Zoloft Question - Anxiety Message Board

Fred1976 · 05-25-2004, 06:45 AM

I was wondering if anyone here has any advice on Zoloft? I've been on 25mg for about 10 days. Felt a little better but still nervous at night and in morning. When I went to the next level 50mg(after 7 days on starter pack) I felt very anxious 3 hours after taking it. Also the next morning I was very anxoius. So the next day I just did 25mg, that was 2 days ago. Now I'm feeling more anxoius more often. Should I go back to 50mg and try to get through it? My DR did give me some Valium also, only take them at night to get to sleep. Any suggestions or advice would be greaty appreciated. Thanks!

abbygirl2 · 05-25-2004, 02:08 PM

I had the same reaction to Paxil, it made me extremely anxious. I just shook with nervouseness all day. I finally quit it and started Zoloft which thank goodness the jitters are gone now. It could be that Zoloft just isn't the drug for you. You may have to take it for awhile as I have heard that sometimes you can have these sorts of symptoms in the beginning. I would give it some more time and stay at a regular dose.
Hope this helps
Abby

Fred1976 · 05-26-2004, 06:19 AM

Thanks for your information! This is the 2nd day on 50mg and I am nervous and shakey. My chest feels tight when I move a certain way and sometimes a sharp pain will shoot through it also. I feel tense and tight a lot of the time. Does this sound like a side effect? I have a follow up appointment next week with dr. Also, I'm supposed to close on our new home tomorrow and then we have to move. Do you think all this is stress related?

zekat · 05-26-2004, 07:09 AM

honestly, it all sounds like anxiety. Possibly the move with the starting of a med. It takes a while for the med to really do it's job. did your dr give you any xanax or valium to help with starting the med? That helps, because often the anxiety increases before it decreases. I probably wouldn't switch back and forth witht the dosages though. If the 25mg wasn't enough, then you should start and stick with 50mg. If after a 2 weeks or so on 50 your still having severe side-effects with no relief from anxiety, then it's probably time to switch to a different medicine. As much as it sucks, you really do have to give the dosages enough time to have an effect. Just hang in there -- I know how hard it is to be patient when your an anxious person, but that's what it takes - a little patience

Fred1976 · 05-26-2004, 07:24 AM

Thanks for your feedback. On the 25mg I felt better after 7 days. Upping to the 50mg is what has made me more anxious. I'm going to try it for a few more days to see if it begins to slow down. I have some Valium(2mg) but I only take it at night to get to sleep. In the mornings I feel a bit out of it until about 10 or 11am. That's about the time I take the Zoloft and 2 hours later I'm all hyped up again. I'm really concerned about the tightness of my left side/chest area. That really scares me and also the sharp pains. It doesn'e happed all the time. Just some of the time. Sometimes I can just feel how tight that area is. I'm almost positive it's related to anxiety but sometimes it's hard to convince myself. My dr checked me out and took lots of blood and has found nothing. She didn't really foucs on my heart, just listened to it in a few spots and checked BP and pulse. I keep thinking that she missed something. Am I just freaking out?