Boyfriend has become SO apathetic on ZOLOFT...??

[italiangermangirl]

Hi. I have joined this forum mainly because I have questions about Zoloft. My boyfriend began taking Zoloft about 4 months ago. Lately I have noticed that he doesn't seem to care as much about spending time with me or communicating with me. His depression seems to have lifted some for the most part. I do notice that he just seems to have a 'whatever' attitude about things. Like he is on auto-pilot. A bit passionless. He'd rather stay at home and watch TV than make plans to hang out with me. After doing some research, I noticed that apathy was a common side effct of Zoloft. Has anyone else experienced this? Does it ever go away or is it just part of taking these drugs? I am concerned because I am not happy with the way it is affecting him. He doesn't seem the same. He is so apathetic that he doesn't care to talk to his doctor about it either. His recent lack of attention towards me is upsetting and I don't know how to handle the situation. I am more upset about it than he is, becasue he is the apathetic one!! Are there other options out there that may not make him so detatched? Sigh.....Any input would be greatly appreciated!

[anxietysucks]

I would try to switch meds I take effexor and it really seems to help, without making me a zombie!...lol.
I hate any med but when my depression/anxiety got to a point where I knew it was outta control I opted for the meds. Celexa is another one that keeps you from feeling so much like a zombie. Effexor has been wonderful I have been able to live my life again, and actually enjoy things I'm doing.

Good Luck!

[anxietysucks]

Forgot to mention that Celexa has sexual side effects-like lack of sex drive!!!
The effexor is your best bet?

[Beargizmo]

I didn't lose the drive with Celexa...what I did run into was the inability to climax, which my wife enjoyed, but it did become rather frustating for me.

BG

[HealthQuestions]

Being on it I felt ok, but I did not care about anything. I had the "whatever "attitude. It got so worse to the point that I was going on spending sprees and spent $17,000 of my savings on worthless things within 6 months. And I was a frugal person for most of my life, I am only 27. Like I said earlier, I felt ok but I had suicidal thoughts from time to time and they didn't bother me. I could have ended it at anytime thinking it was alright to do. I still get suicidal thoughts quite often for many years, they come and go. I've tried just about every drug and none worked as well as one I took called Zyprexa. I had no known problems with side effects. The other drugs the side effects were awful or the effectivness of the drug eventually wore off. My body seems to fight off drugs also. Its been 3 months since i've been off of Zyprexa because I used my samples up a while ago and this upcomming week I will talk to my doctor about getting a prescription. But I feel even if I take this drug the effectivness will eventually wear off. I've been going through depression for at least 12 years but it may have started earlier. I didn't seek help until 5 years ago. If you or someone you know has that whatever attitude, but seems ok get the drug switched. It will make things only worse.