

I haven’t been on Prozac. I was on lexapro at max dosage for a while. I have been on Zoloft for 8 weeks? We have been titriating up slowly.

 

[mayabee]

I haven’t been on Prozac. I was on lexapro at max dosage for a while. I have been on Zoloft for 8 weeks? We have been titriating up slowly.

* titrating

 

[Jerlene]

Wow. Eight weeks? BY now you should be seeing a big difference. Are you going through a psychiatrist? How often are your sessions? Are you an open book with them? If you give very short and broad answers they'll just keep thinking it's working and will keep subscribing you the same stuff. Just let your doctor(psychiatrist) know that you would like to try something else(if this is what you're wanting to do). It doesn't seem like the Zoloft is working for you.

 

[mayabee]

Wow. Eight weeks? BY now you should be seeing a big difference. Are you going through a psychiatrist? How often are your sessions? Are you an open book with them? If you give very short and broad answers they'll just keep thinking it's working and will keep subscribing you the same stuff. Just let your doctor(psychiatrist) know that you would like to try something else(if this is what you're wanting to do). It doesn't seem like the Zoloft is working for you.

I see a therapist every other week and am 100% open with them. I saw the psychiatrist once with a list of everything I wanted to mention before I was prescribed Zoloft. My therapist and psychiatrist talk frequently. I don’t think it’s working