can it really be that simple? :(

[tiredofbeingtired]

I tried Zoloft and it made me sicker than a dog, I couldn't keep taking it because I couldn't keep anything down and got SO dehydrated. I've always been anxious, used to have panic attacks when I was a teenager but haven't had one for a year maybe a year and a half. However I am always so anxious that I can't ever enjoy myself. It's hard for me to keep a job because I constantly worry about how I'm doing and dread going in. I feel like a bipolar, one day everything is fine, the job is okay, not the best but I can survive here, the next I have no faith in myself, I hate my job and my life and I hate feeling so controlled. My anxiety holds me back, keeps me from doing things I want to do because of all the "what if" thoughts that plague my mind. It controls EVERY part of my life, from work to my relationship to food to sleep.

Is there a medicine that can actually help me? Is it really just as simple as a trial and error, trying one and seeing what happens? It seems too good to be true.

Bonus ?: I've heard anxiety meds usually make you gain weight--but if it makes me feel better, and helps me relax and not sleep so much anymore (I sleep to avoid the day and avoid feeling anxious), couldn't it actually help me to get up and lose weight?

[alankay]

They don't always make you gain or lose weight. Yes it is a trial and error deal. No way to really tell but a fair trial. Alankay

[sazco]

They don't always make you gain or lose weight. Yes it is a trial and error deal. No way to really tell but a fair trial. Alankay

I've been on several medications before this doctor I have now found the right meds. If you're willing to go through all the trial and errors it's worth it. To me at least.

[lionofdisouth]

I seemed to gain weight after starting zoloft but i think it was because i felt good again and food tasted right again. so when you feel better you should excersise to