I went to my doctor with a couple of different problems,pmt making life hell and constantly emotional,she put me on 50 then 100 as experiencing sudden panic now that's frightening,ive found instead of being emotional I'm zombie like with things still whirling around in my head when I'm alone and i can just sit or lie like that for hours,i cannot cry but want to,the medication must prevent me but I'm feeling thats not a good the either ,any similar experience?thanks
How long have you been on the larger dosage? When you increase dosage the original symptoms start again until your brain is used to the higher level.
however,if it has been a while then maybe go back to the dr and get your dosage reduced to 75? Or at least speak to her about your new feelings. Hope it works out for you.
iA couple of weeks now,i have a nurse appointment in a few days for my blood pressure to see if its improved also,then doc the week after,i just wish i could handle everything going on just now with a clearer head,symtoms are similar to the initial starting on 50,lost over three stones in three months,got it to loose tho,no joy in food and entertainment
Thanks for your comment
You will definitely be feeling the side effects from only two weeks on increased dose...it really should get better, it seems to vary from person to person as to how long, although the longest I have ever heard of is 10 weeks. If the negative feelings get unmanageable get an emergency appointment with doc. If you can struggle through there will be light at the end of the tunnel, tho it might take a while to get the best dosage for you.
there are many, many discussion strands on here about sertraline, Zoloft etc I know it made me feel less hopeless and alone realising there are so many of us out there working together! Best wishes to you and really hope it helps you long term.
Thank you,its great to know your not alone in it all and can talk here
Yes there are some wonderfully supportive people here, all that have the same/similar problems so easy to speak of things one wouldn't normally be able to discuss easily.
Yes it's difficult to talk to family and friends as they don't understand and it would upset them and burden them which I'd hate,no one wants to show weakness to people who are close
Oh yes, have to really screw up my courage to talk to anyone about some of it! Some I never mention for exactly the reasons you said. Try hard to share with hubby but still so difficult as it makes one feel useless and weak...but in the end it really really helps as he is so supportive. There is definitely a whole network of people here to listen if needed.
I was on sertaline/Zoloft for many years. Although it helped with my anxiety and depression, it also made me emotionally numb. Never happy, never sad, just there. I stopped taking it, and all my emotions came back, I felt human again. There's good and bad things about being on Zoloft, but there's also good and bad things about being off of it, especially the return of anxiety and panic attacks.