I've been depressed for 3 weeks and just was prescribed Zoloft

Last Friday afternoon I took my first dose of Zoloft 50 mg, then again on Saturday morning.  On Friday night I also took my first dose of Trazadone 50 mg.  I stopped after that because I felt an immediate negative reaction, most notably a complete lack of sex drive.  My fiancee and I had sex last Wed or Thurs, but since then I cannot perform.

I know SSRIs tend to decrease sex drive, even more so than being depressed alone, so I would rather not take the meds and deal with the issues more naturally (e.g. more exercise, better diet).

I also feel tremendous headaches, and dull pain in my groin.  Difficulty urinating, too, have to force it out.  

Can somebody please tell me if these are effects of the drugs themselves, especially the combination of Zoloft and Trazadone.  I am praying that what I'm feeling is the bad side effects of the drugs, even though I've taken only three doses.  Also wondering how long they stay in the body?  Thanks so much for your responses!

 

Hello. I'm surprised you were prescribed two antidepressants. My advice would be to post this on the surviving antidepressants website. You should get some good very advice on there.

hi jbird

I did some research on ur problems and I think it is the trazodone that is causing the problems re sex drive and urination. I had exactly the same problems whilst taking amitriptyline and doc switched me to Zoloft which after a week gave me a erection smile.

the forced urination didn't bugger off for a while until I started taking ibuprofen in morning after food and now it's gone and believe I feel for u because until I found that remedy it was driving me insane and socially I was unable to go anywhere cos of the feeling of need to pee as soon as I got off the lavatory. give ibuprofen a go it really really had an effect immediately and I was shocked at how quickly I felt a sense of relief.

hope all goes well for u 

regards 

greg 

btw I got the side effect info here

http://www.webmd.com/drugs/mono-89-TRAZODONE+-+ORAL.aspx?drugid=11188&drugname=Trazodone+Oral&source=0&pagenumber=6