So after ignoring what might be PPD for 13 months, I have finally decided to ask for some help. I'm not sure why I felt like I couldn't before but I guess that doesn't really matter. After an appointment with my GP she is going to put me on Zoloft. I have a few questions that I wanted to ask you mamas that are already on it. I wonder what side effects did you notice after starting zoloft? My BIGGEST concern is that we want to have more children. We are thinking that we will start trying next January or so. My concern is, will I become dependent on the meds and then feel worse once I stop when I get pregnant than I do now?
Would love any advice you have.
Thanks ladies
Re: Those who are on Zoloft....
I've been on Zoloft for almost 18 months for PPD. My main reason for going on it was that I had a hard time with anxiety and feeling overwhelmed. it really helped so much. I tried to come off of it after a year, but I just wasn't able to do it, the old feelings were coming back. I am almost 2 weeks into a half dose now and I feel pretty good so far.
Side effects of the medication vary from person to person obviously, but mine were that I felt very even keeled all of the time (never really got happy about anything, never got sad about anything, it was weird), lost my sex drive completely, and have had trouble falling asleep at night.
I was on Zoloft for PPD. After taking it a few months, I felt much better (I felt better right away actually) and haven't been on them since she was about 6 months old.
I've blogged about it.
https://emsvillage.blogspot.com/
I was on Zoloft when I was younger for about 2 years. I had no problems with it. After Ri was born... and MUCH denial, I finally asked my doctor be be put back on it. Again, no problems. I stopped taking it by accident (kinda long story) just before LO #2 was concieved so it wasn't an issue for me. I do plan on taking it again when this baby is born.
This exactly. I've been on it a few other times in my life during other times of transition and always went off 6 months to a year later when things had settled back to normal. Having a baby and returning to work was def a difficult period of transition for me and I went back on it 18 months ago when A was a few weeks old. I just recently tried to come off and I didn't like the way I was feeling so went back on. I talked to my OB at my last appt a few months ago and she didn't really seem like she was really against it next pregnancy - oh, and I nursed for a year on it which she was fine with. I *think* the risk is during 3rd tri? I haven't researched it in depth yet, but I do see the class action law suit tv ads which makes me uneasy. My dr kind of chalked it up to the risk / reward trade-off.