Saw my psychiatrist Friday, and today I took my first 50mg of Zoloft.
So far, so good.
Generally the only problem I have with antidepressants is ineffectiveness.
Prozac worked great for me several times for several years, most recently 2005 to January 2009, when it just fizzled out.
In years past, Effexor helped, but was too sedating.
Wellbutrin made me agitated, didn't help with my mood at all.
Celexa was like eating candy. It was way too wimpy, it just fizzled, even at 60 mg/day.
Manerix didn't do anything but get me agitated.

The wimpiness of Celexa notwithstanding, from my medicinal history, it seems like a boost of serotonin is what I need. Something to get me into that groovy zone that Prozac used to do for me. Which is why I wanted to try an SSRI.

Unfortunately I also feel a head cold coming on, so I hope to not get my perceptions of the cold and Zoloft side effects crossed over.

Last March my father died, and two weeks ago I got laid off from work, and those are only the two biggest situational dificulties I'm having. So maybe I shouldn't expect Zoloft to miraculously put me back in the groovy pleasure zone all that easily. But, maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised in the coming weeks.