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Sertraline ( Zoloft) retake any advice would be appreciated.

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dodo81786
dodo81786

how is everyone doing , I have been on zoloft for 3 yrs and i stopped taking it a couple of months ago because i felt normal and no need to take it anymore . when i stopped gradually it took me around 4 months .

Now i have high anixety from no where also i am scared i am getting back to where i started , i have 4 kids i need to be able to function well with them . my mom has late dementia and she is always angry and i do not feel good .

i feel scared all the day and heart racing also no appetite .

will go to my doctor .

Any advice on how long it will take to be normal again ? i remember when i started it the very first time in my life it took me around 8 weeks to feel normal with a bit of aniexty here and there .

thanks in advance .

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  • dana84408
    dana84408 dodo81786

    Posted

    Hi sorry you're going throu that, it will take the same amount of time when you stared the first time 6-8 weeks, hope you feel better soon.

    • dodo81786
      dodo81786 dana84408

      Posted

      oh , i thought it would kick in faster .thanks for your reply .

  • julie7525
    julie7525 dodo81786

    Posted

    hi, i have a friend who went back on it and found it much easier 2nd time. im thinking of going back on it as it worked, just the weight gain i hated. im on low dose prozac 25mg and frankly its not enough. dont know whether to up the prozac or go back to sertraline. my anxiety started with peri/menopause. im 3 yrs post and i was thinking i must be over the worse but my anxiety recently and the return of migraines suggests ive still not enough serotonin, so im clearly not through the worst! i was so bad i had a year out of work. ive gradually got back into p/t work and need to up my hours to pay off the debts i accrued when i was in a bad way, so i cant afford to be crippled by anxiety again! guess its time to either up the prozac (only on 25 mg) or go back on sertraline (100mg was good for me). doc changed me to prozac due to weight gain on sert, does anyone know if one is better than the other at a higher dose?

    • dana84408
      dana84408 julie7525

      Posted

      Did you gain weight on prozac? I'm only on 50mg sertraline and already gain 8lb in 6 weeks😫, I tried prozac first but had horrible side effects, I don't want to keep gaining weight so don't know what to do, you should go up to 40mg on prozac, and if you're still not well then try sertraline.

    • julie7525
      julie7525 dana84408

      Posted

      hi dana, no ive lost maybe 4-5lbs by switching to prozac but still a good half stone overweight! i never had to try before menopause but now its a whole different ball game! yes i think youre right, up the prozac and see how i feel. i hate the extra weight but having anxiety is worse than being chunky lol. i had awful side effects starting sert but once it settled i felt good on it. good luck getting to where you need to be 😃

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