Will zoloft side effects go away
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Zoloft has a fairly long half-life of 26 hours. A half-life is the amount of time it will take your body to excrete 1/2 of the amount of Zoloft in your body. I really suck at math, so I'll leave that up to you. Bottom line though is that it's not going to take very long. Couple days at most. Hell, you only took a grand total of 75mg. Drink lots of water and understand that your anxiety about "withdrawing" from that tiny amount of Zoloft IS just that......anxiety.
Anxiety will most definitely bring the PVC's on, in fact, most folks, like myself, that have high anxiety, have the darn things. They might subside with anti-anxiety drugs, some they help, others, they do nothing. Oh, by the way, panic attacks can mimic PVC's and PVC's can mimic panic attacks.
PVC's can come in many forms, some are the small "blips" as I call them, some come in twos, threes, and some can make you feel like your tummy is dropping.
I have been taking zoloft for 10 days now and I feel really anxious and nervous, I feel shortness of breath can anyone tell me if these are side effects and if they will go away. I don't know if I should stop taking it I just lost my insurance so I can't go back to the dr that prescribed them for me can anyone help me. Right now I'm also taking levaquin, and medrol and norvasc, enalapril. Can I still take my ativan for the anxiety. Any anwers will be greatly appreciated thank you.
Since radiation and chemo for anal cancer, I have 0 toleration for Effexor, Zoloft, Prozac, Lexapro, etc. Several were ok when tried years ago...now extreme side effects, which make them unsuitable.
Everyone is different, so hope you will give meds a try.
I have never taken Ativan...but many here do. I was switched from Xanax to Klonopin many yrs ago...and it is still what I take...not ideal...but a base.
Hope it helps to know what you are experiencing is normal for people with anxiety.
All the things you are feeling now will go away in time. Its a big shock to our system when it no longer has the pills. I would highly recommend getting some sort of aftercare program in place. We never beat this demon, we try to put it to sleep and hope it doesnt wake up. Recovery care will help with that......Congrats on 1 week!!!!!!
ve been suffering some mild insomnia, excess sweating, but perhaps most off putting is the lack of libido and sexual response!! I realise these are listed side effects, but will these resolve themselves or are they something I'm simply stuck with if I chose to continue with the medication? I'm finding the medication helpful, and I want to continue, but the last side effect in particular is concerning for me as my husbands "love language" is physical intimacy.
hi there. I've been on 50mg of Zoloft for a year now. I too had the shakes and jitters at first. I also had somewhat of a twitch. it all went away about a months in. except the twitch. sometimes I still randomly get where my hand or foot will just like jerk outta no where. sometimes I dont even notice it. other times when I'm doing something like eating it gets annoying. but its not constant and is tolerable. I also still like tap my foot or something like all the time.
However the tremors are still there as well as extreme sweating, and muscle tightness. (I have been on this dose for approximately 2 weeks.
Zoloft does have side effects like all medications. You could look it up on "Depression Central" but if the side effects are getting better than perhaps they will go away in time. They might very well be coming from the medication but side effects generally get better over time.
t remember exactly how long it took for the anxiety to go away, i think about 5 weeks. this time she put me on 150mg of zoloft immediately. i have been taking the zoloft for six weeks now, and am not as bad as i was, but i am still feeling anxious, tightness in chest, difficulty taking a deep breath, etc. can it take this long for zoloft to work, should i be worried? it worked before, shouldn't it work again? i am still not working, so maybe that is part of what is keeping me anxious.
When I came off of it, my doc put me on a taper as I came off of it. I did notice some side effects like naseau and increased anxiety, however I kept an open line of communication with the doc. I asked if it would be okay to go on a slower taper as I came off of it. He agreed and the slower taper seemed to help with the side effects.
I am glad that you are seeing a psychiatrist to help you with your medication prescriptions and questions.
I have been on zoloft for two weeks and the side effects are still pretty bad, without any benefits (it seems like it has been two years!). (I have tried lexapro, paxil, and celexa, but zoloft was the first AD I have taken and from my first experience seemed to produce the least side effects for me (although this time seems bad). I know it takes awhile for SSRI's to get working and initial side effects are common. I started taking 25mgs for a week and have been on 50mgs for a week.
A working dosage level often needs to be gradually worked up to so our bodies can adapt to such harsh chemicals, and interim side effects may go away as we adapt. Long term use may lead to a fresh side effect appearing at some point (so, those need to be watched out for). Meanwhile anxiety can create its own symptoms which can confuse matters in assessing a new med's impact and safety.
May I message you with a selection of links to my recent posts about anxiety coping tips?
I see why you did that, as you were apparently treating withdrawal problems, but start up side effects are pretty common. Some of these go away as your body gets used to the drug and some don't, and it's a very individual thing. But it isn't anything particularly attached to just these two drugs, it's all of them. Even aspirin eats the lining of the stomach. So these might go away with time and they might not. Only time will say.
Hi i was jus wondering if anyone on zoloft could tell me if im already taking 50mg of zoloft for over a year and my dr has recommended i increase it uo 25mg will i notices any side effects ?? I jus so scared of meds as it is and i hated the side effects in the beginning and dont wont to go backwards cuz ive come this far and it was hell let me tell you. PLEASE any advise would really ease my mind cause im so scared. Thank you.
Assuming you began your treatment with Zoloft at the lowest dose, all or most of it should be out of your system by now. After only one week, there would be no w/d.
I suggest calling your p-doc for advice on the symptoms you are experiencing.
It's possible that you had an allergic reaction to the medication and that is beyond the scope of this forum.
Hi there,
I had a episode about 3 months ago of unexplained anxiety, no trigger or history of it.. MD thinks hormonal change, I am 39 years old. I felt a little depressed with the anxiety and he started me on Zoloft at the beginning of November. I have been having the jittery caffeine feeling with this med consistently having to take klonopin ..25mg in the am with the dose as it seems to be works about 5 hours post dose.
Has anyone here ever taken Zoloft? If so wat were your side effects? I started Zoloft on Monday. I only took one pill n within a couple of hours I felt horrible! I had nausea n diarrhea. Today is Thursday and I still feel nauseas. Keep in mind it took one pill on Monday n no more after that. Please give me some input.
I was on Zoloft 3 years ago for anxiety and panic. I did not notice any side effects (sexual, physical, emotional), I would dirnk alcohol ans everything seemed fine. I was on Zoloft for 2 years and it worked for me. I stopped about three years ago and i was fine until recently (anxiety, heart skipping beats, fatigue, etc.) as the stress in my life has picked up.
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