Venting I think doctors put me on SSRIs too young

[Jon Arbuckle]

I was prescribed zoloft when I was 15 years old after a suicide attempt and I really regret the fact that they did that. I didn't feel bad about it at the time and thought it was what was the best for me but now that I'm older (i'm 21) I don't think this was such a good idea. a few months ago I stopped taking zoloft for a while and it actually ruined me, I basically regressed to how I was when I was 15. I feel like being put on Zoloft that young sort of "paused" my development and forced me to be unable to function without it. the pharmaceutical industry ruined me.

 

[GuessWhosBack]

Did you stop Zoloft cold turkey?

 

[genoke]

Yeah. They put me on benzos at 18 for social anxiety. Now it's been 20 years on what is now 6mg of klonopin. There is no recovery. I am already dead. It sucks. Parents put me on Ritalin at 12 cuz of poor grades. That didn't help either.

*Wal Mart and costco pharmacy just kicked me out. They won't give 6mgs anymore no matter what your Dr or insurance says. My suicide is 100% on the hands of bad Dr's and big pharma. I didn't drink alcohol for 14 years thinking during withdrawal I had post acute withdrawal it so unbelievably horrible. Then I realized a year ago it wasn't booze. It was the benzos I knew nothing about. I quit the wrong drug on accident. I had no idea all that hell was from the benzos and got right back on as soon as I could. Wow.... damn.

 

[brokeandbroken]

I was prescribed zoloft when I was 15 years old after a suicide attempt and I really regret the fact that they did that. I didn't feel bad about it at the time and thought it was what was the best for me but now that I'm older (i'm 21) I don't think this was such a good idea. a few months ago I stopped taking zoloft for a while and it actually ruined me, I basically regressed to how I was when I was 15. I feel like being put on Zoloft that young sort of "paused" my development and forced me to be unable to function without it. the pharmaceutical industry ruined me.

End of the day you don't matter to them. They don't give a shit about you or anyone else. Unless it's about them. They don't give a fuck. So what gets you in and out of the door fastest is best for them. They make more money that way. So I wouldn't be surprised.

 

[Edistrying]

Yes, when you stop take meds just by your own (without working on what to do if happen again if you are depressed / anxiety ) all goes down again.
I recomend you make a appoint to see a new therapist. All that you can feel right now could be better again, trust.
I hope you be can fine soon

 

[BlackEyedDog]

If you come off drugs like zoloft too quickly you generally experience negative mental and physical reactions. Its always best to slowly taper off the drug over time. And the higher the dose, the longer the taper. It's never a good idea to stop cold turkey or too quickly.

 

[suffering_mo]

I was prescribed zoloft when I was 15 years old after a suicide attempt and I really regret the fact that they did that. I didn't feel bad about it at the time and thought it was what was the best for me but now that I'm older (i'm 21) I don't think this was such a good idea. a few months ago I stopped taking zoloft for a while and it actually ruined me, I basically regressed to how I was when I was 15. I feel like being put on Zoloft that young sort of "paused" my development and forced me to be unable to function without it. the pharmaceutical industry ruined me.

It's called withdrawal. SSRIs have to be very slowly tapered. It wasn't a resurgence of anything that you have. It's from going off the medication too quickly. Research it and try again... once you are stabilized. You may need to come off over like 1-2 years next time. It's no joke.

Yeah. They put me on benzos at 18 for social anxiety. Now it's been 20 years on what is now 6mg of klonopin. There is no recovery. I am already dead. It sucks. Parents put me on Ritalin at 12 cuz of poor grades. That didn't help either.

*Wal Mart and costco pharmacy just kicked me out. They won't give 6mgs anymore no matter what your Dr or insurance says. My suicide is 100% on the hands of bad Dr's and big pharma. I didn't drink alcohol for 14 years thinking during withdrawal I had post acute withdrawal it so unbelievably horrible. Then I realized a year ago it wasn't booze. It was the benzos I knew nothing about. I quit the wrong drug on accident. I had no idea all that hell was from the benzos and got right back on as soon as I could. Wow.... damn.

There is recovery. You have to slowly taper and find a doctor to help you do it over years. You may need to switch to Valium at some point. I went through this and know many others and you can get better from this. It can be a horrible process but worth it. There's a lot of support groups out there for this.