What do you do when you feel it come back?

Just so I understand, you are currently on Zoloft at 50mg, right? I started Lexapro last year after I wound up in the hospital from undiagnosed depression. The nurses there would always tell me that depression is always up and down. Even on medication there will be low points, but not to get frustrated by them. I think they just wanted me to not get my hopes up too soon for a "cure."

I did indeed have a "relapse" so to speak, last December. I had been on the meds for 2 1/2 months. December hit and I felt all the anxiety and apathy that accompanies my depression come back. It sucked. After about two weeks I made an appointment with my psych thinking I needed my meds upped. By the time I got in the next week I was feeling better than ever.

I'm not saying that you shouldn't up your dosage. 50mg of Zoloft is the pretty standard starter dosage, but most people I know take at least 100mg. Unfortunately though, there will likely still be those bad days. It's when they turn into a week or more that I start to wonder if I need more.

Keep us posted on how you are doing, and good luck.

Thanks so much for your kind words ladies. And yes Jish, I'm currently on 50 mg of Zoloft.

Goss~It's makes so much sense about you talking about the fear of ever feeling down. I think I'm doing that! I didn't realize it nor would I have without someone else saying it! And yes Jish, what you said about feeling like it needs to be a "cure" *right now* helps to open my eyes too. Mom at home, you and I can think of each other and know were not alone!

My counselor told me to try and recognize what it is that set me off 2 weekends ago, and it was major stress. And I think what I was feeling a few days ago was the issue of my chronic pain I've been dealing with since June just finally bring me down to my last bit of strength. I finally am going to a neurologist to get an MRI to see if that sheds any light on my low back and leg issues. I'm literally on the verge of breaking with this pain, and I feel a little better knowing I'm trying one more thing to try to resolve it, *hopefully*.

I also sat down and talked to my hubby last night and just putting my feelings to words helps a lot. I always forget how much that can help. I think for me, it makes it seem a lot smaller than it really is, the issue that is. I make such monsters out of things in my mind, ya know??

Once again, thanks all. I'm glad to know some others know what I'm feeling.