i had great success on sertraline when I first took it but then had breakthrough anxiety and stopped it. I have restarted it now a year later. Can it work again? ANone have any luck with this.
I would like to know also since I was on lexapro before but it kind of didnt work well anymore and started giving my dizziness. But if it could help, i would go back cause I feel miserable on zoloft...its not helping me anymore.
How long have you been on zoloft
Almost 10 weeks but feel soooo shaky, tired, almost depress at times, anxioux, no motivation, dont eat much, etc.
At higher dose it gets worse and I have sometimes pain on my liver area.
I was on meds for the last 11years.
My doctor doesnt know what to give me anymore for my anxiety.
The last one that helped was lexapro that I took for 3 years and suddendly started having bad dizziness on it a year an a half ago. I tried several after but still had that crazy dizziness or other side effects.
Zoloft i took it couples years ago but now...I feel bad on it.
So whats left for me??? Take nothing? That is scary!?
What other antidepressants have you tried
In those past years...
Effexor and pristiq....a big no!
Zoloft was okay but not anymore
Celexa
Cymbalta
Prozac
Trintellix for a really short time
Lexapro was my best
I did a genetic test and it said that the one suppose to be good were
Celexa
Zoloft
Lexapro
Prozac
But midly for cymbalta and Trintellix
And all the rest is a big no for my metabolism type.
Gene test for me best were vibryd, trintellex, and devenlafaxine,
they said low dose of Prozac ,which didn’t work. Lexapro didn’t work, so so on Effexsor.
did you try Paxil
Yes I did a long time ago but no!
Did you try the meds that the genes test said was good for you?
One an old TCA called nortriptyline for 6 weeks made my pulse rate high and constipTion. Just stopped 2 weeks ago
How are you doing?
Well its been 6 days now and I feel anxious and really low. I have crying spells and this morning, I woke up really early, turning around in my bed, agitated, and a bit panicky.
Since I stopped my med, i have those skipped heartbeats...it scares me but I think its rekate to withdrawal.
I am scared it wont work or get worse but people around me keeps telling me its withdrawal and that I have to go through this.
Hope it stops soon.
Im low today and wish I could know how long it will last.
Are you worse than you were on the Meds. How long were you on Effexsor or pristiq. Do you feel more anxious than you did on the meds
Hi Lynn
Ive been on and off sertraline for a number of years and it has helped each time. Ive has a relapse and now taking 75 mg. it really is awful but remember you got through it before and will do again. I keep telling myself that. I like you feel awful now with anxiety, no appetite, can’t sleep etc. It really is horrid
I felt worse on med in the last year.
But now its really different. With new symptoms.
Effexor and pristiq are really bad for me and give me palpitations with high anxiety.
My problem is I had breakthrough anxiety on it a year ago so don’t know if it will work again. Did you try any other ones
I’ve tried seroxat and felt awful heightened anxiety so they gave me amitryptiline 75 mg! I had a young baby and couldn’t get off the sofa. I was then given sertraline. I have stayed on them but forget to take a lot of the time. Have been taking them every day now for three weeks. I still get breakthrough anxiety, I’m not sure if there is any that will rid it completely. I think medication and willpower to try and stop overthinking. I’m overthinking and catasrophising everything at the moment. I will try and get to work on wed but I’m I keep getting all these negative scenarios, that’s part of it, it’s horrid isn’t it
Did you ever have breakthrough anxiety on an earlier try on sertraline and go off.
Yes it does work but it takes time, you just have to stick with the side effects for a while which aren’t nice but I’m so glad I did because I was ready to give up, and I have been on sertraline for many years. Good luck and try and ride it out 😊