Meds

[jackie4553]

Ok guys...like most people that break up I am down in the dumps. Cant stop thinking about it...crying...missing him..even when busy. I am depressed. It SO SO sucks. My friend suggested Zoloft to help for a short period until I had sometime to feel better. I am a senior in College and cant sacrifice my school work. I am afraid of what it might do......anyone take it or used it during a breakup???

[eightball61]

I never used any of these depression meds before but I will say your friend is not a doctor. What you need to do is go see a professional and see what they say. You dont want to get hooked onto something if this is just a phase. Breakups are not easy and your dealing with that right now. When we breakup with our love it will hurt and take a toll. What you are going through is natural and I am not a doctor but I would wait sometime before you go drug yourself up.

[MissCheivious]

Yikes! Taking a antidepressant for a breakup? I'm no doctor but I don't think that's the wisest idea. Everyone deals with things differently but most of us are bummed out after a breakup. It's not necessary to feel this way, in fact, some think it's unhealthy. I'm going through a breakup right now myself (of course, I'm HERE! :p ). IMHO the best thing to do is let your sadness run it's course. It's not fun, it's not easy and some aspects of your life will suffer but the majority of people will tell you that you'll get through it. It's entirely up to you to take Zoloft or anything else that you might think will make you feel better but, I've been a casuality of clinical depression and even though I was prescribed drugs for it, I didn't take them. In some cases, I think they are needed but in the case of a breakup, I don't think it's something you should get into. Try doing something fun (Fun, I know...it's HARD!) or do some things you've been meaning to do but could never get around to because you were with your ex or whatever. Again, it's totally up to you if you think some meds will help through this. If you can see that without the drugs, your schoolwork is in danger of suffering, you're halfway there. You can stop it yourself without the meds. Again, it's up to you. Good luck. :)

[smackie9]

There must be counsellors available to you on your campus. I went through the same thing when I was in college. After a few sessions I felt much better.

[Pamelina]

I think at least a talk with a doctor about meds wouldn't hurt if a person is really that beaten down or in crisis over a breakup.

I say this because weeks ago I was a bonified mess over being dumped. I mean it seemed like I was just caving in. I wasn't sleeping well and when I woke up I felt like somebody had punched me in the stomach. So I got a temp prescription for a sleeping pill.

And I cried and sobbed to people--talked it all out til there was nothing left to say. Do you have a good support system? A counselor can be part of that but friends and caring family really help just listening--even if they have no suggestions or words of advice.

A breakup is a big, heavy thing to go through--it can just wipe you out for awhile physically, mentally and mostly emotionally til time does the healing. I'm not there yet myself but am just telling you what I have learned from my own exp.

Hugs to you--I know just how you are feeling.