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Zoloft and anxiety

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pam01968
pam01968

I have been on Zoloft for a full month at 100mg.I am still having severe anxiety.I can not function like a normal person I am scared to go anywhere scared I will have a anxiety attack.Is there any hope on Zoloft?

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  • matthew36753
    matthew36753 pam01968

    Posted

    I was on Zoloft, Cymbalta and ativan for anxiety. I would not have made it through the tough times without the ativan/Lorazepam to get me to the dose of 100 Zoloft I am on now. I slowly weened off the ativan, starting at 8mg [2mg/4 times a day]. Talk to your dr.
  • holly34337
    holly34337 pam01968

    Posted

    Hi Pam,

    Did you a recently increase the med or have you only been on Zoloft for a month total? If just starting that is a pretty high dose to be at already.

    • pam01968
      pam01968 holly34337

      Posted

      I was on Paxil cr 75mg for like 12 years and it pooped out so my obgyn changed me cold turkey to Zoloft 100mg
    • Chick17418
      Chick17418 pam01968

      Posted

      I think that's a high dose to start you on. Ask for a Valium to take the edge off things until you feel better.

      Good luck. I was horrific with anxiety when I went up to 150mg I realised it was to night a dose so I went down to 100mg, with the help of Valium for a week, I'm now doing really well.

      Good luck but don't suffer it. Xx

    • taylor41
      taylor41 pam01968

      Posted

      hello pam, 

      i just saw you responded to my discussion and i noticed you have been on an SSRI  before and it worked thats great! hopefully sert will give you the same benefits

    • pam01968
      pam01968 taylor41

      Posted

      I was on Paxil cr and had gotten all the way to the largest dose and it stopped working and my obgyn changed me to setraline with no withdrawl period from Paxil just stopped and started the setraline.I think that is one reason I have had such a bad time.sitting here now not knowing weather to cry or what lol this is horrible
    • taylor41
      taylor41 pam01968

      Posted

      you must be going through withdrawl while taking the paxil. did your obgyn give you a benzo in the mean time?  i have xanax .25mg which is the smallest dose possible and sometimes i even have to cut that in half cause it makes me sleepy but it does help me a lot sometimes. did paxil make you back to your old self?
    • pam01968
      pam01968 taylor41

      Posted

      Yes it did I went everywhere and did normal things now I am like a hermit scared to go anywhere.i do have ativan but I don't like taking it

    • taylor41
      taylor41 pam01968

      Posted

      I would not lose hope pam, clearly SSRI medications work for you and you need to give it time. I am in the same boat as you, you can talk to me whenever you like smile

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