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Week 4 of Zoloft, time to review where I'm at.
Emotionally, 50mg of Zoloft daily has helped stabilize things. Physically, not necessarily so much. I still have the aches and pains and little bits of nerve weirdness, I'm still getting lightheaded too easily, I'm still "running out of gas" earlier than I used to... but I'm not obsessing over it the way that I had been obsessing. I feel more relaxed and a bit less depressive, though finding the motivation to do things is still sometimes difficult.
My eyes had been bothering me quite a bit (eyestrain issues, focusing issues, sensitivity to bright light, dizziness, all of the above particularly when I'm tired) dating back to before the Zoloft started, and a trip to the eye doctor landed me a new and weaker prescription. Seems to be helping a bit. I also got photochromatic lenses, and after three days of wearing them I don't know how I ever lived without them.
Bedroom side effects, no big problems. Performance and interest seem to be about the same as when I'm tired, and I've been tired quite a bit over the last nine months, so I'm comfortable with this so far.
Other side effects, no big problems. My first day on 50mg had me a little woozy and prone to bathroom runs, but after that I seemed to adjust fairly smoothly.
So all in all, it is making daily life easier, but isn't a cure-all wonder drug, not that I expected it or anything else to be one. I still have physical issues and still have emotional concerns about them, but I'm not as twitchy about them as I was. I have a four-week follow-up on Monday with my primary doc, and it'll be interesting to see what he dictates.
One thing I desperately need to do, but find it hard to do: get more sleep. 6-7 hours a night catches up to you after a while.
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