zoloft side effects how long do they last

But they will be able to ease your mind about what normal side effects are, how long they should last and if you can continue to take your Ativan..............in other words, everything I've been unable to answer for you. Good luck. Try to relax............your anxiety, while totally understandable, is only making the situation worse. Don't hesitate to seek out the answers you need.

I wrote all of this, not to scare you,but in hopes that you would be able to see that these medications can and do cause severe side effects and the reactions need to be taken very seriously!! If your body is reacting this way then there is a reason. Talk to your doctor and make sure he does something and doen't ignore it and say it is unheard of, the way my doctor did!!

Hey, I'm not sweating heaps..I've just noticed it is more than I usually do.. but then again it has been humid here.. so who knows.. Argh..I'm supposed to be going up to 25mgs but its so hard to up it when I know there's a good chance my anxiety will increase! (I'm on @18mgs now) I can feel that these help me.. and my husband can notice a difference.. its just so scary for me..I've read some pretty horrific things that have happened to people when upping doses.. etc..

I had terrible side effects from Zoloft not pregnant. I would be terrified to take while I was pregnant. It has to be very unsafe for baby. Hope you feel better.

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.

What you're now on is Prozac. Two problems potentially here. First, you can't just quit Zoloft -- you need to taper off it as most people get some withdrawal from quitting these meds. That most likely explains your symptoms more so than the Prozac. Often, at the tail end of a taper down, Prozac will be used to help when withdrawal is bad because it's considered easier to stop taking, but that's only at the very end of the taper.

Yes, it will get better. I felt worse when I started on Zoloft, but the effects do ware off and you will start to feel better. How long have you been on the pills? And what is your dosage? A higher doseage may mean that you are feeling the effects more, and it might be worth talking to your dr about reducing the dosage amount and building back up slowly......But have no fear the effects will ease with time.

It is likely too soon for the zoloft side effects to occur. Zoloft is a med taken long term (likely minimum 6 months use). Anxiety is unpredictable, so it can be a number of factors that triggered you this morning. Even thinking about your anxiety can make you more worried, so it can be a difficult problem to deal with. Is this your first anti-anx or anti-dep med? How old are you?

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.

My 18 year old daughter spent the last 4 months weening off Pristiq and now feel she really needs something for depression and anxiety. So my question, how long to start feeling the effects of Zoloft? She is starting at 50 mg for a week then moving up to 100mg. Any information would be helpful.. I realize everyone is different, but would like to know some experiences.

I would think Lexapro would have been the next logical choice after Zoloft, and Prozac before Zoloft. The reason Zoloft was prescribed most likely is it appears to be the most effective for anxiety, and the next drug that came on the market, Paxil, is, along with Effexor, the most difficult drugs out there. But there was still Celexa and its newer version Lexapro to try. Buspar isn't an antidepressant, it's supposedly anti-anxiety, but hasn't proven to work well.

Ok now im scared! What do I do?..ive been on Zoloft before about 15 years ago and I liked it I was only on 30 mg of Paxil before I started the taper!

this time I elected to stop zoloft and work on my issues myself as they are not as bad as they were 10 yrs. ago. give the med a shot, you may get good results.

I have done some research and have found nothing good about this drug. She has all side effects. She is on day 1 with NO geodon.

At any rate, these medications take a good 4 to 6 weeks to build up in your system before they are working optimally. A lot of them come with side effects that you just have to get through before you start to really feel better. There are quite a few people on here that experienced the side effects and perservered on and found themselves better for doing so. Having said that, not every medication is right for every person. Maybe Zoloft is not the one for you.

I have heard that it is only a couple of weeks for side effects to diminsh but for some reason they start later and last longer with me. How long have you had side effects on the 5mg dose? I went to a counselor and she said, "Well, you have been on Prozac for almost 9 weeks now. It should be doing something." I believe that it is and will even more if I ever get to stick at one dose for more than 4 weeks.

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.

s been metabolized better, and thus, alas, the more side effects. Clonazepam, by the way, is for long term use, not necessarily short term. Xanax or Ativan would be more likely to be given for short term use.

They include hot flashes, drowsiness, restless, itchy, nauseous, and tight throat. Also if they are normal how long does it take for these side effects to go away for most people?

Zoloft side effects how long do they last

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