I have sever panic attacks and aniexty After trying other drugs (bus par,effexor, and many others ) they never got to the core of the issue always felt a little better but still had a hard time being alone and driving. My dr prescribed me 50mg of zoloft for 7 days and 100mg thereafter. Let me say the first 7 days were hard. I fell a little better but my aniexty has not subsided. I read that it takes a while to get in your system but feel as if I am getting worst not better. Any advise ???
Day 7 of 50mg of zoloft?
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- 9 Feb 2012 by Wger2824
- Topics:
- zoloft, post traumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, anxiety and stress
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jk139 Feb 2012
This is very upsetting, zoloft will help, but is unlikely to do much more than just help. If you're truly suffering from anxiety, the only med that will help for sure would be a benzo such as klonopin. Many doctors are frightened by the issue of dependence, but while that is true, it is also true of ssri's, just like zoloft. The rate of benzo abuse is extremely unlikely when used by someone who needs the medication vs. someone who doesn't. There is a treatment out there that can stop the anxiety, it's simply a matter of the doctor doing the right thing. While the anxiety is managed, you could see a therapist to resolve the issue, making the meds not a life long sentence. Hope that this is of some help!
Sincerely
Jeff K
9 Feb 2012
HI there,
I definitely sympathize with you. It took a while to get my panic disorder under control.
My first recommendation would be to make sure your medications are being prescribed not by your family physician, but by a psychiatrist. They have a great deal of experience with these medications.
Next, the first step in treating panic attacks are to get them to stop ASAP. To do this, a psychiatrist will usually prescribe a benzodiazepine, like Xanax or Klonopin. Although there is some evidence that being on these long-term may not be harmful for some panic patients, many doctors prefer to use them only long enough to stop the panic because they are addictive.
Wger2824
9 Feb 2012
The dr is not a medical dr he is a psychiatrist. I spoke with him today and he said I need to increase the does from 50mg to 100mg as planned. He told me that is will get better hopefully he is right . I will try to hang for another week. Thanks for all the support
9 Feb 2012
I am also on day 7 of 50mg of zoloft and it has been a little rough. My biggest complaint would be that I felt more nervous and jittery than before I started taking it... I even wondered if I wanted to continue but I want to give it a fair chance. I do believe that symptom is getting better! I hope I am through the rough part! Good Luck!
Wger2824
9 Feb 2012
Not sure if this make a difference but i was also weaning myself off of Buspar at the same time while starting Zoloft . I am still feeling a little shaky and nervous as well hopefully this will subside.
Wger2824
15 Feb 2012
Just wanted to update you it does get better. I am on the 14th day and the shakiness has stopped tried to advoid paying attention to it that helps too
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Thanks so much for ur help. I will discuss this with my doctor
Is that what u are on?
Yah, due to the fact that my anxiety is continuous in addition to panic attacks that occur with no reason or pattern, I take klonopin for its extremely long half life. Xanax is an excellent medication for situational and predictable anxiety due to its short half life (xanax = 4hrs, klonopin = 18 to 50hrs. This is info taken from wikipedia).
Now while these meds are the best thing out there for anxiety, they do make the body dependent on them. With that said, it only means that should you want to stop, a process of slowly decreasing the qty taken will be a necessity, and when I say slowly, I really do mean slowly like over the course of a couple months. If you're ok with this, then I couldn't think of any good reason to not give them a go
Jeff K
Since it been 12 days I put the zoloft to the test yesterday by attempting to drive I was extremely nervous and shaky even thinking about doing it. I pushed myself and did it through and continued to push myself until I completed the task. The whole time I worried about having a full blown panic attack. Even though I got through it I was disappointed by my reaction to the task. I have decided the only way to deal with this is to drive everyday and I am committed to do that. I do go to the dr tomorrow and will see what he says and adding something to my mix. My only concern is my body getting used to a new med again. Apparently I am extremely sensitive to meds as I get every systom there is possible