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Anxiety is horrible/Zoloft

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diane33376
diane33376

hi everyone has anyone taken Zoloft 25mg, i took it last night for the first time, anxiety worse today and my stomach is racing like crazy, not hungry at all. Feel so crappy today.

Please advise

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  • Sneak
    Sneak diane33376

    Posted

    Hi Diane the first two weeks are the worst then side effects should get better good luck

  • weenett
    weenett diane33376

    Posted

    Stick with it if you can it'll b a rough ten days but stick it out all the side effects pass

  • nicola32634
    nicola32634 diane33376

    Posted

    Hey Diane im sorry you're having a rough time, unfortunately it gets worse before it gets better. I started on 50mg for two weeks and i was so close to giving up but i stuck with it and raised to 75 for a week then for 100mg and I've settled here for now x it really does work hun, you arent alone xx

  • diane33376
    diane33376

    Posted

    Does anyone know if Anxiety makes you lightheaded and dizzy when you eat food, or at anytime at all?

    I'm trying to figure this out, don't want to go see the doctor again.

     

    • Cinderella81
      Cinderella81 diane33376

      Posted

      Oh it definitely does !!!

      Anxiety does my horrible physical symptoms believe me :-(

      Try to do breathing exercises and muscle relaxation as well.

    • nicola32634
      nicola32634 diane33376

      Posted

      My advice to you is to google anxiety and your condition and do lots of research so you understand what you're going through and how it effects your body as everyone is different and have different side effects. That way you won't be so frightened hun

  • diane33376
    diane33376

    Posted

    Thank you everyone for your advise, i noiticed no one is taking 25mg like me, so i guess this low of doage doesnt work?
    • nicola32634
      nicola32634 diane33376

      Posted

      You get started on a low dose and work up till you find what dose works for you x the first 2 weeks are the hardest hun x stick with it x do you have any diazepam to help with your side effects?
    • diane33376
      diane33376 nicola32634

      Posted

      no how does diazepam help with the side affects, what is diazepam.?

      I knew to all of this and i was in denial and really do not want to take this medicine but i can't fight this anymore.

    • Cinderella81
      Cinderella81 diane33376

      Posted

      I do take 25 mg since December. smile

      It does work for some people. Depends on problems I guess.

      I haven't got depression but anxiety.

      I didn't know what happened with me in August because I've had terrible physical symptoms.

      I feel better. Not perfect, but definitely better.

    • nicola32634
      nicola32634 diane33376

      Posted

      Are you from the UK? Diazepam is given to us with panic disorder, panic attacks and heightened anxiety to calm us down and take it all away. Say if i feel im about to have a panic attack i take a diazepam and it stops it. This is only while the antidepressant gets into your system properly and starts working. It helps with the side effects hun
    • weenett
      weenett diane33376

      Posted

      Diazipam is valium a benzo it calms u down an stops the symptoms of anxiety an calms u its a nice med but addictive if ised for more that 4 weeks its a great drug if needed
    • weenett
      weenett diane33376

      Posted

      25mg is a starting dose or sometimes ised in teens 50mg is generally considered a theraputic adult starting dose. I started 25mg for few days then upped to 50 mg
    • Cinderella81
      Cinderella81 diane33376

      Posted

      My symptoms was terrible diarrhea -woke up middle of the night shaking and had to run to the toilet. Heart palpitations, light headed, hot flashes, muscles crunch mainly in my legs. I felt I am not able to walk ( I was but the feeling was so weird in my legs and arms ). Zero appetite, terrible tired. It was awful!!!!

      What's your symptoms? X

    • Cinderella81
      Cinderella81 nicola32634

      Posted

      Unfortunately my surgery didn't give me diazepam sad

      I have had before and worked but here they don't give anyone...

    • nicola32634
      nicola32634 Cinderella81

      Posted

      There must be something they can give you? To take the edge off the increased anxiety?
    • Cinderella81
      Cinderella81 nicola32634

      Posted

      That's why I've got Sertaline. I was scared to take it because I felt so terrible and I knew this won't work immediately. I haven't started with 50 mg only with 25 mg and I haven't had terrible side effects.

    • nicola32634
      nicola32634 Cinderella81

      Posted

      Ive been on it for just over a month and now at 100mg and it was really tough babe i won't lie to you but i feel so much better so you need to stick with it and up the dose slowly, i did two weeks at 50 then one at 75 and now just over a week at 100mg x

    • maureen16263
      maureen16263 nicola32634

      Posted

      Hi Nicola.  I've been on a 100 for a month now and still getting the side effects and just want them to start helping with anxiety. Glad they're doing it for you.  I'll stick with it and hopefully they'll start to help soon xx

    • nicola32634
      nicola32634 maureen16263

      Posted

      Hi Maureen , a month on 100mg is a long time to still be getting anxiety isn't it? Have you thought maybe you need to go up a little more on the dosage? Im hope you feel well today xx

    • maureen16263
      maureen16263 nicola32634

      Posted

      I think i might need to up the dose.  I'll speak to th doc in the next couple of weeks and see what they think xx

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