So I had an OBGYN appointment last Monday. I mentioned to her that for a while now my sex drive has been well…non existent. I mentioned that I was aware that almost all the medications I’m taking have a possible side effect of decreased libido so I’m not surprised but I asked if there was a way to counteract it.
Without hesitation she told me the Zoloft is the culprit. I had a hunch that was the issue but I’ve tried coming off of it before with bad relapses. So this time I’m working on pushing though.
Zoloft really helped me when I was feeling down.. Way down for a while with no hope of feeling better. However after some time I started to feel…numb.. About everything. I want happy I want sad…I was just…there… existing.
So I decided to kick it. I stopped taking it that night and I’m a little over a week or and I’m doing alright. Friday on my way home from work I had what I like to call tiny bursts of happiness just from listening to music. It was like a burst of life had come over me for the first time in a long time.
That’s not too say nothing bad has come from it…
The first part of this was written about a week ago…roughly a week into kicking my Zoloft to the curb and now a week later here is what I can say.
My emotions are rampant. Anger and irritability is a real issue right now. My sensitivity is pretty high as well. However despite all of this raw feeling I haven’t given up. I’m still going strong.
My journey to self love ❤️ 