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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Good evening all, I wonder if anyone wants to take a minute to help put my progress (or not) into perspective for me? You may recall, after ten HELL weeks on Wellbutrin (YMMV) I have now been given Zoloft 50mgs daily, once in the a.m. Well, I have felt like the difference was black and white–I have been raving about how well and calm I’ve been feeling since the switch. Of course, I’m still at the max xanax dose not willing to try and adjust it lower until I am completely weaned on to the Zoloft so I don’t know if I could say the same without it. But even with it, the W and I were not meant for one another and the xanax didn’t fix the added anxiety. again. My patience is waning–and short lived. I also feel a bit more anxious than I did a few days ago. Now, I’ve only been on the Zoloft for about 10 days now and the calming effect I mentioned arrived the first day I didn’t take the W which was also the first day of the Zoloft. There were no W/D symptoms from the W. So what’s the deal??? Is it time to up the dose now or am I just now starting to feel some S/E’s from the AD? I will be talking to my doc tomorrow, but he is not a psych-doc and seems to respect the input I have as a direct result of the time I spend here at ASAP. BTW, I think that’s cool, that he’s not narrow minded about my belonging to an online support group and discussing meds. He likes that I try to educate myself about my condition but has made noises about seeing the proper doc specializing in GAD and the like. Anyway——do I go on or what???—I wonder if any of you have a thought on the changes I feel now–sort of like a step backwards. Am I undermedicated now that my body has adjusted to the Zoloft or am I on yet another wrong med…arrrgggh! Anxious to hear your thoughts (no pun intended) little bear
Yes..the 50mg may be WAY too high for you, especially to start. My pdoc even feels 25mg of this stuff is pretty potent. This is one thing I have learn’t…it seems that SOME in the mental health field have touted that you HAVE to start at (x=howmany mg’s in sizes of pills they make). I have used Zoloft off and on for over three years now. I remember my first night..at 50mg, even WITH a load of Clonazepam, I nearly "blew up". Even 25mg was tough..my pdoc, as I said, has found alot of people have a hard time with that dose. So, if you are in the U.S., I believe Zoloft comes in hard tablets, so you can break the 25mg’s in half…and start with that for a month or so..until you feel ABSOLUTELY sure and under control at that amount. Meanwhile…keep the Xanax flowing…and DON’T let the scare tactics of the "anti-benzoheads" fool you. It’s actually very HARD to become truly "addicted" to Xanax…as most research, much found on the web, shows..you simply have to "taper off" the drug IF desired..but benzos are some of the SAFEST drugs on the planet right now. If you have to stick with Xanax for the rest of your life (my Father has been on a low daily dose of Vallium since the 70’s…NEVER had a problem with "addiction"..and as his cardiologist said, it may have been very beneficial in protecting him when he had a mild heart attack a few years ago. The heart protecting benefits of benzo’s is a current area of research.)..so you may have to take it indefinately. We see no problem in taking a Tylenol or Aspirin regularly…why not a benzodiazepine?? It’s all a result of ALOT of mis-information over the years..just like the concept of "addictions" is.(I was a Drug Rehab counsellor for a number of years. It was unbelievable some of the notions people had about certain drugs.) So, ANYHOW…beyond me "preaching", DONOT feel "bad" or "wrong" about having to take Xanax. Just look at the WONDERS it does in controlling that panic, anxiety, and fear you have lived with so long. Now..back to the Zoloft. As reported fairly recently, MUCH lower doses of SRI’s are often used in patients with P/A, so YOUR optimal dose may actually ONLY be 25mg. I would highly recommend this route..and may you benefit from some of our previous "mistakes". Check with your doc first, of course..and remember..YMMV, as you are an individual, with a very unique genetic and chemical makeup. James MacLachlan — "I’m not black, but there’s a whole lot of times I wish I could say I’m not white." "The worst aspect of `typical familyism’ (as media-merchandised) is that it glorifies _involuntary_homogenization_." "Nuclear explosions under the Nevada desert? What the *%$# are we testing for? We already know the s**t blows up." "A drug is not bad. A drug is a chemical compound. The problem comes in when people who take drugs treat them like a licence to behave like an !^*." "There will never be a nuclear war; there’s too much real estate involved.–Zappa on the Tonight Show, C.A. 1988" "Kid’s heads are filled with so many nonfacts that when they get out of school they’re totally unprepared to do anything. They can’t read, they can’t write, they can’t think. Talk about child abuse. The U.S. school system as a whole qualifies.–Discussing the state of the education system in America." Quotes from the one and only..Frank Zappa. The Grandfather of bringing progressive thinking to progressive music. R.I.P.
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Little Bear, I am certainly not an expert on meds since I’ve only been taking Zoloft for a few weeks now but this is what my psychiatrist told me. She said that it would take 3 – 5 weeks after the time I started taking 50 mgs a day to see for the desired effects to be seen. I will be at 3 weeks on Thursday and I can tell you that my life has become dramatically better since I started taking it – I have a lot more confidence and maybe that’s in my head but I do think it’s helping. I also have a script for Ativan but I take such a minute amount – I usually only take .5 mg in the morning before work when I’m feeling my morning anticipatory anxiety, but occasionally I’ll take a couple a day. Hang in there w/the Zoloft – we have to be patient. :-) Hugs, Leigh Ann PS I was on Wellbutrin (Zyban) last winter to quit smoking and it gave me hives and I had to quit taking it. ;-) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Good evening all, I wonder if anyone wants to take a minute to help put my progress (or not) into perspective for me? You may recall, after ten HELL weeks on Wellbutrin (YMMV) I have now been given Zoloft 50mgs daily, once in the a.m. Well, I have felt like the difference was black and white–I have been raving about how well and calm I’ve been feeling since the switch. Of course, I’m still at the max xanax dose not willing to try and adjust it lower until I am completely weaned on to the Zoloft so I don’t know if I could say the same without it. But even with it, the W and I were not meant for one another and the xanax didn’t fix the added anxiety. tempered again. My patience is waning–and short lived. I also feel a bit more anxious than I did a few days ago. Now, I’ve only been on the Zoloft for about 10 days now and the calming effect I mentioned arrived the first day I didn’t take the W which was also the first day of the Zoloft. There were no W/D symptoms from the W. So what’s the deal??? Is it time to up the dose now or am I just now starting to feel some S/E’s from the AD? I will be talking to my doc tomorrow, but he is not a psych-doc and seems to respect the input I have as a direct result of the time I spend here at ASAP. BTW, I think that’s cool, that he’s not narrow minded about my belonging to an online support group and discussing meds. He likes that I try to educate myself about my condition but has made noises about seeing the proper doc specializing in GAD and the like. Anyway——do I go on or what???—I wonder if any of you have a thought on the changes I feel now–sort of like a step backwards. Am I undermedicated now that my body has adjusted to the Zoloft or am I on yet another wrong med…arrrgggh! Anxious to hear your thoughts (no pun intended) little bear
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little bear, I am not sure about the questions you had on your meds. Other people here will be able to help you on that. But as far as feeling ‘anxious’ the last few days, that is part of living. We seem to forget that ‘before’ we had panic attacks, we still had days when we were anxious, and depressed, and sad, and pissed at the world. EVERYONE feels like that sometimes. It sounds to me like you have made huge progress, you described it as ‘black and white’. You just are having a bad day or a bad few days, we all do, everyone all over the world. Also sounds like you have found a very caring, doctor. Keep up the good work!!! Love to you, Karen 
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Good evening all, I wonder if anyone wants to take a minute to help put my progress (or not) into perspective for me? You may recall, after ten HELL weeks on Wellbutrin (YMMV) I have now been given Zoloft 50mgs daily, once in the a.m. Well, I have felt like the difference was black and white–I have been raving about how well and calm I’ve been feeling since the switch. Of course, I’m still at the max xanax dose not willing to try and adjust it lower until I am completely weaned on to the Zoloft so I don’t know if I could say the same without it. But even with it, the W and I were not meant for one another and the xanax didn’t fix the added anxiety. again. My patience is waning–and short lived. I also feel a bit more anxious than I did a few days ago. Now, I’ve only been on the Zoloft for about 10 days now and the calming effect I mentioned arrived the first day I didn’t take the W which was also the first day of the Zoloft. There were no W/D symptoms from the W. So what’s the deal??? Is it time to up the dose now or am I just now starting to feel some S/E’s from the AD? I will be talking to my doc tomorrow, but he is not a psych-doc and seems to respect the input I have as a direct result of the time I spend here at ASAP. BTW, I think that’s cool, that he’s not narrow minded about my belonging to an online support group and discussing meds. He likes that I try to educate myself about my condition but has made noises about seeing the proper doc specializing in GAD and the like. Anyway——do I go on or what???—I wonder if any of you have a thought on the changes I feel now–sort of like a step backwards. Am I undermedicated now that my body has adjusted to the Zoloft or am I on yet another wrong med…arrrgggh! Anxious to hear your thoughts (no pun intended) little bear
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Good evening all, I wonder if anyone wants to take a minute to help put my progress (or not) into perspective for me? You may recall, after ten HELL weeks on Wellbutrin (YMMV) I have now been given Zoloft 50mgs daily, once in the a.m. Well, I have felt like the difference was black and white–I have been raving about how well and calm I’ve been feeling since the switch. Of course, I’m still at the max xanax dose not willing to try and adjust it lower until I am completely weaned on to the Zoloft so I don’t know if I could say the same without it. But even with it, the W and I were not meant for one another and the xanax didn’t fix the added anxiety. again. My patience is waning–and short lived. I also feel a bit more anxious than I did a few days ago. Now, I’ve only been on the Zoloft for about 10 days now and the calming effect I mentioned arrived the first day I didn’t take the W which was also the first day of the Zoloft. There were no W/D symptoms from the W. So what’s the deal??? Is it time to up the dose now or am I just now starting to feel some S/E’s from the AD? I will be talking to my doc tomorrow, but he is not a psych-doc and seems to respect the input I have as a direct result of the time I spend here at ASAP. BTW, I think that’s cool, that he’s not narrow minded about my belonging to an online support group and discussing meds. He likes that I try to educate myself about my condition but has made noises about seeing the proper doc specializing in GAD and the like. Anyway——do I go on or what???—I wonder if any of you have a thought on the changes I feel now–sort of like a step backwards. Am I undermedicated now that my body has adjusted to the Zoloft or am I on yet another wrong med…arrrgggh! Anxious to hear your thoughts (no pun intended) little bear
Dear Little bear, Bottom line, you are expecting too much too soon 
There is a possibility that the good feelings you first felt when going on the Zoloft was a *placebo* effect, which is okay. You cannot judge the Zoloft on day ten, you need to give it 6 to 8 weeks to really work. Also, 50mgs is a low dose, so a increase *may* be in order. Please don`t worry about the Xanax, you can deal with that when you are doing well. The road to recovery is not a straight line, it tends to curve abit and you hit a lot of bumps…… that is *normal* and to be expected. Zoloft is not going to make everyday of your life a happy and anxiety free one, nobody on this planet gets that, meds or no meds. I have been on Paxil 19 months, and I get days I am cranky, angry, sad and anxious. Everybody has these kinds of days and sometimes it has nothing to do with our anxiety disorder, just normal everyday shit getting to us. It is normal to have a *temporary* increase in anxiety while weaning on Zoloft, take your Xanax as needed. You might need to increase your dose. Increasing in 12.5mg increments would be a good idea, lessens the chance of uncomfortable side-effects. You might find that you feel great at 75mgs, or….you might need to go higher than 100mgs. You stay at each increase for a week…….and *you* decide if you want to increase to the next dose. After being on Paxil 20mgs for two weeks, I was content with the way I felt at that dose and stopped increasing. I think you will know when you get to the dose that is good for you. Patience, which I know is hard to have when you want to get better yesterday, is a must right now ) Things will get better Little bear, believe that. Take care. {{{Little Bear}}} Jackie "If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again."
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Good evening all, I wonder if anyone wants to take a minute to help put my progress (or not) into perspective for me? You may recall, after ten HELL weeks on Wellbutrin (YMMV) I have now been given Zoloft 50mgs daily, once in the a.m. Well, I have felt like the difference was black and white–I have been raving about how well and calm I’ve been feeling since the switch. Of course, I’m still at the max xanax dose not willing to try and adjust it lower until I am completely weaned on to the Zoloft so I don’t know if I could say the same without it. But even with it, the W and I were not meant for one another and the xanax didn’t fix the added anxiety. again. My patience is waning–and short lived. I also feel a bit more anxious than I did a few days ago. Now, I’ve only been on the Zoloft for about 10 days now and the calming effect I mentioned arrived the first day I didn’t take the W which was also the first day of the Zoloft. There were no W/D symptoms from the W. So what’s the deal??? Is it time to up the dose now or am I just now starting to feel some S/E’s from the AD? I will be talking to my doc tomorrow, but he is not a psych-doc and seems to respect the input I have as a direct result of the time I spend here at ASAP. BTW, I think that’s cool, that he’s not narrow minded about my belonging to an online support group and discussing meds. He likes that I try to educate myself about my condition but has made noises about seeing the proper doc specializing in GAD and the like. Anyway——do I go on or what???—I wonder if any of you have a thought on the changes I feel now–sort of like a step backwards. Am I undermedicated now that my body has adjusted to the Zoloft or am I on yet another wrong med…arrrgggh! Anxious to hear your thoughts (no pun intended) little bear
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As a matter of fact I did quit for 6 months but then I fell off the wagon. But I quit again 2 months ago when this annoying panic situation of mine started so I have been smoke-free for a couple months. :-) Hi Leigh Ann, Just one question……did you quit??? Thanks for your response, every little bit helps! little bear
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Little Bear, I am certainly not an expert on meds since I’ve only been taking Zoloft for a few weeks now but this is what my psychiatrist told me. She said that it would take 3 – 5 weeks after the time I started taking 50 mgs a day to see for the desired effects to be seen. I will be at 3 weeks on Thursday and I can tell you that my life has become dramatically better since I started taking it – I have a lot more confidence and maybe that’s in my head but I do think it’s helping. I also have a script for Ativan but I take such a minute amount – I usually only take .5 mg in the morning before work when I’m feeling my morning anticipatory anxiety, but occasionally I’ll take a couple a day. Hang in there w/the Zoloft – we have to be patient. :-) Hugs, Leigh Ann PS I was on Wellbutrin (Zyban) last winter to quit smoking and it gave me hives and I had to quit taking it. ;-) Good evening all, I wonder if anyone wants to take a minute to help put my progress (or not) into perspective for me? You may recall, after ten HELL weeks on Wellbutrin (YMMV) I have now been given Zoloft 50mgs daily, once in the a.m. Well, I have felt like the difference was black and white–I have been raving about how well and calm I’ve been feeling since the switch. Of course, I’m still at the max xanax dose not willing to try and adjust it lower until I am completely weaned on to the Zoloft so I don’t know if I could say the same without it. But even with it, the W and I were not meant for one another and the xanax didn’t fix the added anxiety. tempered again. My patience is waning–and short lived. I also feel a bit more anxious than I did a few days ago. Now, I’ve only been on the Zoloft for about 10 days now and the calming effect I mentioned arrived the first day I didn’t take the W which was also the first day of the Zoloft. There were no W/D symptoms from the W. So what’s the deal??? Is it time to up the dose now or am I just now starting to feel some S/E’s from the AD? I will be talking to my doc tomorrow, but he is not a psych-doc and seems to respect the input I have as a direct result of the time I spend here at ASAP. BTW, I think that’s cool, that he’s not narrow minded about my belonging to an online support group and discussing meds. He likes that I try to educate myself about my condition but has made noises about seeing the proper doc specializing in GAD and the like. Anyway——do I go on or what???—I wonder if any of you have a thought on the changes I feel now–sort of like a step backwards. Am I undermedicated now that my body has adjusted to the Zoloft or am I on yet another wrong med…arrrgggh! Anxious to hear your thoughts (no pun intended) little bear Before you buy.
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Hi Leigh Ann, Just one question……did you quit??? Thanks for your response, every little bit helps! little bear – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Little Bear, I am certainly not an expert on meds since I’ve only been taking Zoloft for a few weeks now but this is what my psychiatrist told me. She said that it would take 3 – 5 weeks after the time I started taking 50 mgs a day to see for the desired effects to be seen. I will be at 3 weeks on Thursday and I can tell you that my life has become dramatically better since I started taking it – I have a lot more confidence and maybe that’s in my head but I do think it’s helping. I also have a script for Ativan but I take such a minute amount – I usually only take .5 mg in the morning before work when I’m feeling my morning anticipatory anxiety, but occasionally I’ll take a couple a day. Hang in there w/the Zoloft – we have to be patient. :-) Hugs, Leigh Ann PS I was on Wellbutrin (Zyban) last winter to quit smoking and it gave me hives and I had to quit taking it. ;-) Good evening all, I wonder if anyone wants to take a minute to help put my progress (or not) into perspective for me? You may recall, after ten HELL weeks on Wellbutrin (YMMV) I have now been given Zoloft 50mgs daily, once in the a.m. Well, I have felt like the difference was black and white–I have been raving about how well and calm I’ve been feeling since the switch. Of course, I’m still at the max xanax dose not willing to try and adjust it lower until I am completely weaned on to the Zoloft so I don’t know if I could say the same without it. But even with it, the W and I were not meant for one another and the xanax didn’t fix the added anxiety. tempered again. My patience is waning–and short lived. I also feel a bit more anxious than I did a few days ago. Now, I’ve only been on the Zoloft for about 10 days now and the calming effect I mentioned arrived the first day I didn’t take the W which was also the first day of the Zoloft. There were no W/D symptoms from the W. So what’s the deal??? Is it time to up the dose now or am I just now starting to feel some S/E’s from the AD? I will be talking to my doc tomorrow, but he is not a psych-doc and seems to respect the input I have as a direct result of the time I spend here at ASAP. BTW, I think that’s cool, that he’s not narrow minded about my belonging to an online support group and discussing meds. He likes that I try to educate myself about my condition but has made noises about seeing the proper doc specializing in GAD and the like. Anyway——do I go on or what???—I wonder if any of you have a thought on the changes I feel now–sort of like a step backwards. Am I undermedicated now that my body has adjusted to the Zoloft or am I on yet another wrong med…arrrgggh! Anxious to hear your thoughts (no pun intended) little bear Before you buy.
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Good evening all, I wonder if anyone wants to take a minute to help put my progress (or not) into perspective for me? You may recall, after ten HELL weeks on Wellbutrin (YMMV) I have now been given Zoloft 50mgs daily, once in the a.m. Well, I have felt like the difference was black and white–I have been raving about how well and calm I’ve been feeling since the switch. Of course, I’m still at the max xanax dose not willing to try and adjust it lower until I am completely weaned on to the Zoloft so I don’t know if I could say the same without it. But even with it, the W and I were not meant for one another and the xanax didn’t fix the added anxiety. again. My patience is waning–and short lived. I also feel a bit more anxious than I did a few days ago. Now, I’ve only been on the Zoloft for about 10 days now and the calming effect I mentioned arrived the first day I didn’t take the W which was also the first day of the Zoloft. There were no W/D symptoms from the W. So what’s the deal??? Is it time to up the dose now or am I just now starting to feel some S/E’s from the AD? I will be talking to my doc tomorrow, but he is not a psych-doc and seems to respect the input I have as a direct result of the time I spend here at ASAP. BTW, I think that’s cool, that he’s not narrow minded about my belonging to an online support group and discussing meds. He likes that I try to educate myself about my condition but has made noises about seeing the proper doc specializing in GAD and the like. Anyway——do I go on or what???—I wonder if any of you have a thought on the changes I feel now–sort of like a step backwards. Am I undermedicated now that my body has adjusted to the Zoloft or am I on yet another wrong med…arrrgggh! Anxious to hear your thoughts (no pun intended) little bear
I think you are experiencing Zoloft side effects. 50 mgs is really a high starting dose and SSRI’s like Zoloft will worsen anxiety in the beginning and sometimes add some weird side effects of their own. You can go back to 25 mgs and stay there until you’re feeling somewhat better (let’s say after a week) and raise the dose from there in 12,5 mg increments weekly. In that case you should have no problem or at least a lot less. If you can tough it out you might go on taking the 50 mgs for another week or so and then wean on with 12,5 mgs or, if you think you can do it, 25 mgs. It will take up to eight weeks to be able to properly assess what Zoloft is doing for you although you may feel beneficial effects much sooner. It’s too early to say whether Zoloft is the right med for you but your chances are about ten times as good as with Wellbutrin. What you need now is patience (no, I don’t have any patience either when weaning on an AD, of course we want results NOW ) Philip
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That’s a long complex question, I’ll try to add my perspective. The recovery from PD/anxiety is about a couple of steps forward and then a step backward. The backward steps are usually known as "setbacks". Recognizing and understanding that setbacks occur is a key to recovery. A med like Zoloft will typically take 6 weeks for full effectiveness. In that time there will be a variety of feelings as you adjust to the med. Only after some time will you know if the dosage is correct. It takes some time of feeling good to build up confidence. That confidence can be slow at first, but it will speed up in time. Patience is the key to recovery. I kept a daily journal noting my ups and downs each day. Looking back at the journal showed me a slow but gradual progress forward. I too went through a few meds and some trial and error. It looks like you are progressing. I strongly feel that a good psychiatrist and psychologist are key to recovery. By that I mean that medications are important, but learning more about yourself and how you react to things is just as important. Finding a psychologist that you work with well can take time. Good luck!
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Good evening all, I wonder if anyone wants to take a minute to help put my progress (or not) into perspective for me? You may recall, after ten HELL weeks on Wellbutrin (YMMV) I have now been given Zoloft 50mgs daily, once in the a.m. Well, I have felt like the difference was black and white–I have been raving about how well and calm I’ve been feeling since the switch. Of course, I’m still at the max xanax dose not willing to try and adjust it lower until I am completely weaned on to the Zoloft so I don’t know if I could say the same without it. But even with it, the W and I were not meant for one another and the xanax didn’t fix the added anxiety. again. My patience is waning–and short lived. I also feel a bit more anxious than I did a few days ago. Now, I’ve only been on the Zoloft for about 10 days now and the calming effect I mentioned arrived the first day I didn’t take the W which was also the first day of the Zoloft. There were no W/D symptoms from the W. So what’s the deal??? Is it time to up the dose now or am I just now starting to feel some S/E’s from the AD? I will be talking to my doc tomorrow, but he is not a psych-doc and seems to respect the input I have as a direct result of the time I spend here at ASAP. BTW, I think that’s cool, that he’s not narrow minded about my belonging to an online support group and discussing meds. He likes that I try to educate myself about my condition but has made noises about seeing the proper doc specializing in GAD and the like. Anyway——do I go on or what???—I wonder if any of you have a thought on the changes I feel now–sort of like a step backwards. Am I undermedicated now that my body has adjusted to the Zoloft or am I on yet another wrong med…arrrgggh! Anxious to hear your thoughts (no pun intended) little bear
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Good evening all, I wonder if anyone wants to take a minute to help put my progress (or not) into perspective for me? You may recall, after ten HELL weeks on Wellbutrin (YMMV) I have now been given Zoloft 50mgs daily, once in the a.m. Well, I have felt like the difference was black and white–I have been raving about how well and calm I’ve been feeling since the switch. Of course, I’m still at the max xanax dose not willing to try and adjust it lower until I am completely weaned on to the Zoloft so I don’t know if I could say the same without it. But even with it, the W and I were not meant for one another and the xanax didn’t fix the added anxiety. again. My patience is waning–and short lived. I also feel a bit more anxious than I did a few days ago. Now, I’ve only been on the Zoloft for about 10 days now and the calming effect I mentioned arrived the first day I didn’t take the W which was also the first day of the Zoloft. There were no W/D symptoms from the W. So what’s the deal??? Is it time to up the dose now or am I just now starting to feel some S/E’s from the AD? I will be talking to my doc tomorrow, but he is not a psych-doc and seems to respect the input I have as a direct result of the time I spend here at ASAP. BTW, I think that’s cool, that he’s not narrow minded about my belonging to an online support group and discussing meds. He likes that I try to educate myself about my condition but has made noises about seeing the proper doc specializing in GAD and the like. Anyway——do I go on or what???—I wonder if any of you have a thought on the changes I feel now–sort of like a step backwards. Am I undermedicated now that my body has adjusted to the Zoloft or am I on yet another wrong med…arrrgggh! Anxious to hear your thoughts (no pun intended) little bear
Well, I have been on 100 mg Zoloft for almost 5 months (I’ve started to lose track)…Anyway, the 2 steps forward/ 1 step back applies (even today)…It’s like a roller coaster that continually goes up…The one thing that helped me was to notice the fact that after each "setback", I have ALWAYS felt better than I did before…So each setback precedes getting even closer to 100% (I went 2 weeks between setbacks this last time)…I still have not determined for myself what warrants a dosage increase, but I would say that you need to give the Zoloft more time before you make that decision… Best,
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