First, let me just say that I'm sorry that you had such a crappy doctor!! There is nothing worse than a doctor who couldn't give a squat less about you.

While I know that each person is different, and different medicines work for different people, I will always swear by Lexapro. I, too, was on Zoloft a year or so ago, and ended up HATING it. Not only did it get rid of the "depression", but it got rid of all my emotions all together. I felt nothing. No happiness, no sadness, nothing. I didn't care. So I took myself off, and things got back to normal and my depression was in full swing. That's when I went back to my doctor who suggested Lexapro. And ironically enough, that's what both my parents take and my brother takes. My dad and brother take it for anxiety and my mom takes it for depression. I have nothing but good things to say about it. It's personally a lifesaver, and I am not only my old self again, but I am a BETTER person living a much better and healthier life.