[chrysalis22]

I started 12.5 mg of Sertraline (generic Zoloft) this morning per my psychiatrist to cut 25 mg in half.

This was added to my daily 50 mg of Seroquel at bedtime. The Seroquel works awesomely for me. Not sure exactly why he decided to add this med...ego? I'm wondering if because he wasn't the one to Rx me the Seroquel, I'd gone to my regular provider (she is actually a fnp) because I couldn't wait the month for my county mental health psychiatrist assement appt and begged her to try me on Seroquel or the like.

So...omg... *tears* here I am, it's now 6:30pm and I just shared my feelings in my emotions anonymous meeting online and I'm now in tears. I haven't cried like this over something seemingly so conquerable in weeks. Now I'm just crying so easily. I have been depressed all day. Moreso than I realized now that I can see it thru my tears...

Left a message on the general voicemail for the county mental health because I do not know the direct # there for the psychiatrist. I'm thinking this is not a good sign, having such agitation (thankfully, not raging much), annoyance, depression, fatigue, zoning out/unmotivated and tears. This is the total opposite of where I was w/ just the Seroquel and reminds me of how I was before Seroquel. I am not in a good state of mind. I don't feel suicidal thankfully but I just am not feeling like I think I should be on this new med. I'm very sensitive to medications and usually don't need a very large dose.

I also must add that I'm on augmentin (amoxicillan) for a sinus infection and am still congested after a few days of being on it and I'm sure that in the mix of this isn't helping w/ my energy levels and maybe, this reaction. I know dr's, pharmacists will normally say oh that'd have nothing to do w/ it... yeah right. I'm sure they all interact and can do things.

Anyway. I'm frustrated. Any input for my situation? Feeling this way right off the bat seems to me to be a huge red flag and maybe not one to mess with.

[Confusedinomicon]

When you talked to your doc did you mention any symptoms of depression?

[chrysalis22]

you mean before he put me on the sertraline? yes. that is why he put me on it. to help me even more w/ that as i wake feeling kinda hopeless, unenthusiastic about life/the day. it passes but omg, being on that sertraline was not fun.

i haven't taken the sertraline yet this morning...it's 9am here. i left a message w/ some woman at his office and waiting for his nurse to call me.

i stupidly told my usually invalidating mom how i was feeling so tearful last night (still am...just finally bawled my eyes out and cursed up a storm after my 9 yo daughter left for school...she was so rude to me before she left for school...sassing me when i'd tell her to get ready, etc. she loves it, it seems, to rub salt in my wounds...she KNOWS i'm already having a hard time from the sertraline and she just makes it worse.) and my mother says "oh well isn't that too early for it to work anyway?". she KNOWS i'm ultra sensitive to meds as a whole. my body feels things. i will not buy that this is not from the med in my body. i'm not taking it anymore. i just can't bear this...this is NOT a good state for me to be in. depressed, tearful, reactive and harder to hold back my tears or frustration when others are being disrespectful. i was able to do this w/ just the seroquel. i feel like i've gone back to how it was...this is awful, still feeling it so strong today just from that little bit of sertraline 24 hours ago...awful!

i just thought about the augmentin i'm on. my mom asked if i'd looked up side effects for this antibiotic... i didn't think to because this depression and all started yesterday after i took the sertraline... my majorly controlling mother insists that it could be the antibiotic not the sertraline as she says the elderly she's worked w/ have often gotten quite emotional and down when they take certain meds. but i didn't have any symtpoms from the augmentin like this UNTIL i took the sertraline yesterday. i think it's the sertraline either in the mix w/ the antibiotic going awry or it is just the sertraline is bad news for me.

here is what i did find on amoxicillin/clav (generic for augmentin). i've been on it for about 4 days now. 875 MG (is that high?!). interesting.............:

Augmentin Side Effects Report #5755050-X
Augmentin side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Feb 20, 2008. Female patient, 38 years of age, was diagnosed with sinusitis and was treated with Augmentin. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: anxiety , crying, depression , fear, feeling abnormal, panic reaction. Augmentin dosage: 2000MG TWICE PER DAY. During the same period patient was treated with MUCINEX, YASMIN. Patient recovered.

Augmentin Side Effects Report #5910993-9
Augmentin side effect was reported by a Health Professional from UNITED STATES on Oct 03, 2008. Male patient, 39 years of age, weighting 157.0 lb, was diagnosed with bacterial culture positive, staphylococcal infection and was treated with Augmentin. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: depression . Augmentin dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.

Augmentin Side Effects Report #5975543-X
Augmentin side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on July 11, 2008. Female patient, child 9 years of age, was treated with Augmentin. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: crying, depression , dysgeusia, mood altered, product quality issue. Augmentin dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with ZYRTEC, TYLENOL. Patient recovered.

[chrysalis22]

COOL site: http://www.drugs.com/ you can check drug interactions and see the reported interaction rating of minor, moderate or major...or none. it doesn't show these 2 as being an issue. hmmm. nor does it show sertraline and seroquel an issue.

i checked celexa and adderall which is what i think what my mother is on...it is considered in the major interaction mode. yikes!

[AnnD]

I've experienced both things, antibiotic and new med, recently myself but at different times. I was taking an antibiotic a couple of months ago that made me really depressed. I stopped taking it after a week because I couldn't stand it any longer.

Then, just a few days ago I started on a new anti-depressant. I started out with 12.5mg and the goal is to reach 100mg. With the first dose of 12.5mg, I was a little more tearful than usual. Twelve hours later I took the second dose, and this time I was ok. Three doses later, when I went up to 25mg, I was very tearful and sad, so I decided to go back down to 12.5 for the next dose and felt pretty good. This is where I'm at now. I plan to stay at 12.5 for at least another two doses before I try 25mg again.

I don't know if you've gotten a hold of your doctor or figured out your antibiotic or not; but, if you start Sertraline again, you may want to begin with a lower dosage, like cut the 12.5 in half or even less for a few days. Starting out with half of the ultimate dosage can be quite over-whelming. I'm being started out with only 1/8 of my ultimate dosage goal.

[chrysalis22]

thanks!!!!!!! it's so cool to know I'm not alone! i stopped the sertraline. not worth it...just great on just seroquel. may try again when done with antibiotic......

Originally Posted by AnnD

I've experienced both things, antibiotic and new med, recently myself but at different times. I was taking an antibiotic a couple of months ago that made me really depressed. I stopped taking it after a week because I couldn't stand it any longer.

Then, just a few days ago I started on a new anti-depressant. I started out with 12.5mg and the goal is to reach 100mg. With the first dose of 12.5mg, I was a little more tearful than usual. Twelve hours later I took the second dose, and this time I was ok. Three doses later, when I went up to 25mg, I was very tearful and sad, so I decided to go back down to 12.5 for the next dose and felt pretty good. This is where I'm at now. I plan to stay at 12.5 for at least another two doses before I try 25mg again.

I don't know if you've gotten a hold of your doctor or figured out your antibiotic or not; but, if you start Sertraline again, you may want to begin with a lower dosage, like cut the 12.5 in half or even less for a few days. Starting out with half of the ultimate dosage can be quite over-whelming. I'm being started out with only 1/8 of my ultimate dosage goal.