Encouragement pleasee!! First day of Zoloft...
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Please all you guys who have experience with ssri Ads especially Zoloft to share some encouraging words. Today is my first day on only 6.25 mg ( i was very afraid to take more, and i am very sensitive to medication), I have woken up with major anxiety, it is getting worse and worse. I took Zoloft late last night. I am taking it for panic disorer, depression and GAD. Thank you in advance and wishing you all the best...
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john93743 mahironi09168
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Man I feel your pain anxiety is my nemeses I'm sure you-ll get some good advice soon but in the meantime man just remember it may suck but your going to be ok. it cant really hurt you. even though it sure feels like it can
mahironi09168 john93743
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Thank you very much, so sorry for replying so late, unfortunately I gave up after one day on 6.25, now I'm taking 3 mg again. Don't know what to do...I am lying to my family that I am taking a 12.5 mg. I feel so quilty, confused and hopeless. I don't know how to convince myself to take it...
toni55351 mahironi09168
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how are you doing now? i started taking zoloft 4 1/2 weeks ago. i started taking 3mg and just now have made it to 6.25mg. my dr goal is 12.5mg. i am eating better and sleep is ok. but i feel keyed up and restless. i have ativan to help... i've already tried 2 other meda and dont want to change again.
alexandria29438 toni55351
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hi! are you still on this dose
rory06390 mahironi09168
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let me know how you go because anti depresants made me feel 10 times worse could only last 3 days on it
mahironi09168 rory06390
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Not so good, fellow anxiety sufferer, did not last more than day, what ad are you struggling to try?
Neelie44567 mahironi09168
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I also am very sensitive to meds. I am on week seven of 25 mg of sertraline. My body is still adjusting to the medication. For the first week the anxiety became worse. But others on this forum were encouraging, and advised me to push forward, as this is normal. The anxiety gradually subsided. There were side effects, but I read that they were typical on this medication. Did your doctor give you something to calm you down for the first few weeks? I had Valium to cope with the short-term side effects. But Valium is only for short-term, never for long-term. Ask your doctor for something because the increase in anxiety at the beginning causes many people to give up.
jan34534 Neelie44567
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NEELIE have u ever had what feels like brain zaps while taking sertraline? I HAD ONE FIRST time taking it. feels like quick electric shock in head.
mahironi09168 Neelie44567
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Thank you very much Neelie, I also have Xanax 0.5 twice a day, it helps a little, makes me very sleepy but last only 3 to 4 hours. I am afraid to take more, but I have read that for panic disorder you can take 4 or more mg...I gave up and I am taking only 3 mg again. Just feel so hopeless and weak...best regards
Neelie44567 mahironi09168
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I had the physical sensation that I was plugged into an electric power socket, while at the same time feeling horrendous anxiety. That's why I needed the Valium. My "zaps" were continual. I would not have made it without the reassurance from this site, and the Valiums. I only took the Valiums the first three days of the Sertraline. I do not want to take medication at all. I HAVE to take it, like millions of other people. It helps to know that "this, too, shall pass." And I have slowly adjusted to the SSRI.
mahironi09168 Neelie44567
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Sorry to bother you again Neelie, but if you would be kind to answer I would really appreciate it. How are you feeling now, are you better, do you still have anxiety? At what dose did you start and did the side effects last throughout the whole 24 hours and for how many days or were they stronger in certain parts of the day then weaker etc. And how long did it take for anxiety to subside. thanks again, really appreciate it
Neelie44567 mahironi09168
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When I first started taking sertraline (8 weeks ago), it was 25 mg. The increased anxiety was so bad, I dropped to 12.5 for a week. Still, I HAD to take Valiums, because I couldn't handle the anxiety and intrusive thoughts. After a week, I went to 25 mg, and I am now considering another increase. It has helped greatly with anxiety, but I still have struggle with:
*waking up every night at 3:00 am with anxiety
*waking every morning with anxiety, which takes about an hour to calm down
*random intrusive thoughts (which have improved because before Sertraline they were constant)
*some upset stomach and diarrhea
*occasional palpitations
*very dry mouth
Since beginning Sertraline anxiety is no longer constant, and I use deep breathing to try to stay calm. I am trying very hard to continue the medication, because others have said to hang in there, and that it gets better. I believe them. Good luck and God bless you.
kim97274 Neelie44567
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keep going. that is still a very low dose. you will get better on it