Back on Zoloft SSRI

[Guyindubai]

So I'm back on the Zoloft as my anexity has been skyrocketing out of the blue... I know the SSRI will increase the visuals, but for now I will just give it a go and see if it will help with my anexity OCD and other stuff.

[neffbull]

"Antidepressant treatment was begun with sertraline 25 mg and was titrated upward slowly owing to concern about these flashbacks. Mild exacerbations of these LSD-like phenomena were noted for 2 to 4 days after each dosage increase, primarily as flashes of color, positive afterimages, and fleeting hallucinations in his peripheral vision. Within 1 month after the target dose of 100 mg was reached, these perceptual disturbances decreased until they had almost completely remitted. The depressive symptoms also improved. These gains were maintained for 4 months, at which point Mr. A graduated and terminated treatment."

 

 

"SSRIs appear to worsen symptoms of HPPD, at least during the initial phase of treatment: People with HPPD treated with SSRIs and atypical antipsychotics (risperidone, olanzapine) reported an initial exacerbation of their flashbacks with a subsequent gradual improvement over time [Markel et al. 1994; Bonson et al. 1996; Espiard et al. 2005; Aldurra and Crayton, 2001]. It remains unclear whether this was due to the mood-enhancing effect with concomitant mental stabilization, or an increase in the diminished serotonergic neurotransmission in the visual cortex."

 

 

It looks like I could help.

[Guyindubai]

Yup, I feel my visual increasing just a tiny bit while

I feel the benefits already, because k use to be on Zoloft for 5 year... And I can already feel happier calmer and more confident...

Still on 25mg dose for 1 week now. Only bad effects till now are slight increase in visuals nothing major! And feeling sleepy...

The good thing is I started with the an antidepressant named Voldaxen, and it increases the production of melatonin and makes you sleepy, I will now tapper of the valdoxan and continue with the Zoloft, maybe this is the reason why I didn't feel any side effects !

[Guyindubai]

Stopped the Valdaxen and upping my zoloft from 25mg to 37.5 mg tonight, still not major increase in visuals, yet better already, but not at the peak yet.

[Guyindubai]

My anexity has vanished now.. I can say I rarely feel the anexity and my visuals haven't increase that much. Turns out the SSRI's work for me!

[ddiddy66]

Works for my anxiety. Nothing else