crappy

[stephanieb]

for the last few days i have been feeling pretty crappy. it's like this terrible feeling that i can actually feel in my chest i have had a bunch of days where i felt really good (zoloft was upped to 200mgs mgs a few weeks ago but it was too much of a jump from 100 so i backed down to 150) but now i almost feel like i did in the beginning. my doc told me to go ahead to 200 mgs but i'm hoping my body is still adjusting to the 150. i just don't want to feel this way anymore, i am sooo exhausted and sometimes want to just give up. zoloft has always worked in the past, maybe it's not working for me anymore. i just want this dreadful feeling to leave.

[mom0810]

I was told when I started zoloft that I could get a racing heart feeling in my chest. Like palpitations, or like when you go down on a rollercoaster. It will go away. Just know that it's part of the adjustment.

Call your pdoc just to make sure, but I think this could be what is happening. You can take something to calm you down while your body adjusts if you want to.

[stephanieb]

Originally Posted by mom0810

I was told when I started zoloft that I could get a racing heart feeling in my chest. Like palpitations, or like when you go down on a rollercoaster. It will go away. Just know that it's part of the adjustment.

Call your pdoc just to make sure, but I think this could be what is happening. You can take something to calm you down while your body adjusts if you want to.

it's not a racing heart, it's like i feel this emptyness inside...it's really hard to explain. and then sometimes even when i'm having a really bad day i will feel really great for just a few seconds and then the terrible feelings flood back in. so weird. maybe i'll take the pdoc's advice and go ahead and up my dosage.

[DBZ]

I'd take your docs advice and up the dose. The emptiness and terrible feelings are horrible. I hope you have some good people around who can at least help you around the house, with the baby, etc.

[rainbow_mandala]

You might be able to heal yourself and get off Zoloft eventually. If you're ready and willing to do some internal work then I might be able to help you. I'm an intuitive healer that specializes in emotional issues. Check out my website for more information on what I do: www.moondragonhealing.com. I'm very compassionate...I love to help people and I deeply understand what it's like to suffer from depression

If I can heal myself then I know that others can heal themselves as well...all it takes is willingness and perseverance.

[butterfly_mommy]

I so understand that feeling and I too am feeling it yesterday and today. I don't have any advice but wanted to tell you I understand that feeling and am sorry you are feeling crappy

[gwerydd]

Originally Posted by stephanieb

it's not a racing heart, it's like i feel this emptyness inside...it's really hard to explain. and then sometimes even when i'm having a really bad day i will feel really great for just a few seconds and then the terrible feelings flood back in. so weird. maybe i'll take the pdoc's advice and go ahead and up my dosage.

naking

i have that feeling all the time. i hate it.

[Genesis]

Originally Posted by stephanieb

for the last few days i have been feeling pretty crappy. it's like this terrible feeling that i can actually feel in my chest i have had a bunch of days where i felt really good (zoloft was upped to 200mgs mgs a few weeks ago but it was too much of a jump from 100 so i backed down to 150) but now i almost feel like i did in the beginning. my doc told me to go ahead to 200 mgs but i'm hoping my body is still adjusting to the 150. i just don't want to feel this way anymore, i am sooo exhausted and sometimes want to just give up. zoloft has always worked in the past, maybe it's not working for me anymore. i just want this dreadful feeling to leave.

I know exactly what you mean. It's so hard, I know. It has taken months and months of being on medication for me to finally start feeling that less. There is definitely hope for you, mama.

When I used to feel like that every day, I would go and hug my little one and talk with my husband to try to keep my mind off of it, and tried to remember how blessed I am. Although, when they went to bed, it hit harder because I couldn't do that.

Hang in there, you WILL get through this!!