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Menopausal anxiety and depression
Women's Health | Last Active: Aug 13 1:32am | Replies (14)Comment receiving replies
@sue417
I wish I could give you a big hug. I really feel for you and what you have been through.
I did not have a reduction in appetite but do know depression will cause that and Zoloft has been a cause for a reduced appetite for some.
You may want to talk to your doctor about adding Wellbutrin to your Zoloft prescription. I have been told by my psychiatrist that the combination makes some people feel much better so it has been nicknamed “Well-Oft”.
When I was in a really deep depression phase, my primary doctor tried Wellbutrin/bupropion with aripiprazole which is a antipsychotic. When the aripiprazole was increased, it started to cause me pain symptoms so I stopped this Rx. They then tried mirtazapine added to Wellbutrin/bupropion and this medication caused me to become ravenous so I stopped taking it since I didn’t want to gain anymore weight.
My hope is you are able to find the right medication, dosage and combination that helps you get back to a level playing field in life to help you cope.
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This is the fourth medication I have tried and this is the one that's lost the longest I started it in March and it was okay but not now I just want to get off of this completely and then go back on my 5-HTP that I was taking and see if that works. I've only had to be on an antidepressant prior once in my life and that was in my early twenties when I went through some horrific trauma and I believe it was Prozac I was on it for 3 years and going off it was not a big deal so I don't know what to do honestly but thank you very much for your kind words and telling me your story. I don't know how you would wean off this medication because it's a capsule.