Anyone take Zoloft?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 3:28 pm

I tried zoloft and it made me dizzy for a week had to stop tried celexa to and thought i was gonna have a heart attack. I cant take meds to sensative to them but everyone is different. So you do what you think is right.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 6:21 am

I started taking Zoloft in 2000. Was on 100mg then decreased to 50mg/day after a few months. I never noticed any side effects. It worked for me until October of this year. I noticed more stress at work and that I was feeling depressed and had anxiety that left a knot in my
stomach. I increased my dose back to 100mg/day and went to see my doctor. After a few weeks, nothing was improving so he added Wellbutrin SR.
So far I haven't noticed any improvement. He also prescribed Ativan as needed and also Ambien
for sleep as needed. The ativan helps but I am reluctant to take it because I have been in recovery from opiate addiction for years and it scares me. The ambien too scares me some and even when I take it, I wake early and the anxiety builds as I lay there trying to get some
sleep. I have come to dread mornings, that seems to be the worst time of the day for me.
Anyone else have this issue- any suggestions?
I am in week 2 of the course, I have used the
relaxtion tape and that helps but mornings just
suck right now.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:26 am

I was on zoloft for about 8 years - since my twin sons were babies and I felt paralyzed with fear. Over the years, the feelings of well-being started to go away and the dr. increased my dose on which I always "coped." What I never did was learn the coping skills that seem to be in these tapes. I only say "seem" because I'm only on session 2. I was forced to stop taking zoloft because I lost my job and chose to not go on cobra (who on earth can afford that program without a job?) and now my feelings of anxiety are starting to overwhelm me again. Mostly because of the global economy and the fact that I haven't been able to find a job in 8 months. I'm so looking forward to working the "self-talk" sessions because I tend to look at the whole world from my own narrow scope. I've also started eating better - no caffeine, no sugar - and starting to exercise but taking it very slow. I am the type of person who wants everything yesterday and these feelings are so debilitating, but I'm trying hard to keep the faith and praying constantly! Hope everyone here is doing the same!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 3:16 pm

Originally posted by GAVINSMOM:
My Dr just prescribed me Zoloft and I was wondering if anybody takes it and does it help? I have a huge phobia to medicine and I am hoping to overcome that and get on the meds and hopefully get my life back!

hi gavinsmom i no how you feel about the phobia to meds ...i have the same problem...if you would like to talk my e-mail address is lisamerriweather32@yahoo.com i no what you r going threw....and if any one els would like to talk feel free to contact me ...cuz i need someone to....lol

epa · Post by **epa** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 1:40 am

Originally posted by Surrender:
I increased my dose back to 100mg/day and went to see my doctor. After a few weeks, nothing was improving so he added Wellbutrin SR.
So far I haven't noticed any improvement. He also prescribed Ativan as needed and also Ambien
for sleep as needed.

What dosage of Welbutrin are you on? I'm also on Zoloft 100mg once/day and my Welbutrin is 200mg twice/day. I feel like it isn't working for me either, but I see a different doctor than the one who originally prescribed it, and it's like he doesn't listen to me when I tell him I can't sleep and feel lousy. I've been on the combination for at least a year now, probably closer to 2. Oh, and both are generic brands b/c I can't afford the name brand, even with insurance. My previous doctor prescribed sleeping pills for me, but my current doctor won't at all, and otc sleeping pills don't really work for me.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 7:50 am

I am on Zoloft, and have been for over a year it has been working great for me. but I am having my doctor wean me off. I started with 25mg up to 125mg. I have been gainging weight, so she stopped at 75mg. I am pissed, so I am thinking about calling her. I am seeing the difference in dosages, but i don't care. There has to be something else out there holesticly. I do not like to take prescription drugs. Be well.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:48 am

I was currently taking zoloft but since I started this program I'm trying 2 wean myself off. I was on 200mg of it plus effexor and it still wans't helping it just made me tired and spaced out alot. So yes the zoloft helped me get through my really tough past 2 1/2 yrs but its not helping much now.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 2:01 pm

I was on Zoloft for seven years, and it really helped. My mom has been on it for...oh I'd say about thirty years. It's helped her so much.

Don't worry about it. Zoloft is one of those medications that work for majority of people. It takes a few weeks to see a difference, though.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 8:16 am

Hi, I'm new to the forum. I am taking zoloft now.
I have been for 8 weeks. I agree with everyone. Zoloft is going to be different for everyone. I am also not one to take meds. I've gotten a little better with that. I knew I needed help. Because I was bad especially around my cycle. I'm convinced my hormones and attitude has a lot to do with this. Like many of you I've tried 2 other meds Lexapro and paxil. I am also very sensitive to side effects. So here is my experience with zoloft. within the first week to 3 weeks. It was great. absolutely fabulous. I started taking a quarter of a 25mg tablet. so by 3 weeks I was up to a half of a 25 mg tablet.I was calm and relaxed. Nothing could have ruined my day. Everything just rolled right off of me. I didn't nag or complain. Let me also note that I was also taking the generic form of Klonipin with this. By the way my zoloft is also the generic form. The agreement with the psych was to increase the zoloft to a therapeutic dosage (50mg) and at the same time decrease the Klonipin. After the first month. my cycle was messed up. I had a major panic attack. I found myself on the floor in the bathroom curled up talking to the crisis helpline. I'm not suicidal. I was just very in tune to by body and what I was experiencing. After my cycle, I started feeling lazy and not being able to sleep. I once went 3 days with abrupt wakenings, I was getting stomach aches, nauseousness, loss of appetite, loss of labido, occasional shakes, flood of negative thoughts and scary thoughts, lack of concentration and focus. while relaxation tapes used to help, I found it difficult to focus on them and calm down. my anxiety seemed to increase a bit although I used the tools to cope so I never told anyone I was still getting them. So a side note is the Lucinda Bassett series is very helpful. I explained all this to my psych and her answer was to increase the dosage. Now I'm up to 50mg. I had a major panic attach that lasted about 2 hours. I still have all the side effects. I'm at the point where I don't even want to deal with them anymore. I still feel lazy. I'd do everything in bed if I could. I feel like I'm losing motivation. Its hard for me to concentrate on the tape series now. I was on session 5. Now this month I didn't get a period. I seem to be agitated and withdrawn. I don't care to leave the house and I don't neither do I drive if I don't have to. I'm tired of feeling this way and ready to give up on the meds and go back to all natural support in addition to finishing the program. I'm frustrated and should not have to live like this. I deserve better. I still have hope though. I forgot to mention that I have been clenching my teeth. I've never done that. and experiencing more achiness in my body. I think I might try this for 2 to 4 more weeks and then get weened off. Also thinking of giving my psych the boot. I hope this doesn't sound horribly negative. we are all looking for hope and there is hope. This is just my experience. You may not experience this. my thought is it doesn't hurt to try a antidepressent. Just give it a chance before you give up so that you can say you did try. also go into it with a good attitude. attitude is important for anything to work. I personally feel like for me anti anxiety and anti depressent meds are band aids. I want to get to the root cause and put back into my body what God has designed for it to have and get rid of the toxins.

Sorry this was so long. I just wanted to encourage you after giving my experience in case it was too negative.

Libran · Post by **Libran** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 10:33 am

I also take the generic form of zoloft for anxiety an dpanic attacks. i felt pretty good while taking 25 mg and then went up to 50 mg and felt ok at last the dr wanted me to take 100mg and about 2 hrs after i took it i became extremely anxious and woke up the next morning with a huge panic attack on the phone with my dr kind of panic attack. i also get streams of scary thoughts.i hate trying new meds. i have been on paxil no no for me. i took effexor xr for awhile and that seemed to help but then my insurance wont cover it and i cant afford it. i too have hope and feel the same way if it doesnt turn around i will weene off of it too.