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Originally Posted by genuinegirly
You have all been very helpful with your advice. I'll speak to my mom about scheduling him a hearing exam. He gets regular checkups, and it might not be a big deal to sneak one of those in. Cimarron, I'm interested in learning how you see Zoloft helping mom and I. Elphaba, my dad is just hitting 61 years.
Thanks!
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Sorry, my comment was intended to be tongue-in-cheek. I edited and added the obviously, necessary
. However, I will share a serious story with you. When my mother-in-law was diagnosed with cancer and entered the final stages, my wife went to live with her so hospice would come in. On her way to her mothers (different state), she picked up a prescription for Zoloft. In this case, she was using it as an anti-depressant and mood stabilizer. While dealing with a crippled, dying, and extremely unpleasant mother, my wife kept a level head and rarely reacted to the verbal abuse. The fact that my wife could maintain her composure, even when my MIL wanted to fight, made the experience less miserable. She could not have maintained her sanity without Zoloft. Since then, she has weened herself off the drug.
So, while I was ~mostly~ kidding about the prescription, it is a drug that can assist people during emotional transitions. Like Iraq, you have to have an exit strategy before you start, though!
P.S. Paxal is evil. Don't allow your doctor to prescribe it for you. If you start taking it, you will NEVER get off it.