Please I need some reassurance

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Hello everyone. I need some reassurance. I’ve been on Zoloft for about a month and a few days now. I have been needing to take a Xanax in the morning as I wake up about 5:30 am with anxiety. I also need to take one before bed. Each day I hope and pray I will feel better. I have noticed slight improvements but nothing major. I also sometimes get this odd sensation/pain on the left side of my head which causes me to have anxiety. I think the worse. I am a mom and wife and I have not felt like myself in a long time. I don’t know how much longer I can take this. I feel like the meds aren’t working or maybe I’m not being patient. Any words of encouragement would be so helpful! Thank you all. 

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    Give it longer than a month. For me it was a very gradual improvement. I did not feel different, but I was no longer as miserable. One day I woke up and noticed that I hadn't been feeling nearly as bad. I felt more normal. Give it at least two months. Also, I hope you feel better. One thing anxiety has done to me is make me more empathic and sympathetic than ever. Almost too much. Sometimes I feel so bad for other's situations that it destroys my own happiness. Good luck.

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    Hy i lost all my hope i get up every morning with anxiety on 12 week end on zoloft and feel my head is a chaos with a lot of toughts what can i do i dont want to commit suicide i just want to feel better i think its the time. i tried every AD but still anixous. I have rivotril and makes me more or less okay but i dont want to do anything just sleep but i cant because i am anixous all of the day i havent got job. And my friends are far away i dont want to go in to mental hospital i am so afraid. Last time sertraline worked for me wonderful i calmed down and my motivation came back but now why dont work?

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