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I was able to see my family doctor today and he was able to prescribe me Zoloft and Xanax. I have been on Zoloft for almost four years, except last year I stopped taking it cold turkey. Now I'm back...I was taking Seroquel along with the Zoloft four years ago to ween me onto the Zoloft, but this time around I asked for Xanax, hoping that it would calm the rage and anxiety without causing me to be super drowsy and gain as much weight as I did while on the Seroquel.

It's Day 1 all over again and of course I'm on the "placebo effect" high right now. Here's hoping my coming off the Zoloft last year (had no side effects dropping from 200mg to 100mg in a day or two to 0) is similar now as I come back on it.

My body was yearning for Zoloft, it's my best friend.

[insideout]

why did you stop taking it before? i'm just wondering because i have a similar love/hate relationship with zoloft. i get off it because it doesn't work, i get back on it and have side effects like ideation, then off, then on.... and on and on and on.... oh and it isn't true that it takes a week or whatever to work. thats no placebo effect, that is real. it really does hit you right away like a tylenol does. just doesnt peak & stabilize til a couple weeks is all.

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Hi insideout, thanks for responding.

I stopped for stupid, practical reasons. I paid for insurance through my job two years ago, and the pdoc I went to was useless. Nothing but medical management, his whole practice, which includes therapy, and never did I receive any. I was frustrated at wasting my money. When I first went on it, I was also given Seroquel and the combination made me slightly overweight. I could never lose it even after being told to stop the Seroquel. I also felt my life was balanced and without many stressors (except the weight), so I stopped, without medical advice.

Now I'm hurting for it, as I'm crawling back up again without insurance and should have never left Zoloft nor dropped my insurance. The Xanax really helps with my panic and anxiousness, but am going to call my gp and see if he can double my prescription, from twice to four times a day, because I need to take one every three hours at work (retail sales). Either that or maybe he can prescribe 25-50mg of Seroquel daily to help me sleep! I hope he agrees.

[insideout]

gp is a general practicioner right?
my gp prescribes all my medication. every now and then, like once a year, i go to a pdoc if i need a drastic change. so i don't see why yours would have a problem with it. if he knows you have been prescribed it before, it should be no problem.

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Got my Xanax increased to .25 4x a day, and assuming it's cheap enough, generic Seroquel 25mg 2x a day (which I'd probably just use at night until I get adjusted to it again).

[sewerrats]

The trouble with stopping a med thats working is, it may not work the next time around.

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Am fully back on Zoloft (200mg) and its still my best friend.