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What Is The Treatment For Depression, Prescribed Zoloft, Had Too Much Of Side Effects?

MY NEPHEW WAS DIAGNOSED AS BEING DEPRESSED hE IS A FULL TIME COLLEGE STUDENT WHO WAS RAISED BY MY SISTER UNTIL HER DEATH 4 YEARS AGO. hIS MOTHER DIED WHEN HE WAS A TODDLER AND HIS DAD IS BIPOLAR AND NO HELP TO HIM.. hE HAS NO INCOME SO i SUGGESTED THAT HE GO TO HIS STATE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. tHEY PRESCRIBED ZOLOFT BUT HE HAS HAD NUMEROUS SIDE EFFECTS. i ADVICED HIM TO MAKE ANOTHER APPT. TO EXPLAIN THAT THE SIDE EFFECTS. hE DID AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THIS IS THE ONLY MEDICATION THAT THEY COULD OFFER HIM. HE IS AT HIS AUNTS HOUSE ( HE IS MY GREAT NEPHEW) AND HAS BEEN CALLING ME SOUNDING VERY DEPRESSED. hE MENTIONED THAT HE IS VERY ANXIOUS AND VOMITED 4 TIMES YESTERDAY WITHOUT HAVING EATEN. i AM IN CINCINNATI AND HE IS IN ATLANTA. SINCE HE HAS NO INSURANCE I URGED HIM TO APPLY FOR THE AFFORDABLE HEALTH PROGRAM. COULD YOU PLEASE ADVISE ME AS TO HOW I CAN HELP HIM? dEPRESSION RUNS IN OUR FAMILY. i AM ON MEDICATION FOR IT AND MY DOCTOR HAS MONITERED MY MEDS TO SEE WHAT WORKS FOR ME AND IT HAS BEEN EFFECTIVE SO I KNOW THAT THERE IS SOMETHING THAT WILL WORK FOR ME AS IT HAS FOR MY SE AND MY SON. hE IS ALDO SEEING A COUNSELOR.
Wed, 8 Jan 2014
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Zoloft contain sertraline. It is a good medicine for depression. But at initiation of treatment or on dose increment patient used to have some side effects like nausea, anxiety, insomnia or restlessness, which resolve in 4-7 days. Sertraline also take 3-4 weeks to show improvement.

In my opinion it is better to continue zoloft as advised by mental health professional.

Regards,
Dr Ashish Kumar Mittal
www.99doctor.com
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What Is The Treatment For Depression, Prescribed Zoloft, Had Too Much Of Side Effects?

Hello, welcome to Healthcare Magic. Zoloft contain sertraline. It is a good medicine for depression. But at initiation of treatment or on dose increment patient used to have some side effects like nausea, anxiety, insomnia or restlessness, which resolve in 4-7 days. Sertraline also take 3-4 weeks to show improvement. In my opinion it is better to continue zoloft as advised by mental health professional. Regards, Dr Ashish Kumar Mittal www.99doctor.com