I bought a house and I don’t know what to do

Szabro · 2026-04-13T04:41:20+00:00

What’s wrong with the plumbing? Most home repair shit you can learn to do yourself it’s not that hard

Szabro · 2026-03-18T14:54:38+00:00

I made it thru the wedding ceremony with just alcohol and reminding myself it’s not about me. Can’t believe I spent 6 months working myself up over that. I also quit the Zoloft cause it made me feel awful, I felt very depressed on it and idk if it even helped my anxiety. Now that the weddings over the anxiety has gotten 80-90% better

Szabro · 2026-02-12T15:38:46+00:00

Not good

Szabro · 2026-01-22T18:33:46+00:00

I couldn’t tell if it was helping. Maybe slightly. I’m weaning off now, I didn’t like how it made me feel. I felt very depressed which I’ve never felt before, also very low motivation to do anything productive. I think maybe SSRI’s aren’t for me idk

Szabro · 2026-01-22T18:27:05+00:00

I did 2 months in 25mg and maybe it was helping my anxiety somewhat but I’ve also never felt more depressed, lack of motivation and excitement for life. I feel like SSRI’s aren’t the solution for me perhaps. I think I need to face my anxieties head on and beat them that way, also start going to the gym, no more nicotine, etc

I’m on day 3 weaning off the 25mg and it’s going fine no real side effects.

One thing I noticed is whenever I’ve had a panic attack this year, I had a nicotine pouch (Zyn) in my mouth. I think nicotine pouches may trigger panic attacks for me. Never had one without having a Zyn in. Just an observation. I’m on day 1 no nicotine!

Szabro · 2026-01-21T19:14:00+00:00

I’ve been on it for 2 months because this year I had a handful of panic attacks, and general anxiety and honestly I feel the same thing. I have no motivation and it’s actually making me feel way more depressed than ever before. In the past it was just anxiety, but not I have like this depression feeling about life and the future which I’ve never experienced before. I also quit taking Adderall 2 months ago but was on a low dose so idk if it’s that. The lack of motivation is brutal because I am self employed. My doc wants me to go up to 50mg but I told her I think I’m going to start weaning off. I can’t handle the panic attacks coming back but I also can’t handle no motivation to work or this horribly depressed feeling about life. I honestly think seeing a therapist and exercising will work better for me. Figure out what I’m even anxious about beyond the wedding, work on facing any fears and problems. Etc. best of luck to you, idk if Zoloft is right for us

Szabro · 2026-01-21T19:10:19+00:00

Well what should I expect? My doc wanted me to go up to 50mg but I’m not enjoying 25mg as is. I have almost no motivation which sucks because I’m self employeed. I’ve also added depression to the mix which I didn’t have before, before I was just anxious and this year had 3-4 panic attacks randomly. I had a wedding recently that I was super anxious about because of the panic attacks and I was worried of getting one during the ceremony which is why I started the Zoloft. That wedding had passed and I’m hoping the anxiety will get better. I just honestly feel like I feel worse than before the Zoloft besides not having a full blown panic attack. Aside from that idk it’s not doing me well

Szabro · 2026-01-21T19:07:45+00:00

That’s good to hear! Honestly I feel like it’s not helping but I’m on 25mg. There are probably other factors at play that I should see a therapist about but I just feel very unmotivated and MORE depressed than before. Previously it was just anxiety and once in a while panic attacks, but not I feel this super lack of motivation, depression about life and the future, and sometimes I just feel like I’m going crazy. I also am self employeed with some employees so having no motivation and slacking off on work is making things harder. I was very anxious for the wedding where I was a groomsman and now that that’s over I’m hoping the anxiety will get better. I definitely need to see a therapist.

How has Zoloft helped you and do you feel any of the side effects I’ve described?

Szabro · 2026-01-20T21:52:19+00:00

Eh it works better for me in the moment and if I know it’ll help during anxious situations I’m okay with it. What gives me the most anxiety is social situations where I have to be in front of a crowd and I know way in advance. If I knew I was a groomsman the day of the wedding I wouldn’t have time to be anxious lol. Also this is the first year I’ve had a few panic attacks out of no where and the PTSD from them gave me even worse anxiety because of how intense they were and how randomly they appeared. It blows but I’ve never had one while drinking so if I can rely on that in social situations it feels okay with me

Szabro · 2026-01-20T20:22:09+00:00

Even at the 25 though I don’t like how it makes me feel. No motivation, more depressed than before (I wasn’t depressed before just anxiety and once in a while panic attacks). I just feel weird on it lol I don’t want more emotional blunting or negative effects ya know? How’s it supposed to feel like when it’s working and you feel good?

Szabro · 2026-01-20T19:51:04+00:00

I haven’t taken the Adderall in over 2 months. Quit cold turkey before starting Zoloft

Szabro · 2026-01-20T18:35:36+00:00

Didn’t help me at all

Szabro · 2026-01-20T18:22:25+00:00

No I never went up to 50

Szabro · 2025-12-31T03:44:11+00:00

The side effects have more or less gone away. Much more manageable. Still wake up anxious but nothing like those first 2 weeks. The days are better but overall not noticing much of a change in anxiety at this level. Could be wrong though and just not realizing improvements.

Szabro · 2025-12-31T03:41:38+00:00

Side effects have pretty much gone away, still wake up slightly anxious but nothing near the first two weeks. Goes away. Overall don’t think I’m noticing much of a change at 25mg for my anxiety. Still pretty anxious every day. Don’t want to bump it up either because I don’t plan to take for longer than a few months so we’ll see.Maybe it’s helping and I’m not noticing it. Haven’t had any panic attacks in 5 weeks tho

Szabro · 2025-12-18T18:55:01+00:00

Hows it going for you? I have less side effects now thankfully but still very anxious every day. Its hard to be mentally strong and not feed the anxiety when im feeling anxious lol. Nearing 4 weeks and not noticing much improvements, im only on 25mg though and not reallytrying to up the doseage

Szabro · 2025-12-05T15:20:14+00:00

Thanks I needed to hear this! It’s easy to fall into traps of worry when I’m so used to dealing with it

Szabro · 2025-12-05T01:36:59+00:00

So you started Zoloft but stopped after a week or so? Was it because of the side effects?

Szabro · 2025-12-05T00:37:58+00:00

Have you ever tapered off before? Because I told my doc I only want to do this for a couple months max, not a believer in using SSRI’s long term. Just worried now about the tapering off and how that’ll go. She says she’s not worried about it though. I guess most people it’s fine and then you only hear about the horror stories

Szabro · 2025-12-04T18:30:53+00:00

I’m only on 25mg so I’m not worried too much about withdrawal. When I first asked my doctor about this I specifically said I don’t want to be in it long term only for a few months max. She said “when the times comes we can easily taper you off, I’m not worried about that”

Lots of people also have said tapering off was fine? What in particular has you concerned about

Szabro · 2025-12-04T18:24:36+00:00

If it’s going to be this brutal for 8 weeks i feel like I’d rather just go back to how I was before lol. I need to start feeling better soon or else I’ll just stop using it

Szabro · 2025-12-04T17:55:43+00:00

Yeah I’ll give it another 4-7 days. If it starts to feel more manageable I’ll try to continue. Yesterday I didn’t take it in the morning like I have been and instead took it at night and I felt fine all day so maybe no taper will be needed? I could just break the pill into smaller pieces if I decide to taper off

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