Having depression again, I've just visited the psychiatrist, but not convincing?

Adonees, that is wonderful news! I really wondered abot the zolaft when you said it helped, but then you sunk back into a deeper yet depression while on the same dose of 50mg. Yes, I believ you have done the right thing in seeking another opiniion, & glad the doctor has spent much morre time with you & that you explained more thoroughly about your feelings & how you reacted with the zoloaft. It jus might be the right one afterall. Time will tell. I am sure he will keep upping the dose gradually. It does take sometime however, so please don't get discouraged. It sounds like you hit it off well with this new doctor. the other you describe as obsessivness may also be what is called OCD.(Obsessive, complusive disease) Note the name disease. This is part of my husbands problem too. I can usually tell when he needs a medication increase or change because his in the cleaning kind.

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The other night, I awoke to find him up & doing dishes at 1 AM in the morning when he should have been fast asleep! This is not normal, even if you just can't sleep. There are many different kinds of OCD, so I do not know what one you have. I have the cleanest house on the block & very seldom have to lift a hand to clean. He does it all. I am the meal prepareer, but he is the dish washer as he feels he has to do it. Just is in his brain that it has to be done his way. When I do, he will go behind me & straighten a dish towel (his way) or whatever, & I have learned to just 'let him clean' if he is physically able. On his bad pain days I try to help, but am always watching him to see if I am doing it good enough. I have lived with him for 22 years, so it's pretty obvious to me what his desires are, & I don't want him up & mucking about when he is in pain. So see, I understand the compulsiveness too. That makes me no expert, but there are drugss that you can take that helps this. I would leave that up to your psychiatrist also. I am so happy to hear you got a second opinion. Yes, I think we know as you did, that the other doctor was not a good fit. No one knows their own body & brain function better than ourselves. We just need the docs to push us in the right direction to get the proper healing. Congrats & good wishes. Let us know how the higher dose goes. If I or any of us can be of support to you along the way, I do hope you will comment & let us know. It doesn't have to be medically related either. We all live day to day, & have others around us to deal with too. Most perple don't understand this disease,& can think your are a little off, but it is their ignorance of your disease. Explain it to them that you have a chemical inbalance in the way your brains fires, & that you are being treated, but it takes some time to see the results & please be patient. I wish you the very best, & please stay in contact with this support group. Our member Pledge is quite the expert on these meds for psychiatric usage, & am sure he will be along with his input if he hasn't already. I do know in the beginning that zoloft can make you feel a bit tired, but as your body adjusts it will be quite the opposite because you will be feeling so much better. And, if not zoloft another drug. There are so many that can be used in combination to help you. Have a great evening & relax. Help is on it's way. As an after thought I might mention that I also have a brain problem that I don't talk about much. I was diagnosed in 2009 with deep white matter vasculitis, & it causes me to make many typing mistakes, & have memory problems too as it affects the memory section of my brain. I consider it a disease also. I have done nothing in my life to cause this. Vasculitis can be ahd(example, my brain tells my fingers what to type, but my not in the correct way, I just spelled had, as 'ahd', & this happens frequently & am always having to reread & correct my typing, & sometimes even the second times around I miss it) to reiterate what I was going to say is vasculitis can be anywhere in the body. My brother has it in his lower legs. It's a medical condition as is depression, OCD, or any mental problem. The problem I have cannot be corrected with any medication that I am aware of. I too am seeking a second opinion with a new neruologist on the 21st of this month. I want to feel normal again instead of always apologizing for my typos that I cannot help. Wishing you the very best... ( a saying we use in the US is, "YOU GO GIRL"! meaning, great job!)