Sunday, February 7, 2016

Zoloft side-effects?

On a more serious note, I wanted to make a post about the anti-depressant, Zoloft. Have any of you tried it? I've been on it for about three weeks now. For the most part, it's helped my depression but it wasn't enough. So I was put on Buspirone 5mg it's sort of a "helper pill" to help the seratonin. Anyways, my blood sugar has been dropping quickly and..it's become a serious problem.
With my jobs, I can't afford to be sick or miss work! I don't know what to do!

So I had to get more blood work taken to find out exactly what's going on with me. Before I started taking Zoloft, I took Paxil and it helped me for years. Paxil helped with my anxiety, but not with my depression. It makes me anxious thinking about it as a matter of fact.

I want to share something with you, dear readers. When I had my first panic attack, my nerves were terrible! I was rushed to the ER because people didn't know what was wrong with me. And my dad doesn't approve of counseling or anything of the sort, and neither does my grandma! I became very agoraphobic (meaning afraid to leave the house) and even going to the mailbox outside was very scary! My heart was racing faster than I can even describe! I don't wish that on anyone, I really don't.
Well, I was agoraphobic in 2008 and I was starting college.. I couldn't leave home to drive the 30 mins to the university even.. it felt like it was a big operation!
But you know what? I didn't have ANY support, none at all. So it was up to me to make the changes I need to so I could live a better life.

I was seeing the counselor in college (without my parents knowing) and it helped. I was put on Lexapro at first and had terrible side effects! I was sweating profusely, racing mind, racing heart, no sleep, and I was wired! it was awful! I was put on Ativan and getting off that was almost like I was dying! the side-effects were so bad that I was throwing up with a terrible migraine for almost 4 days!
I went to the hospital (eventually when my dad caved in) and the doctor in the emergency room treated me like absolute crap..

Anyways, long story short, I am now on Zoloft and having problems keeping my blood sugar at a normal level. I'm scared because I don't have a working glucose meter and who knows what else is wrong with me? I'm wondering if Zoloft 150mg and Buspirone 5mg together makes you have low blood sugar..some medications can even cause diabetes! (don't get freaked out by this!)

**One thing that I've learned was DO NOT GOOGLE YOUR SYMPTOMS! because it can only make matters worse! example: If someone looked up pain in the arm, it makes you think you have the worst thing imaginable! Someone on Twitter posted "It's lucky I'm not a Hypochondriac or something. Just googled some symptoms and I've been  diagnosed  myself with epilepsy."
Here's another one that was something to chuckle about, "The older I get the more  I can't tell if my body is falling apart or I'm becoming a hypochondriac."

My point is, don't go googling symptoms because it will scare the crap out of you! trust me, I've learned it the hard way!
I hope this blog post can help people..I overcame Agoraphobia all by myself with no support, not even from my family! I did it, and anyone else who is suffering from that or anxiety/depression, you can do it! I'll be here as best that I can. Feel free to comment on my posts if you want.

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