Anxiety and Stress
"I&#039;ve been on 100 mg of Zoloft for 13 years now--though not a perfect fix, it&#039;s helpful, and I&#039;m very thankful for this drug.  

Anxiety runs in my family but was never discussed.  I&#039;m 47 now, looking back I realize that wisps of it ran all through my childhood and youth- I &quot;self-medicated&quot; with alcohol and smoking.  It peaked when I was pregnant and 9/11 went down--midwife urged me to try meds, but I was very stubborn.  I wanted to do it &quot;on my own.&quot; After months of struggle and desperation, I finally gave in. It helped. I could parent and function again.  A couple times since, I&#039;ve tried  to wean myself off  but never successfully--always needed it.   Now I&#039;m at mostly at peace with needing zoloft--wish I didn&#039;t, but I do, and it helps."