Help! Zoloft failed and wants to start me on Cymbalta & Mirtazapine

Hello Linda,

I don't want to come across as anti medication because it plays a very important role in our recovery. What I do have a problem with is the use of ANY amount of alcohol to 'take the edge off' as it is a well known depressant. Besides, it is just another drug to add to the mix. Given your blood pressure problems I would have thought that the aim should be to reduce meds and possibly replace with other therapies like meditation, exercise yoga etc etc as a way to reduce anxiety. There is only one certainty and that is that alcohol has no therapeutic role at all. Take care you are worth it.

WOW    xanax   how many mg a day , you dont say.   benzos on there own cause depression after long term , that why i take small  amount of  zoloft  a day 50mg or if on lexapro just 5mg is the same strenth  , drinking  wine every night   is a bad move. alcohol puts you to sleep but for about 2 hours then your up all night . MIRTAZAPINE will make you fat, and cymbalta  wont work believe me no with xanax, try lexapro at 10mg  and stick to it, you always get worse before better 

took you off of zoloft at 5 weeks  it takes about 7 to work on me , you pro  came off just has it was abou to hit  . the XANAX  is the problem

Did you stop the xanax? I know what u mean because it doesn't seem to help me much, at least like it used to. Maybe your Dr can prescribe you something different? Like valum, at I can, etc. Usually depression and anxiety go hand and hand. Zoloft didn't help so you are trying another medication. No worries. I don't have personal experience with Cymbalta however I've never heard anything bad about it. Try to hang in there. Finding your right "cocktail" can be very trying, but believe and keep the faith. Also, I've learned the hard way not to read up in meds on line. Every medicine works different for another. I feel when you read a negative review, you out it in your head that its not going to help you. Try hard to not Google your meds. Ask your dr questions. Write them down and bring to your appointment if you have to. Two glasses of wine a night? Hmmmm...not a good idea. Alcohol is a downer, it only makes you feel worse. I wouldn't drink. It definitely contributes to increase your depression/anxiety. Try to stay positive. Maybe keep a log in how you feel from day to day so you can tell if the meds are helping. Chin up. You're not alone and things will be ok. ??

I could not tolerate Cymbalta bad side effects! Also Prozac was a no go! Now on Generic Zoloft 100mil! Been on this for 10 days waiting for a miracle! Slight side effects!