wish i never took zoloft

i get that zoloft helps a lot of people but im really annoyed that my psychiatrist didn’t think it through when she prescribed it.

i was on a low dose for a few weeks and had a psychotic episode. i’ve been like a 3.7 GPA student at a very competitive university but after my episode i flunked a semester and am taking the rest of the year off.

my life is completely derailed and i still have very disturbing thoughts and perceptions post psychosis. i also have tinnitus now, gained loads of weight and my memory is non functional. i feel like my personality’s completely changed too

i don’t know how to explain to people what happened. im pissed and think it’s really irresponsible how psychiatrists default prescribe zoloft for any mental health issue and downplay potential side effects.

she didn’t do any real screening for other issues like a propensity to psychosis which looking back should have been pretty obvious in my case

just want my life back lol