Anonymous
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cozymushroomcozymushroom
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I started Zoloft about a month ago. It has really helped with my anxiety and my mind has slowed down tons. But it effects everyone differently. Consult with your doctor and they will try and find a good fit for you. :)
AnonymousAnonymous
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Thank you!
BigAl15BigAl15
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Personally I didn't like it. It helped me slow my brain down a little but not much, and it caused awful insomnia and drowsiness. I'm thriving on Prozac right now. But everyone is different! Talk with your doctor about it for sure. Tons of people do very very well with Zoloft. :)
AnonymousAnonymous
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Thanks for sharing :)
Fear and Hope 🌼Fear and Hope 🌼
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I have been on it over five years originally for a panic disorder, but it has lost effect over the last two years and I am going to have to switch next week. It hasn’t done much for my ocd but by the time I was diagnosed with ocd it wasn’t really effective anymore so it may have been effective if I had ocd earlier 🤷🏼♀️
AnonymousAnonymous
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Thanks for sharing!
charlivelycharlively
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Zoloft was a wonder drug for me truly!!! I was on a pretty high dose, but it got me through about 7 years before losing effectiveness. I absolutely loved it and think it can be so successful for people with OCD
DaletheWhale DaletheWhale
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Depressing that it just stopped working one day is that common?
Fear and Hope 🌼Fear and Hope 🌼
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@Anonymous My psychiatrist said that in about 30% of people an ssri will just stop working and they don’t know why 🤷🏼♀️
DaletheWhale DaletheWhale
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@Have a sunflower🌻 It’s because we are here to suffer
Fear and Hope 🌼Fear and Hope 🌼
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@Anonymous The brain is a mysterious and cruel thing
DaletheWhale DaletheWhale
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@Have a sunflower🌻 Yes truly horrible and I’m jealous of those who never had to experience OCD
AnonymousAnonymous
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Thank you for sharing this
krisblisskrisbliss
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I’m on Zoloft right now!! I started in December 2020. I’m taking 350mg per day now. It’s working pretty well for me, I can notice a difference in the strength and frequency of my obsessions, compulsions, anxiety, depression, etc. I think I may have had some side effects related to it but they didn’t last very long (effects on sleep and digestion, acid reflux). That being said, it hasn’t magically made all my problems dissappear. I’m going to see my psychiatrist soon and see what we’ll do. You never know how meds will work for you until you try them, so I would say if you want to you should go for it!
AnonymousAnonymous
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Thanks for sharing this!
Fear and Hope 🌼Fear and Hope 🌼
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Wait… 350 mg? I was told that 200 mg was the highest approved limit for Zoloft?
SashaSasha
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@Have a sunflower🌻 You’re correct according to google
SashaSasha
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@Have a sunflower🌻 Actually on second glance : “For ocd, doses up to 400 have been used”
Fear and Hope 🌼Fear and Hope 🌼
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@Sasha Hmm I wonder how safe that is 🤔 I’ll have to mention it to my psychiatrist
krisblisskrisbliss
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@Have a sunflower🌻 I’ve heard the same! On the iocdf website it even says up to 200mg. Higher doses are more likely for ocd than for other disorders. So I was a bit worried, but I trust my psychiatrist right now and everything is okay.
Fear and Hope 🌼Fear and Hope 🌼
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@krisbliss Oh ya I’m sure your psychiatrist knows what to do! I’m sorry if my comment raised any concern for you! I’m just shocked my psychiatrist didn’t mention it😒.
krisblisskrisbliss
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@Have a sunflower🌻 No worries 🤗🤗 I was already aware of the situation anyway :) I hope you find meds that work for you ❤️
SashaSasha
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On Zoloft but it’s only been a week. Just 50 mg at the moment. Not noticing any sideffects at the moment
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