personal questions..... hard to ask...

So, recently I started taking an anti depressant for the VERY First time in my life.... it was a tough thing to face up to    I have always had "food" as my 'sedative" i suppose.....  now I am taking zoloft.  just started taking this 3 days ago.    

anyway have any experience/words/thoughts regarding this?   he also gave me some thing called koloniprin (sp.?) for the shakes/// anxiety as i can barely work/hold a pen, drive without having panic attacks...

i miss my old self.....

not trying to sound like a pity party.... but the past 3 years have been beyond tough.    i thought when i got thin all would be a miricle.....   and life just goes on.    i have SO MANY BLESSINGS so i do have a lot of gratitude....   but.......  sometimes it just hard to be grateful.  

hugs,
J.

I'm sorry to hear that you need to go on meds but they do help. Zoloft is a SSRI, and can take up to 3 or 4 weeks for you to feel better from it, on rare occasions it can work sooner. The Kolopin can be habit forming. Also I say take it when you don't have to be anywhere, in case it makes you sleepy, dizzy. You may not always have to stay on the meds, but know DON'T stop taking them if and when you start feeling better, with out talking to you doc. Normally when you are feeling better it means the meds are working, when you stop them you will still feel better for a while but they have half lifes and once it is out of your system you start to feel bad again.

Well said Heide.   Great advise.

I had to take the Clonaprin (sp) for a few months for anxiety, but only took it at night right before I went to bed.  I no longer have to take it.

If you are shaking from the zoloft, you may want to ask your Pdoc to give you another antidepressant.

Jeane

does zoloft make you shaky????

i just started taking it 3 days ago.......  and yes, my dr. told me it takes up to 4 wks for it to get into your system.

i am on a low dosage.... just 50mg in the am

i hope it doesnt affect my sex drive......    lol

:)

 I'm sorry to say that Zolofot can mess with you sex drive.

http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/vsg/3896726/Psychological- Aspects-of-Bariatric-Surgery-Identifying/

Jill this was just posted on the VSG forum.    

Jill     

It is a shame that society give the illusion that thin people are happier.   There is no reality to HAPPY DAYS.  

 Our bodies are going thru alot.   It is sometimes a bit like a short circuit.   As obese people I think people do not see us or prefer to ignore us.  Heck we are in denial within ourselves.  One day I woke up and REALLY looked at myself.  OMG how the heck did I get this big.   I am still facing why and facing it was always me eating out of control.     I am loosing weight and mass.  Sometimes I look in the mirror and do not recognise myself.   It is a bit unnerving.   I am no longer ignored and can be a bit unsettling.   I am the same person I was 106 lbs ago. 

I have a great deal of issues going on with my weight loss, a stressful job and my husband has been treated for cancer.  We are waiting in the next few weeks praying he is in remission.    The last 8 weeks I have not been concentrating on me.  He needed me to encourage him.   Past week I have suddenly focusing back to me and its been scary. 

Jill you are still there, just the weight has changed.   No change is required.  You are a great person over the past years I have been a member.   It took a great deal of courage to have bariatric surgery and it took even more courage to seek assistance.      I hear a person seeking  enlightenment... do not hear any pity party going on.    

If you ever need to just talk, PM me. I have unlimited long distrance, we can chat.  

Hi Jill!!!  Zoloft became my friend about a year ago.  I am amazed at how much it helps me.  I don't really have any side effects with it other than getting sleepy.  I counter act that by taking it at night.  That actually works well for me because it gets absorbed better then also.  My sex drive has not been affected much, a little in the beginning but that went away quickly.  Most side effects will go away in 3 - 4 weeks also.

By losing the weight our bodies function differently, our hormone levels are higher because we don't have those fat cells gobbling everything up.  Sometimes we need the help of meds to make it through.  Glad to hear that you were smart enough and brave enough to do what is necessary to make it.  Thanks so much for sharing your story.  It is a big help as those of us who are experiencing the same thing know we are not alone and those that come up behind us will  know that it is normal and there are others they can talk to.

Don't worry bout  it girl, that's what got you on it.  Life has many things going on and I have meds for the stress.  Most of my things were second hand, my oldest has a very ill child, and had lost (triplets) two others.   My husband and I both have been climbing the walls for over 4 years now.  I take what I need to do what I need to do.  For her, the skin is bad, the hair falls out and she doesn't sleep.  When her doc said "depression" she broke out in tears and didn't want to accept it.  I tell you the same, Take care of yourself as best you can. Take the meds and give them time to work.