Zoloft for children side effects
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ago along with as needed Clonazepam for breakthrough. I was up to 150 mg. of Zoloft. This worked great for me for all of these yrs. but recently started having more panic attacks. Went to my regular Dr., and she took me off Zoloft immediately and put me on Fluoxetine 20 mg. X 1 week and then bumped me to 40 mg. I experiended severe nausea and no appetite. 6 weeks later, I still have nausea from the Fluoxetine.
I believe you can continue to take your Ativan as it is in a different class of drugs from your other meds. BUT.................I am NOT a doctor nor a pharmacist and I will tell you right now that you MUST check this out with someome with real knowledge of the interactions of medications. And that is NOT me!
Zoloft, an antidepressant, normally reaches steady state in about a week and in my humble opinion, you should not still be feeling "really anxious and nervous.
I have been taking Zoloft for 3 days and have almost every "common" side effect: Nausea and increased anxiety like crazy. Diareah, insomnia, burning feeling on the back of my neck, dry mouth. Nausea and increased anxiety are the worst. I can barely eat a thing. I took 25 mg 3 days in a row. I decided not to take it anymore. I am hoping that the side effects will go away very quickly.
I've been taking Zoloft for yrs.When I first started it ,I had lots of side effects,but hung in there.It took about 8 to 12 weeks for me to start feeling better. Some people feel better sooner than that though.Everyone is different.
It took a little while for my body to get used to it; I would say that after a couple of weeks, the side effects really dropped off and after about a month or so, I did not notice them at all. Medications can sometimes be a little hit and miss depending on the person, but I usually advise patience with this. Has your doctor prescribed you a benzo for short term use while you start Zoloft? Many times he/she will prescribe one to help with the anxiety...keep us posted!
I too am on 175 - 200mg of Zoloft and I admit when first starting the medication I was feeling quite dizzy and nauseated. Dosage started at 50mg, then after a week increased, and every week increased until I reached 175mg. In the past my doctor has had me on Celexa and Effexor but Zoloft seems to work the best, for me that is. Everyone is different. I waver between 175 - 200mg depending on the kind of day I'm having.
I experienced the most significant side effects at about the same time period on zoloft that you are. Some good folks on here, plus my psychiatrist, advised me to wait at least 4-6 weeks, because it takes time for the meds to level out in your system. I'm on day 55 on zoloft and all my side effects are gone. Just my experience, though, yours may be different.
I'd give it a solid 2 more weeks. Keep focusing on good things - what is better vs. what is worse.
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.
You notice changes whenever you change doses. Also, Zoloft isn't recommended for someone that young -- why is he on it?
One of the great ironies of depression treatment is that while depression can rob you of your desire for sex, the drugs that treat it can be much worse. Common side effects for women are lessening of sexual desire and ability to orgasm. However, this isn’t true for everyone.
There are, however, some actions you can take that may help restore your sexual satisfaction. You may wish to discuss these with your prescribing physician.
I take Klonopin for dystonic spasms. I have taken it for 10 years. I haven't really had a problem with it. A person just has to take it responsibly as prescribed. As for Zoloft I haven't taken anti-depressents for use for ocd and can't because I have the bipolar aspect of schizoaffective but I have some remaining obsessive symptoms that might respond to them. If you want to know about the SSRI anti-depressents like Zoloft "Depression Central" is a good site.
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.
Some go the other way and get sleepy. But these side effects are transient in that they are start up side effects. They peter off quickly. They do not make someone sleepy as the first poster is looking for. They are not tranquilizers in anyway. They don't work on a developmental delay but are for psychiatric issues such as depression, ocd, social anxiety, anxiety and panic. Risperdal is a HEAVY duty drug that came out to treat schizophrenia.
t taper off as you should have done before starting the Zoloft. It could be side effects of the Zoloft, which you should have tapered up on slowly to get your brain used to it. It could be overdosing on serotonin, as you're still on the Effexor. And it could be just your same old problems never having been cured in therapy but just suppressed by meds that aren't currently working.
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