Does Zoloft make you more depressed then helping you with depression

It is a good antidepressant, but in a small number of teens it has been found to have the opposite effect.

my father used to take Zoloft for his depression. it made his depression better, but he felt like he was emotionally 'numb', he just did not feel anything at all.

It does have that effect in some people. If this is happening to you, I would recommend that you see your Dr. and try to get on a different anti-depressant. Do not try to go it alone, make sure your Dr. knows what is going on with you, young people, ie teenagers, are especially prone to negative side-effects from some anti-depressants.

You need to stay in close contact with your doctor and tell her what you're experiencing: some people have unusual reactions to their medications, and obviously you should not stay on it if it makes you more depressed.

It is not uncommon for people coming out of depression to commit suicide before they are all the way better. What happens is they have the depression, but they have more motivation to do *something*. The something is often suicide. This was a problem long before the SSRIs.

My girlfriend started taking Zoloft and she committed suicide almost three weeks later. She told me that she didnt like being on it and that it made her feel worse, well now I know that I shouldnt have encouraged her to take it. She left me and our 6 month old son. Good luck to you and if you dont feel that it is helping, QUIT!!

it gets rid of the problem of depression, but increases the suicide rate in kids and teens.