zoloft and anxiety

I have been having really bad anxiety on and off. The Dr. gave me Zoloft and it seems to have helped with my anxiety. But as it is I have a very hard time getting restful sleep. When I do sleep I have ongoing dreams and my mind doesn't get any rest. Now with the Zoloft my sleep is much less restful. Any suggestions?

The doc put me on Zoloft a week ago for my IBS, depression and anxiety and as of today (6 days into it) i've started to become very anxious and jittery. I was just wondering if this is normal or anyone else has experienced this? I'm 20 years old and am used to being very happy and carefree before I got the IBS which induced the depression and anxiety which is a vicious cycle.

Are you going to regular intervals for counseling while you have been back on the Zoloft? I have been on and off of it over the years and while it really helps me, I also know that is only half of the battle....going to counseling and discussing the anxiety is the other half in my experience with it.

I am back on Zoloft after 2 years of being off. I'm 32 and I've been off and on them for 13 years. I had a very traumatic incidents in the beginning of March. I went to jail over a $16 bounced check that I did not know about. About a week after that happened my anxiety has been full blown. I started taking the Zoloft 4 or 5 weeks ago. I have seen the psychologist since then and she increased my dosage to 150 mg. My problem is that I feel zombie like.

I have a severe anxiety disorder and I have been thru many anti depressants and just got Zoloft 25mg I'm scared because with Prozac I had a severe anxiety attack I don't know if I want to try it and I'm also taking Xanax 0.5 mg 3 x day and I want to lean off it and suggestions.

The meds were prescribed to me by my primary doctor and I have started seeing a psychologist to try and solve this anxiety issue. My questions are concerning the zoloft. My primary doc started me off at 25mg daily of zoloft and 25mg of atarax 4 times a day as needed. When I first started taking the zoloft I must admit that I started to feel better, felt more like myself. I had my first meeting with my psychologist and he said that 25mg was good starting point for anxiety.

Before, my regular routine was taking the zoloft first and my anxiety took over and always made me so nervous in the mornings I would have to take the clonazepam shortly after the zoloft. Is there something stronger than zoloft that may help my severe anxiety better? Thank you so much.

You have to take the control back...stop reading, stop searching about SSRIs and Zoloft and brain damage. The one Zoloft pill did NOT cause any damage. In my humble opinion, you are dealing with severe anxiety, and you need to formulate a treatment plan. As of right now, I doubt you could tolerate another med, as you are still connecting everything to the Zoloft. Therefore, you will likely have another anxiety-induced reaction to another med.

Slowly at first and then pretty hard today. I had hoped that the zoloft would keep the depression and anxiety away. I am seeing a therapist for CBT as well. My depression is still under control but the anxiety is bad. Shouldn't the zoloft take care of the anxiety? Also, once my body is full of adrenaline and/or cortisol or what ever the chemicals are that cause anxiety, what is the best way to get them out of my system?

It could be making you anxious but I wouldn't give up on it just yet. It can be really difficult trying a new med but once it starts working it can really improve things for you. You made it this far I would give it another few weeks. But in the meantime talk to your doctor.

hi i am new in this group find out from a doctor i have anxiety and depression they called it situantional anxiety and depression.he precribed me Zoloft on Sept 14th was nervious before taking it did have some side effects but went away like itching then longer i took the itching got worse and felt like flu like systems had a low grade fever 99.0. found out from my primary doctor had sinus infection took meds for the infection finished medicine felt better.

It sounds like your stress and anxiety is probably a mixture of hormones and just the whole experience of pregnancy and anxiety that comes with it. Please stay away from medication until you have your baby. And remember anything you have in your body, will transmit through breast milk. If you have post pardum depression, then definitely take medication (and therapy) if you need it.

If you had been on Zoloft for 6 years and then stopped it, I can only hope that it was under the guidance and surpervision of your doctor. If it was, he should have put you on a very slow taper and if you found yourself having some anxiety issues during the taper, he should have also given you a short acting benzo to help with those symptoms.

I am currently back on zoloft. Almost 3 weeks and it hasn't really kicked in yet. How long did it take for zoloft to start working for you? Sometimes when you first start taking a med or go back on meds the side affects make your conditions worse instead of better but it tends to go away.

hi, i am on clonazepam and zoloft as well. i have started zoloft 50mg, and i take klonopin for anxiety attacks, 0.25 x 3 daily.

hey im 19 and a freshman in college.. i was recently prescribed Zoloft for anxiety/depression and will be taking 50 mg (gradually starting with 25)... my doc said it was ok for me to drink just go slow etc.. i was just gonna get yalls imput bc im afraid i'll damage my liver or something.. i drink about every weekend and i will try and drink in little amounts...

He presribed zoloft for depression and anxiety and also prescribed xanax for whenever i feel an anxiety attack coming on. I really hope this helps. Starting the zoloft tomorrow morning. Hopefully ill get through day 5 no problem! I also wanted to say that everyone here is doing SO well..

s if you go off all at once but my son who is 14 and has just developed panic attacks was put on zoloft 50 mgs and it has helped him. I took zoloft first but gave me gastro problems so doc wanted me to switch. Zoloft seems to work very similar to paxil at least it did for me.

ve tried several medications for anxiety and panic attacks, but have had major side effects from them all. Zoloft, Celexa, etc. My doctor recently prescribed Prozac for my anxiety and panic attacks. In reading about Prozac, it does list anxiety and panic, but they are down the list a ways. Does anyone know if Prozac is a good choice for this? I don't want to take them if they aren't going to do anything. I don't have OCD, which seems to be the main disorder Prozac is prescribed for.

I was taking 25mg of zoloft, and just went up to 50mg of zoloft. I am feeling very anxious and nervous. Is this normal, and should it stop as my body adjust? Has anyone else had this?

She said to take one every other day for two weeks and then quit. Keep taking Klonopin. Now I see Klonopin withdrawal and side affects are bad and maybe I'm getting symptoms from that too? This is the first morning I was to not take zoloft but heard tapering slowly is better, so took half (will do for two weeks) and then down to .125 for two weeks, now I wonder if I should get off klonopin first or what to do.

So then my doctor started me on 50 mg of zoloft an .25 mg as needed of zoloft. Then a week later he upped my dose to 100 mg of zoloft. That did not work. So i deceived to do paxil (40mg) again. I just have to watch what i est cuz it makes you gain weight. I also take .50 mg of xanax 3 times a day. I am wondering when i am gonna start feeling alot better. Any advice will be helpful!!! I just want to be me again. Also any advice to help with the depression until the meds kick in. Thanks.

I take a 50mg Zoloft when I wake up in the morning. My mind races and I get anxiety until around lunch, then I feel better until I go to sleep. I have been on Zoloft for under two weeks. Is this common as your dose wears off your mornings are bad? After you take Zoloft does it take a couple of hours to work? I felt great the first few days, then it leveled off, now the mornings are hell, until the pill kicks in. My only side effects are Dry Mouth and a loss of appetite.

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