recently switched to zoloft and buspar for depression and anxiety. do not like the zoloft because of decreased libido effects. was taking cymbalta but because of anxiety, Dr. but me on buspar but had to take me off of cymbalta..... uggghhhh! I do like the buspar for anxiety, but is there ANY alternative for the zoloft? thanks
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SSRI's are the most overrated drugs to treat depression. When I took Zoloft I called it Zolimp. They can be emotionally numbing and other fun things. The older AD's called tricyclics, amitryptyline, nortriptyline, desipramine and others can be very effective. So can MAOI's, Parnate and Nardil. These two have dietary restrictions, talk to your doctor. One note..shrinks are prescibing Seroquel for everything but if they don't tell you, be aware that it's an atypical antipsychotic and the biggest selling psych drug right now. It can give you diabetes regardless of weight gain but most people gain tremendouse amounts of weight on it. I know a lady that weighed 105 starting it and 6 months later 175. I gained 50 pounds in a year. But at 300 mg it has very good AD properties but I told my doc last week get me off this now.
There will be trade-offs with every psych med but some people do great on one for years.
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People rate their meds and say why they rated at that level. Check it out. I've been on meds for 30 years(yikes)and I do my homework. If shrinks have a stubborn case of depression then find a drug that works, they will try to keep you on it no matter if you've gained 50 pounds in two weeks.
All meds like all of medicine is a risk/benefit proposition. Do your homework. If 200 people on ask a patient can't get out of bed on a med, it may be the same for you...or not. It ain't easy.
Oh, one note. Dr use meds off label all the time. Even when I was on SSRI's, they added a stim, Adderall, Ritalin, dexedrine, etc. I'm bipolar and still take Vyvanse, they do more for my depression than any other drug. It's like someone turned on the lights. And an added bonus depending on what else your taking they can turn you into a sex machine. lol
There are many ways and drugs to treat depression but always(!) do talk therapy too. No pill can do it all.
Good luck
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the buspar generally makes the libido side effects on Zoloft better. after a period of adjustment, you should see improvement, perhaps 4-6 weeks.
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