Why take meds ... The good , the bad , the ugly

Question for everyone or anyone taking meds , I have a question I see a psych doc once a week he wants me to take Zoloft , it's been one year and a half and up to this point I haven taken anything they have given me , but my issue is why take meds and still feel the way I do , I hear good and bad stories and some people say how they are on the meds and still suffer .... My best gf suffered for two years , and one day it just went away , no meds , nothing , And I hear other stories on his ppl have just been able to get on meds and off and cured .... Other say the can't get it .... It's all too much ..... What's your story about meds ....
Which worked for you

I wish I had the answer to this because after being on Zoloft for years and gaining a ton of weight, but being anxiety free...it stopped working.
I weaned off it to fast and had a really bad episode of anxiety and depression. we tried Lexapro for a couple weeks but I just was having to many side effects. so as of one year ago I went back onto Zoloft and have tried every dosage, nothing works the way it did before.
I am now dependent on clonazepam daily...and that makes me so sad.

I am 55 yrs old...I am so done living like this. If I could find a way to get rid of this anxiety and never take a pill again....OH MY!!!!!

But I think I am destined to have to take medication for the rest of my life and that's how God wants it apparently.

sickofitall, you say you have taken "everything they have given me", what would that have been?

While I agree with those who say that everyone reacts differently to medication and can only tell you my own experiences, I do not recommend Zoloft, but there are other meds that work.... At least that's what I am told.

I was prescribed Xanax a while ago and for a long time it was great, made me tired but I didn't care because I had my life back and anxiety though still present was manageable. Then A few months ago Xanax stopped working so my Dr. switched me to Zoloft. The Zoloft made me feel tired and out of it at first but after a few days I thought I was ok with this drug... I was wrong.

Zoloft made me depressed to the point where I did not care about life, whatever happened it did not matter, I was miserable. I also had increased anxiety, anger and horrendous headaches. I lost my appetite which grew increasingly worse to the point where I was almost anorexic and felt like I shouldn't eat. Zoloft completely destroyed my spirit, my personality and my life. I stopped taking Zoloft a few weeks ago and although I still struggle with my anxiety at times, I have my life back and I am capable of being happy again.

With all this said, I have a friend who swears by Zoloft so like I mentioned earlier, everyone is different. I would say talk to your doctor, tell him/her your concerns and if you do take the meds just be aware of your thoughts and behaviors. Best of luck to you.