anyone got experience with Zoloft? im on 50mg, 4 days in. feels basically like a mild flu. figured id try for 2 weeks/month to see if things improved. iv heard withdrawals can be bad though..
any weigh in?
are meds just a meme and your only solution is sort your life out, or if you cant get the motivation for that you're fucked?
>>27202652
They can't help a little, the real way to fix your depression has just turned into a meme by now
>exercise
>be social
>get sunlight
>eat better
Zoloft specifically though, I stopped taking it pretty soon after starting because pretty quick it became apparent that it made it really hard to cum when I would jerk off.
did 50mg-100mg for a year
didn't do shit, didn't have any side effects, basically it was a waste of time.
ssris are a meme
>>27202652
No matter what anyone says, meds are proven to work once you're on the right ones.
Not many doctors/psychiatrists prescribe zoloft anymore, there are much better things out there.
Meds usually take about a month to kick in depending on what kind they are. Be careful of side effects though, they usually include sexual dysfunction and appetite change (Weight gain).
>>27202777
> made it really hard to cum when I would jerk off
iv noticed this, but it also makes porn insanely good for me.. like when i'm high.. i get so into it like i couldn't before and insanely horny. before this id have too many shitty thoughts about what im seeing and i wouldn't really care. maybe i should just get high everyday, probably safer than SSRI..
you're right it takes me about 3x longer than usual though, have to grip harder than i usually would.. get frustrated so i hav to remind myself to stay calm and not tear dick off.
>exercise
>be social
>get sunlight
>eat better
i know all this. but i couldn't force myself to do it for very long before, because of the overwhelming "life is pointless" thoughts..
It's trash. Hated it.
Made me tired, stupid, and impotent.
>>27202799
> did 50mg-100mg for a year
> didn't do shit
why did u do them for a whole year...
>>27202887
Zoloft makes cumming 3x as hard just like being a robot makes enjoying life 3x as hard. Getting over depression is not something that has a quick fix and sometimes you only can achieve short amounts of time where you feel better, but it can be worth it
>>27202933
idk
they didn't do anything anyway so i just stuck with the routine. i dropped the doc who was writing the script for them and never went back
>>27202970
a simple google check could've told you that they only take 2-4 weeks to kick in. why not just go back and ask to try something else..
>>27202652
Fuck this meme drug, I took it for 2 years and it never did a thing besides make it hard to masturbate.
>>27202777
all of what this guy said
don't think of zoloft as a cure, think of it as something to get you out of your hole long enough for you to fix your problems and get back on track
then quit after that
I'm going back on sertraline for the 3rd time. Tried and true in my case. They don't all work for everyone. I'm 2 days back in at 50 mg prob gonna go to 150 and stay there. It keeps you from wallowing in misery and wanting to kill yourself which makes life a lot easier but it's not a happy pill.
>>27202652
Zoloft made my life worth living again. It more or less eliminated my anxiety, depression, and depersonalization, and every time my dose has been increased I've felt better within two weeks. No side effects to speak of either.
>>27203333
yeah i just feel a bit numbed out, able to space out and able to get distracted by tasks again without just thinking "this is pointless"
this is my feeling after 4 days. tbqh family i did st.johns wort for a few months before this and it felt the same, only less side effects and you can get it OTC so go figure
>>27203232
but i just dont seem to give a shit about that stuff anymore. i was hoping the drugs would slowly fix my thoughts so i did..
Meds are a meme for failed normies. Majority of people don't need them and are just lazy stupid fucks.
But I've done every possible thing to try and help my depression. Meditation, self-help, positive thinking, changing lifestyle/sleep/exercise/diet/activities, noporn, coming up with life, long term, and short term goals, using a daily planner, making and following daily wake and bedtime routines, RSD/TheRedPill, prostitutes, LSD/weed/ketamine/shrooms/benzos/MDMA, approaching strangers, blah blah blah.
Bottom line is that some people have permanently fucked up brains and need medication. Everything I listed above is either a coping solution or a short term fix. Antidepressants/medication is the only viable long term solution for serious chronic depression if you're a robot and have tried all the normie shit (you probably haven't because 95% of posters here are lazy shitfucks and haven't even tried to better themselves).
I haven't tried CBT, but that is most likely just a coping mechanism too. My problem isn't with thinking or ideology, it's physical/chemical.
And yea I've tried Zoloft. It did absolutely nothing besides make it hard to get erections. Same thing with Effexor and Prozac, except Effexor helped with social anxiety a little bit. Thyroid medication didn't do anything except help me feel energized and lose weight. I also tried doing steroids and there was actually a small effect, but nothing substantial.
Right now I'm trying Wellbutrin.
Zoloft withdrawal is kinda rough. I didn't have it as bad as other people I spoke to, but for me I would periodically get these strange sensations of being shocked, and then every thought in my head was pushed out with a sensation of a wave washing over me. Driving got pretty dangerous.
>>27203429
>CBT
>coping mechanism
oh, so you're looking for a cure? there isn't one.
>>27203356
> Zoloft made my life worth living again
> still on r9k
so what improved?
>>27203429
Also, just because someone does well/bad with one med doesn't mean you will. You just try shit until something works, pretty much.
>>27203429
I'm taking Wellbutrin right now, it accidentally helped me stop smoking, didn't even intend on stopping but it made me just not want to anymore, which is cool I guess, but Wellbutrin can also increase anxiety so watch out for that if you have anxiety
>you can also snort it and get a shitty stimulant effect
>I wouldn't recommend it though
>>27203501
Blown. The. Fuck. Out
>well done anon. Got him good
>>27203429
CBT is helpful for me. if i find myself in anxiety i do the thought-judging thing and it removes like 30% right off the bat. basically just reminds you to weigh your shitty beliefs against reality and also notice them, bit like mindfulness
the behaviour part about habits taught me to have a balance of habit/achievement feelings/fun feelings, and that it didn't matter how big or small these things were, just how i felt after/while doing them. simple shit, but it was helpful.
nothing ground breaking but if it can make even a 20% different in mood, thats decent for what it is
I've gotten thick painful veins on my penis after using them. Once I stopped it went away so fuck this.
who /lexipro&welbutrin/ here?
bump for meds
>>27202652
Just started Citalopram (celexa), much better than fluoxitine (prozac), side-effect-wise, so far (only day 2) still can't jack off though.
40mg of celexa daily
>makes me tired all the time
>takes forever to cum
those the only negative side effects I can think of. it actually helps a lot- I don't have any crazy mood swings anymore, and everything feels more relaxed.
>>27204808
>>27204825
are all SSRIs basically the same shit then? they sound similar...
>>27204855
can anyone confirm this?
>>27204855
I guess. They have to same mechanism so they do variously the same thing. ianad
Magnesium glycinate 300-400mg a day
Low calcium diet
Cut out refined sugar
Keep yourself hydrated, with water only.
That's really all you need.
Bonus: 1 cold shower a day.
>>27203429
How do you even know if it's chemical, based upon what medical procedure? also explain the man who has the condition of not being able to produce serotonin yet functions without any form of depression.
>>27205576
this dude is right. we are fucking memeing anything to do with the mind right now. theres probably a shit load of ways problems can come about and just as many ways to solve them.
gotta keep trying things and keep an open mind if you hope to progress, i wouldn't buy too much into any one theory, it will only hamper that..
>>27203396
I'm quad 3's. Your description basically matches mine. You live in the moment and not in a meme way, you just focus more on what's in front of you and stop torturing yourself over nebulous shit
>>27205728
> You live in the moment
true, but id describe it like a numbing, or just dumbing down of your mind
i dunno if its that great.. at least not for too long. i could probably get high and feel similar, the way you can't really think for very long and "latch onto" whatever dumb task you're doing like its important and forget about everything else. maybe this is just what its like to be a normalfag, never thinking or questioning, just blindly going around getting absorbed in shit
>>27205517
This guy knows
blox
>>27203475
5ou only get zaps and other withdrawal symptoms if you stop taking them suddendly. You need to gradually lower the dose.
>been faking that ive been taking 200mg a day to my doc, and i still get 1.5mgs of xanax for panic attacks- only take one a day, maybe two, saving the rest for a rainy day
>moved and switched to a new doc whos an indian pill pusher, offered me adderall to "offset the zoloft too"
>soon ill be 100% normie thanks to the chemical jew
>>27202652
I'm on 250mg of Zoloft. I took Prozac for about 6 years.
>>27202652
I used to be depressed but then one day I just said enough was enough and stopped being depressed
You have the power.
>>27206922
You didn't have depression
Meds saved my life
i had chronic insomnia, i did everything your normal doctor would recommend you.
I went to the gym so hard while insomniac and i eventually slipped a disc.On the verge of killing mysef, i went to a good shrink and he recommended me a couple of meds, did 3 at the same time, managed to drop trazadone 8 months in, and im now with alprazolam and agomelatine, 1 year and 5 months
That doctor saved my life, the jew pill was my saviour.
Now if only i could sleep without them...
>>27203501
-go to school full-time and get good grades
-keep my room clean instead of it turning into a trash heap
-cry like once a month instead of every day
-haven't seriously considered suicide in about eight months
-comfortable in new situations with new people
-successfully losing weight now that I'm no longer stress eating
-made friends I really enjoy the company of
-have a job
-am being creative and enjoying writing again
Zoloft isn't for everyone. Clearly, some people in this thread are having a hard time with it. I've had hard times with meds too-I've tried at least ten in my life. But when you get the one that works, you know.
venlafaxine doesn't make me cumming any difficult so thats why i use it
I was on some SSRI five or so years ago and holy shit that was the worst period of my life. I gained a lot of weight, I could never have an orgasm, I slept 16+ hours a day and still felt tired, was completely indifferent towards everything around me. I went off after being on them for 3 months and I had serious withdrawl effects, like brainzaps, extreme headaches, stomach issues and feeling like I was constantly outside my own body.
>>27210081
That shit sucks. Been there a few times and it was terrifying and unpleasant.
>>27202652
Take 2 months worth and enjoy the trip of a lifetime.
Things in your room start moving and talking.
Terrible for daily use.
Drove me to multiple suicide attempts
