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Not sure if I should keep taking Zoloft

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Tlynn1
Tlynn1

I was recently started on Zoloft for depression and anxiety. I have struggled for a long time with both but tried to stay away from medications, but got to a point where I had to do something. I suffer from racing thoughts, very intrusive thoughts, that have just destroyed my life sad nothing like me to have thoughts like this. Very anxious.. and feeling very detached from myself. I also suffer from hypochondria (very bad). I do talk to someone once a week, and they prescribed me brintellix, which made me very sick. And they switched to zoloft 50mg a few weeks ago. I was very hesitant to take it, but finally caved this week.

The first day I took it, I felt very nauseous in the morning, but it lightened up as the day went on, and I actually felt decent later in the day.

The second day was fine, no problems except for the nausea.

The third day which was yesterday, I seemed very anxious and more panicky. And couldn't sleep at all. I couldn't relax and the thoughts got awful. This morning will be my fourth day and I don't know if I should take it or not.. I don't want to feel worse, but I've heard that a couple of bad days in the beginning is normal... I'm not sure how true that is. Just need some kind of feedback because I'm so sick of feeling like this and just don't know what to do! sad

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  • Jcook1
    Jcook1 Tlynn1

    Posted

    I am on my 3rd day and boy is it rough! The mind racing and horrible thoughts are really getting to me! Thanks for your post I don't feel like something is wrong with me! Lol
    • Tlynn1
      Tlynn1 Jcook1

      Posted

      Nothing is wrong with you! Don't panic!! So much easier said than done, I know! Today is my 10th day. I feel so much better now than I did a week ago. I can't say it's a "miracle".. things aren't perfect. But I finally feel some what normal again. Things are just so much easier to deal with... I'm not freaking out as much. I'm just really happy I stuck it out. Try to hang in there!
    • Jcook1
      Jcook1 Tlynn1

      Posted

      Did you feel worse after taking it a few days than you actually felt before? I'm so scared of medicine! I'm a Mom and wife and have to be able to function. I just feel drained. Hoping all of this is just normal side effects and will get better. I am so hesitate of taking it tomorrow, but then I really want something to help me in the long run. Thank so much for your reply!
    • Tlynn1
      Tlynn1 Jcook1

      Posted

      Yes! My first couple of days were awful. I was so nauseous... so anxious and panicky. I felt very hopeless. And I couldn't cry either.. I almost felt like my emotions were gone. The thoughts were awful... I couldn't take it anymore. I almost stopped taking it. But I'm glad I didnt. Things are much better today than they were last week. I just seen my dr on Wednesday and she was very happy with how it was going. And very much believes that as the weeks go in it will get better and better. I don't want to say everything is gone, I feel great. I guess more tolerable. It doesn't affect you as much. You'll start to feel like yourself again.
  • Tlynn1
    Tlynn1

    Posted

    My third week on Zoloft. still kinda rough. I've had some really good days, and still some pretty bad ones. I'm trying to stsy hopeful and let the medicine do it's work.. I still hav the intrusive thoughts, not as often, and I've noticed that they don't bother me as much, like they don't take over, I can try to let them go pretty easily, but they always come back. And still depersonalization.. I constantly feel like I'm not in my own body, I feel so weird when I look in the mirror, it's the oddest feeling. And I hate it. And still just feeling so hopeless. And with still feeling this way.. it just makes the whole hopeless thing even worse. Just wondering if anyone else suffers 3 weeks in and if I should keep it going or try something else... sad
  • gaynor44055
    gaynor44055 Tlynn1

    Posted

    Hi there,

    Please continue 50 mg is such a small dose,

    Like you hate tablets wont even take headache tablet....

    the first 3/4 weeks were a nightmare for me and everyone around me, racing thought night and day, waking in morning feeling scared and not knowing why, I was back and for to toilet not good. lost weight.

    Going into the 5th week things improved i am now at 16 weeks feeling great  and even coming off them hopfully in January

    reading these forums you will see that what you are experiancing is normal, the brain ahs to reajust to a good feelings as it has been used to bad feelings, sounds stupid but its true stick with it please.

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