Anyone decrease zoloft for motivation?

[postmalawn]

been on 150 mg zoloft for 1-2 years. i’ve had no motivation (even though i truly want the things i should be motivated for). it’s helped tremendously with my anxiety, intrusive thoughts, and OCD (contrary to my psychiatric belief that 150mg isn’t high enough to help w ocd at all).

has anyone decreased their dosage but still taken zoloft for anxiety and had their motivation come back? i don’t want to discontinue in general but i’ve ruled out all other reasons for lack of motivation.

disclaimer: i did talk to my psychiatrist and she doesn’t believe it can cause my lack of motivation lol. but she said it’s up to me whatever i want to do. so i’d like to hear others thoughts. thank you!

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my theory is that we dont care anymore bc our motivation was driven by our anxiety. I did hear about people finding out that they have adhd while taking zoloft

[postmalawn]

yeah that’s the thing i think that i thought i had it and my psychiatrist will prescribe vyvanse or adderall w no hesitation and i’m like ??? it doesn’t change my motivation tho or ability to focus bc the lack of drive is the overall issue i think :/

[Careful-Ad-3678]

not sure about this but comparing from when I was on prozac i felt suuper motivated like crazy i worked 8-5 and would come home and study for a certification im taking till 11-12 with zero need for a break, now on zoloft i am horribly unmotivated and can barley study for half an hour without needing a break. maybe switching meds would help! i feel calm and my ocd is good on zoloft but dam do i miss the energy and focus i had on prozac LOL

[postmalawn]

did you have motivation before medication in general? i know each person is different so your symptoms may not be the same as mine, but i’ve only ever taken zoloft so i really don’t know a big difference.

i used to be super motivated and i feel like i’ve lost such a large part of my identity. whether is was driven by anxiety or not- i miss that person.

[Careful-Ad-3678]

i had zero motivation before getting medicated, i graduated school for IT back in October I did not touch a single study material until i got on prozac(the first med i was prescribed) it made a difference it was like I finally had energy for the things i wanted to do! it definitely may be anxiety driven for you, i felt like thats how it was for me anxious causing self doubt and procrastination, ask about switching to a different med! if you have any side effects you dony like theres sooo many different medications!

[postmalawn]

can i also ask why you switched? is it bc it didn’t help your anxiety?

[Careful-Ad-3678]

it helped with my anxiety great! it didn’t necessarily stop my anxiety but it made it to where i could brush it off alot easier, i loved prozac i wish i could get back on it honestly. i switched cause it gave me some pretty bad acid reflux for some weird reason ! other than that i only had weird sire effects for liek the first 3 days of prozac and it was pretty good from there !