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Decided to try Zoloft Again, Feel Spaced Out

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r00tk1ll
r00tk1ll

So I finally decided to give Zoloft another try for my anxiety because nothing else seems to be working. I started out today with 12.5 MG and plan to slowly work up to the 50 I am prescribed. It's been a while since I've taken this, within the first couple of hours I felt kinda spaced out and sleepy. No other real side effects other than being slightly nervous. Are these pretty typical feelings to have, even on such a low dosage?

I plan to keep taking this dose for a couple of days until I'm ready to move up to the next dose, am I gonna feel like this the entire time until I get used to it again?

Thanks

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  • Thebroman
    Thebroman r00tk1ll

    Posted

    Hi , I understand everything you're saying , I used to be that way to. If you have been off a medicine it can creep up on you . Feeling as though life isn't really or your vision is spaced out and blurry , it's completely normal , you're just getting back on your medicine and your body is going to react that way . Soon after you get up to about 30mg you'll start to slowly feel "normal" again , it's just takes a bit . I got off my medicine (citalopram 40) and I had the thought of unrealness and spaced out , it was in comfortable and hard to do anything , but in a few months being back on the mess I felt much better but it took about 3 months. I hope this helps a little smile

    • r00tk1ll
      r00tk1ll Thebroman

      Posted

      Thanks it does help, I had to stop reading all the horrible side effects people have had with Zoloft cause it just makes me more nervous.

      The first time I took it, I dont remember having any of those side effects people are talking about on here. I just feel kinda stoned I guess.

      I'll keep sticking with it, as long as it doesn't make me panic I'll be fine. I just wanted to see what yall thought

      Thanks!

    • ann55375
      ann55375 r00tk1ll

      Posted

      Be great to hear your progress and how you go about increasing. Im new to this.
  • Mandoza
    Mandoza r00tk1ll

    Posted

    No pain no gain as they said.

    I have started again antidepressant ( my case paroxetine ) and went throu hell for the first 16 days but then it got eased. I increased the dose 3 days ago and with mild headache and feeling a bit like flu symptoms with feeling dizzy and today my anxiety increased all of the sudden!

    What i am trying to say is, it is normal to feel all that but when you increase you may or may not face the side effect again. In my case, i am in the middle of hell now but heeey we will go throu this and we will get better.

    Hang in there

  • r00tk1ll
    r00tk1ll

    Posted

    Well it's day 2 and I took 12.5 MG in the morning, felt hyper for several hours and now just have slight nausea and some headache. I dont know how people could put up with some of those effects I've read about going on for weeks though. I mean, I just can't be sick like that for weeks on end as I would never be able to do anything but lay in bed.

  • r00tk1ll
    r00tk1ll

    Posted

    Well still on the same day and I'm starting to feel like I'm getting the flu, my head hurts and I feel like I want to throw up. How are you supposed to deal with this and try to function for weeks on end? I mean I really cant afford to be sick that long and not be able to function at work

    • Mandoza
      Mandoza r00tk1ll

      Posted

      The sick feeling should go after few days but if you increase the dose i am affraid you will have it again.

      I am dealing with the sick feeling by just hanging in there. Take your med with food it helps sometimes.

    • r00tk1ll
      r00tk1ll Mandoza

      Posted

      That's what I figured, I'm just wondering how could such a low dose even have these SE's? i cant imagine what I would feel like on the full thing

    • Mandoza
      Mandoza r00tk1ll

      Posted

      That is why some people just give up because of the side effect. Well, if you struggle with life beacuse of the anxiety then you need to take the med and hang in there. It is tough but it will always get better.

      In my case i am on my 5th day of the increasing and yesterday was hell and my anxiety was top to the roof. Today is not as bad as yesterday but the sick feeling still there but really mild.... I dont know it might hit me again hahahahah

      You are not alone and what ever you feel now remember some one relate to you.

    • r00tk1ll
      r00tk1ll Mandoza

      Posted

      Appreciate it, yah this is a double edged sword cause I need to get my anxiety fixed, but now I'm feeling worse than when I started. I'll see how it feels in the morning.

      This is my second time taking Zoloft, the first time I had 0 side effects, wonder what happened?

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