is there a antidepressant that doesnt give you side effects but still works the same im on zoloft 100mg morning and 100mg night but just after 5 weeks still getting anxiety from the dosage adjustment. took dr orders and went up 50 at a time a week and psychiatrist's said to up dosage to 200mg that was a week and half do the worse anxiety nervous stop after a while 6 to 8 weeks or keep going
Zoloft and worse anxiety nervousness?
Question posted by jj1790 on 29 Dec 2021
Last updated on 2 January 2022
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WildcatVet
2 Jan 2022
Hi, jj!
Unfortunately, there is no medication that doesn't have potential side effects.
New or increased anxiety is very common with antidepressant/anxiolytics especially after dosage increases. It usually resolves within a couple of weeks.
If I understand it you went from 50mg to 200mg? That's a big jump and 200mg/day is the maximum recommended daily dosage. Have you told your psychiatrist where you're at with this? They'll most likely advise that you give it a little more time for the drug to become fully effective but if you're having severe side effects you might ask about a temporary dosage adjustment.
Best regards and I hope you're feeling better quickly.
jj1790
2 Jan 2022
No i went from 0 to 50mg 1 week 50 to 100 1 week a few days after another 50 thats from doctors others and when at the psychiatrist he told me to go up another 50 after i told him i was going into hospital for operation so went from 0 to 200 in a month last 50 was worse then the 150 before it but it seems to be putting up my level and leveling out and the anxiety has gone a little so far after last 50 .2 to 3 weeks ago so starting to lose the anxiety just going to take time. Its been 6 weeks between first 50 till now . But starting to get bettervand yes its worse forb2 to 3 weeks a lot worse x 10 worse
jj1790
2 Jan 2022
No i went from 0 to 50mg 1 week 50 to 100 1 week a few days after another 50 thats from doctors others and when at the psychiatrist he told me to go up another 50 after i told him i was going into hospital for operation so went from 0 to 200 in a month last 50 was worse then the 150 before it but it seems to be putting up my level and leveling out and the anxiety has gone a little so far after last 50 .2 to 3 weeks ago so starting to lose the anxiety just going to take time. Its been 6 weeks between first 50 till now . But starting to get bettervand yes its worse forb2 to 3 weeks a lot worse x 10 worse
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