Should the Toad be taking Zoloft?

[Deja Q]

Poll question: Should the Toad be taking Zoloft?

Saw a new drug dealer today. My work-related anxiety is about to push me over the edge. He seemed attentive and knowledgeable, which was what the nurse said when I called her yesterday.

He prescribed Zoloft.

Of course, when I got home, I read this webpage:

http://www.prozactruth.com/zoloft.htm

Have you used Zoloft ? Did you get facial or body tics as a side effect? If you would like to be part of a potential class action law suit, send us an e-mail. Please state when you started Zoloft, how long you used Zoloft, what your side effects were or still are. Click here to send e-mail.

The side effects of Zoloft are in the same league with the other SSRIs. Pfizer at least goes one step further and admits Zoloft will metabolize in the liver and that people with even mild liver impairment should use caution and a lower dosage of Zoloft. "Zoloft is extensively metabolized by the liver." (From the Pfizer statements above, if your doctor has not conducted a full liver test before prescribing you Zoloft, your doctor has not even read and or understood the precautions in the Pfizer brochure)

I told him up front about the problems I developed with Wellbutrin and how they've stayed to make my life miserable (in the form of facial and body tics, go figure.)

From Zoloft's own website:

Side-effects include:


dry mouth
upset stomach
decreased appetite
feeling unusually tired or sleepy
trouble sleeping
sexual problems in men and women
diarrhea/loose stools
tremor
feeling agitated
indigestion
increased sweating


No problem here except the sex thing. I already have certain problems and this drug might make that worse. But that's all okay as I'm pretty much alone in this shithole of a world anyway... It's ironic, the drug is supposed to make me feel normal so I won't come across as anxious or tense. The irony is, the drug allows me to get to first base but prevents me from hitting the home run. :evilgrin:

Now having read Zoloft's website, I'm pretty certain this dope will work for me. I hope... The side-effects mentioned on the lawsuit webpage (link above) are not pretty and seem to openly CONTRADICT what Zoloft's webpage has stated. Isn't anything regulated anymore?