Zoloft dosage for panic attacks
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and desided to go to the psychitrist... I was diagnosed with panic attacks... and I was prescriped with Zoloft... 25mg to begin with... and an other pill called "akamon" to help me sleep at night.... he said that its a therapy of 6 months and then I will be just fine but since I was very worried of taking these meds i kept visiting websites and they are all full with people that take them for years and no one that said... "ok i took them for 4-5 months and then I was ok"....
Hi have been on zoloft for 12 years and abruptly stpped 4 months ago. I developed very profound panic attacks. I then started avoiding and slipped into a very severe depression. Before I started taking Zoloft I never had panic. Why Now?? Yes, I was somewhat depressed but now Im a mess and had to return to the drug. Can anyone help me with why all the panic attacks?
Hello. I've just started taking Zoloft about a month ago. While sleeping at night, I wake up abruptly feeling like I am having a panic attack, chest feels tight, my mind is racing. It lasts for about 15 minutes and then stops and I fall back asleep. I am a bit fearful and worried if I should continue the Zoloft. I didn't have panic attacks this severe before taking the Zoloft. Has anyone else experienced this?
I had been on Lexapro for 3 years with no problems for GAD. Last month it stopped working and I started having panic attacks. My Dr. put me on Zoloft at 50mg for a week then upped it to 100mg. I was also put on .5 of XANAX 3 times a day. I constantly have tremors from the moment I wake up and am exhustated all day. I went to the Dr. today and she is dropping me back down to 50mg with the theory I will be put on another SSRI.
Hi everyone. There's really no way to make a long story short in this case, so please just bear with me. :)
In 2001, I was diagnosed with depression and put on Zoloft. Since then (barring the first few weeks of trying to find the right med/dosage combination for me), I've been on 150 mg of Zoloft daily, and it's always seemed to work really well for me.
You should listen to sliverberg. 3 weeks at 50mg is not enough time to tell if the zoloft is going to work. GIve it at least another 2-3 weeks before talking to your doctor about upping the dose.
I have previously taken xanax for my intense panic attacks of shaking and trembling. I would only take once in a while as needed. My anxiety has been through the roof and can't stop trembling. My doc prescribed me xanax .5 X 3 times a day. I am worried about when I come off of it of what the withdrawl symptoms will be. And wondering when the Zoloft will kick in to work. Xanax seems to be my only relief. Any suggestions? Thanks you.
Xanax is a better PRN med than Klonopin. Klonopin is a better drug for the prevention of the panic attacks. When taken regularly it keeps your anxiety under control(if it works for you). If you can feel an anxiety attack coming on and they are not very frequent Xanax may work well. You need to discuss all the possibilities with your doctor. You need to go over all the pros and cons. All benzos are addicting if taken regularly enough.
Has anyone tried escitilopram ? How are the side effects?
Ive had a few episodes where Im just sitting and all of a sudden I go numb and feel like I cant breathe. My doctor said that this is a panic attack and put me on zoloft. I have been taking it for two weeks now. Im also always constantly aware of my breathing and that makes things worse. Is all of this just anxiety and how can stop being so aware of my breathing? It is really interfering with work..I feel like I cant breathe and then start panicing.
How many mg of Zoloft are you on?!! I used to have uncontrollable panic attacks , and then i started on 25 mg, i didn't have anymore panic attacks after i started taking it then i moved up to 50 mg and it helped a little with my anxiety then went to 100 mg and that was wayyy to much ! ! So now I'm back on 50mg no panic attacks but still really bad anxiety. Everyone is different so your reaction to it could be better !
Nothing to add to above post, except to say I took Xanax for Panic Attacks for years before being switched to Klonopin. It is the only drug that works for me with few side effects.
I tried Zoloft 1/2 tab today, and had a bad reaction. It is a good drug, tho', and I believe my problem is a brittle colon following radiation for anal cancer.
Do be patient with Zoloft, as it won't really be working for several weeks.
I'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 am 22 years old and about 3 weeks ago I started having panic attacks. During my panic attacks i would get a very heavy tension in my shoulders, my heart would start to race, I would sweat, and I would feel like I going to pass out. This would happen at least three times a week. When I went to see a doctor he prescribed me 10mg of Prozac. I have only been on the medicine for 4 days but I feel like my anxiety is worse than ever.
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