I need advice please!
I have been on Zoloft for seven weeks. The first three weeks were complete hell. I had little to no sleep and still struggle to get more than four hours a night. But, after three weeks I noticed vast improvement with my anxiety and depression. However, I woke up on Saturday and noticed a bit of anxiety and it has continuously gone downhill since. Today is Tuesday and I haven’t slept in a few days.
Is it normal to have a blip around the seventh week mark? I’m not sure if I need to raise my dosage as I’m at 50 mg now.
I’m afraid to up the dosage now because my sons graduation party is in less than two weeks. I don’t want to go through the hell I went through in the beginning.
Any help, advice or personal experience would be truly appreciated.
Sounds normal. Sounds like you need to increase your dose. Speak to your doctor pronto..if doc agrees on increase then your side effects could well settle again by the time it is your son's graduation. Personally I would increase by 25mg ..break a 50 in half ..take at the same time and drink loads of water. Do deep breathing as it really helps with anxiety..especially panic attacks. Try to cut down on coffee. Good luck ..please keep reading and posting
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Ask your doctor for some phenerghan to help you sleep. It's an anti.hystamine and won't leave you drowsy in the morning
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Have you recently had a new prescription with a different brand? This is my new obsession lol I am convinced different brands can make you feel worse again. I am on week 6 and had huge spike in anxiety over the last two weeks which I believe was brand change. X
Hello, i went through the same thing around week 13 i believe. I was hosting a family reunion and I had stress way above normal . So maybe with the graduation and you stressing about if the meds are going to work might be a factor. If you continue to have such anxiety i would suggest you speak to your doctor. Hope this helps. 😎
Thank you Hoopz for your reply. I will Reach out to my Dr today. It’s always nice to know people are willing to help and give advice! I’ll talk to the Dr about the sleep med you suggested. I am in serious need of a good nights sleep.
Thanks again.
Thanks for your reply Laura36585.
I just checked my prescription and it’s the same as before. No change. But I will definitely keep that in mind for the future.
I hope you start to feel relief very soon. What dosage are you on?
Thank you for your reply Brenda53218. I have wondered if it’s stress from the upcoming grad party. I didn’t think I was feeling stressed about it but maybe subconsciously I am. How long did your blip last? Also, what dosage are you on and how do you feel now?
I am on 50mg. We are all so unique on this drug it’s amazing, you would never think it would be so varied responses but everyone really is different. The one thing that stands out is it takes time, months really to feel even. Hope you feel better soon x
Mine lasted about 4 days after reunion. It really took me that long because i finally realized what i was doing to myself. I am on 50, i did go to my doctor but we both agreed that it was the extra stress. So far so good on meds.