I think that it's important for patients and their families, when they are prescribed antidepressants, to be aware that not every drug works for every person. In some cases, one person's "cure" is another person's "poison."

Prozac made me manic when I first started it. While I was on it, if I drank even the smallest amount of caffeine, watch out. I would totally lose it. Of course, my doctor didn't tell me that. I had to figure it out for myself.

I'm now on Zoloft, and it works just fine for me.

Starting out on meds can be tricky. They don't work right away. And some of them are not gonna work. They definitely need monitoring.

sarah