Zoloft Day 2
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Day 1 I was extremely anxious before taking the pill because I was legit overthinking everything that could happen to me while on the pill, I've never been on a medication for anxiety because I didn't dwell on it and had a stronger mindset, but then I had a few life traumatic situations go on and some things brought memories of old traumatic situations so I was triggered randomly so I started Zoloft on 9/8/17 and I was super anxious I didn't have an appetite I don't eat breakfast in general so when I got to work I tried to eat but literally was way to nauseous, in the beginning I was extremely like energetic and floaty feeling, I went to bed at like 8pmish and didn't fall asleep till 12amish and stayed asleep till about 4am when my phone range then after the phone all I fell back asleep and didn't wake up till I had to get up for work which was 9am. DAY 2 9/9/17 on Zoloft I woke up in a pretty good mood I was really giggly for some reason I decided I should eat something to try to avoid nausea but I could only get myself to eat a ritz cracker so I ate that walked to work was feeling super calm and just relaxed I then started getting anxious around 2pm till about 4pm I just kept telling myself I'll be okay I'm on medication just breathe and it eventually worked, my symptoms so far have been some sweatiness, dizziness, nausea, minimal anxiety minus today 9/9/17 I have a fear of swallowing from a drugging incident in the beginning of this year, and I was kinda too focused on that and it triggered me today I'm pretty sure.its now 7:05pm I feel like my brain is head aching but I'm pretty sure it's just the medication. I'm on 50mg Zoloft/Sertraline
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jen48700 BW13
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Day 1 too was extremely anxious about starting the medication. I was literally shaking from fear because I thought I was going to have ever single symptom but was mainly scared of having suicidal thoughts which I've never really had. Generally I'm a very happy person but a month ago this anxiety has changed me so I knew I had no other choice but to take the medication.
Day2-5 I woke up shaky, anxious, racing thoughts and depressed. Around 12pm I noticed I started to feel better.
Day 6- I went from 25mg to 50mg and again panicked because I thought I was going to have horrible side effects. The entire day I felt like it was a dream. I went from happy to crying in a matter of minutes the entire day. This was a bad day for me because I overthought everything.
Day7-14(today)- I can finally feel the Zoloft starting to work. I still have some racy thoughts and have a few "break down" moments but in general I feel a little better. The only thing I'm struggling with really are my thoughts but it's because I overthink everything and ever since I was diagnosed with severe anxiety it's all I can think about. Sometimes when I am distracted I realize I didn't think about my anxiety and it's almost like my mind freaks out for a second and then all I can do is think about the anxiety. It's super scary sometimes but I try to just talk myself through it. I believe it's linked to OCD which I've never been diagnosed with but I wouldn't be surprised if I have a bit of that too. If this is the case, I know Zoloft helps with that too so I'm praying this will all get better soon.
Patient jen48700
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Hi jen48700
We note from a recent post which you have made to our forum that you may be experiencing thoughts around self-harm. If we have misinterpreted your comments then we apologies for contacting you directly. But if you are having such thoughts then please note that you are not alone in this, and there are people out there that can help.
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jen48700 BW13
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In regards to your fear of swallowing, you mentioned it was because of a drugging incident that happened at the beginning of the year. Have you considered talking to a psychologist about this? If you have insurance, contact your insurance company and they will email you a list of psychologists in your area. This is what I did and I've met with a few people already. Still trying to find a good match for me but that's because I'm trying to find someone that specializes in CBT
BW13 jen48700
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No I haven't but my doctor wants me to start talking to someone, so I'm looking and he's looking I have insurance but it's kinda iffy with where I'm living currently, do you also have a fear of swallowing
jen48700 BW13
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I posted a super long post right before the "in regards to your fear..." but for some reason it needs to be approved by the website. Not sure why but hopefully it posts soon so you can see what I am going through.
As for the fear of swallowing, I personally do not have this fear but we all have our own fears. Oftentimes we beat ourselves up because we think "omg, why am I overthinking literally everything..." and then we spend the entire day googling anxiety forums to see if anyone else has the same fears, thoughts, symptoms ( this was me last week) and once you find out someone else has gone through it, it gives you relief until your next bad "episode" and then it starts all over again. At least that's how it is/was for me. I've been on Zoloft for 14 days now and I finally feel a little sense of relief. I know it will be a long process because I woke up feeling great then a few hours later my reoccurring thought "what if nothing is real, what exactly is life and how is it possible we're even here" came to mind and it gave me a panic attack but now i'm fine again.
BW13 jen48700
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Oh wow, okay thank you. So I kind of went deep into research and it says Zoloft can cause epilepsy or seizures and I'm not trying to be on the medication forever and want to ween off it, but now I'm scared to have a seizure I've never had one and I'm terrified
xghost123 BW13
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