Zoloft

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I too know someone on zoloft that has benefited greatly from it.

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From: spudinky@...

To: diabetes

Subject: Re:'s doctor visit

Date: Wed, Oct 24, 2001, 12:51 AM

She wanted to put me on

> antidepressents, but I told her I wouldn't take them.

> What I need is a real friend and someone to encourage

> me; not pills to turn me into a zombie!

((()))

I hope they find out real soon what the problem is and you can be

released from this pain!

I wanted to say something about anti-depressents. I'm not sure what

your situation is in regards to depression so this is just a general

comment. I suffered severe postpartum depression after my last baby

was born. I suffered with it for 9 months. I finally could not take

it anymore and went to my NP for help. I was put on a low dose of

Zoloft. It took about 2 weeks but I remember all of a sudden one day

I realized that I hadn't cried in a couple of days and I didn't want

to find a local meat locker to hang each one of my kids on! I didn't

feel drugged up or at all like a zombie. If anything I was able to

think more clearly and cope much better. I felt human again.

I've done a lot of research and talked to a lot of people online

about depression. More often than not depression is a chemical

imbalance in the brain and the newer drugs on the market work to help

make that connection in the brain work again. Years ago medications

for depression did make you feel doped up and really didn't help.

Some people only need medications for a short time, I was on zoloft

for 6 months, some need to be on it the rest of their lives. True

depression really isn't going to get a lot better even if you have

100 good friends, like I said before it's not an emotional

or " mental " thing..it is a true illness. I had a full life, beautiful

children, a loving husband, a fullfilling and supportive church

community but I couldn't get out of bed till after noon and coudn't

get through a day w/o bursting out in tears one second and lashing

out in anger the next.

So..if you (and that means any on the list) are concerned that you

are suffering from depression or severe anxiety please don't be

afraid to seak help and don't be afraid, or ashamed of utilizing

medication, it could make all the difference in the world!

{stepping down off the soapbox, for now ;-)}