Has anyone else felt like this on antidepressants, and does it go away?
I'm taking Sertraline 50mg and I feel dizzy/shaky kind of like if the ground is moving?
Question posted by marquezj on 7 Aug 2014
Last updated on 5 June 2017
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maja8503
9 Aug 2014
When I started on that two years ago, I zombied out for a few days too. But they went away with continued usage. Every time I got up a dose, I zombie out like crazy. I zone and just drop. And then that goes away and I feel okay. But if I miss a day, I know the next morning. I get light headed, dizzy, really sick, etc.
kmbsrs
8 Aug 2014
Did you just start on it? I know in the very beginning of taking it, I had those effects, although they do eventually 'fade'. I'm moving back up to my 150 mg daily dosage, & even starting to increase only 25 mg a day, gives me the shakes & stuff for a bit. I'm not sure if I just become 'immune' to the effects & my body just gradually adjusts, or it's the initial upping of the dose. Have been on 150 mg daily for at least 6+ years. Ran out of meds last December, have gone through a living hell getting back to a 'normal' state. The effects will fade. Seeing it's tinkering with your brain chemicals, you'll have some effects until your brain 'adjusts' to the new 'added' brain med. If it isn't better in a week to 10 days, give your DR a shout to see if there is something else you can try. I've been on depression meds since I was 25. I'm now 44, the sertraline is by far the best med for my depression. Have tried them all... I can handle a side effect if the med is actually making me feel better... good luck! :-)
marquezj
8 Aug 2014
Thank you for replying. I started on 14.5 mg and was zombied out for a couple of days so I stopped taking it for a couple of weeks but the anxiety/depression kicked my butt so I decided to start again and started with 75 mg from the get go and would somehow wake up with energy and not have as much anxiety. Then my doc wanted to switch me to Mirtazapine so I tapered off 75 mg gradually down until I switched over and the first day on Mirtazapine I ended up in the E.R because I was having chest pains so I went back to sertraline and took 25mg and was "ok" then the next day I took 75 mg but I was unresponsive so the following day I took 50mg and wasn't as bad so I've decided to stay on 50mg and I'm on day 3 but I feel very dizzy or like if the ground is moving beneath me... so you think the dizziness will hopefully go away?
Hummingbird1985
2 Sep 2014
I have anxiety, panic attacks, depression, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I have been prescribed numerous drugs to help with my illnesses throughout the years. I could not deal with being a 'zombie' all the time. I seen another Doctor. He prescribed Lexapro 20 MG (1 tablet daily). It takes about 2 weeks for Lexapro to work without being a zombie. I was also prescribed clonazepam 1MG (1 @am and 1 2 pm). I would recommend talking to your Doctor about these 2 drugs and give them a try. They sure made my life more human than being a zombie ! Good luck
ashok3032
6 June 2017
great to hear you have been on zololf so long and it works for you.. have you ever felt not really dizzy but sorta more off balance? its something i have noticed besides the very vivid dreams and sometimes i feel as if i am in a alternate reality... VERY weird to say the least. i have NEVER felt these thing before started taking Zoloft.
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