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Posted 7/30/2014 3:03 AM (GMT 0)
I am new to the forums, so thank you for your support in advance. First off, I have panic attacks. I am 33 yrs old and although I had these as a child and then they left, now they are back. And now they are control my life. I was prescribed Zoloft yesterday. I took a single dose of 25 mg and had a rough night. Really dizzy and headache. I am also starting a new medication to control a Blood pressure. this will make two meds now for BP and my BP is still a little high.

This morning I thought I should introduce one drug at a time, so when it came time to take my Zoloft, i skipped it and did not take it. I should say I was calm all day and felt great! But, was worried about starting both at the same time. Now I am dizzy, headache, irritable, foggy, having tremors in one arm. I only took one dose, could i really be going through discontinue syndrome? I dont have a support group yet. Not Physiologist or anything and my regular doctor that gave me these said, here start taking these and make an appointment with so and so. So any support would be great!!
Posted 7/30/2014 3:20 AM (GMT 0)
I started zoloft a little over 2 weeks ago. I was prescribed 25mg. I started it by cutting the dose in half and was on that for a couple weeks. I started the 25 last night and so far no side effects really. Your anxiety can increase when starting an antidepressant. It is not uncommon to experience what you are experiencing. If you feel really bad try to cut them in half and start off slow.
Posted 7/30/2014 3:56 AM (GMT 0)
I was on Zoloft 25mg for maybe so month , it have me headaches although I had them before as well , but it made me feel weird and my chest feel funny , I didn't like it , and extra anxiety as well ... Good luck ...
Posted 7/30/2014 4:43 AM (GMT 0)
Hi U.F. and welcome.

I am sorry that you are currently going through so much.:(

If you think about it...your body and mind are really handling a lot of stressors and changes...and it is not suprising that you would be experiencing some strange symptoms.

It can take several weeks for your system to adjust to an SSRI, and meanwhile you will still be contending with the anxiety (even a temporary increase is possible as Nala mentioned) as well as the new BP Rx effects.

If you add all of those factors together, it is not a mystery why you are feeling off.

For now, I can make a recommendation for self-help coping technques. They can be very effective if practiced daily. I am going to post some great ones below, and also encourage you to check out our full Resources here on the top of the main page.

Self Help sites with breathing/relaxation exercises instructions

Panic attack relief exercises:

 

http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/73076/34334/breathing-lessons/

http://www.healthyplace.com/

http://www.stress-relief-exercises.com/

http://www.ehow.com/video_4405003_breathing-exercises-panic-attacks.html

http://www.psybersquare.com/anxiety/panic_relax_I



Keep posting with us as well! Support is key, and we are always here to listen and understand.:)

Talk to you soon,

Scaredy Cat

Posted 7/31/2014 11:15 PM (GMT 0)
This is the hardest thing with Anti-depressants you just never know what is going to work, I did awesome on Zoloft, I would have to say the best AD medication I ever took, but my body could only handle so much and it does start losing its effectiveness after a while, so when I tried to be increased past 100 mg I had terrible shakiness.

As someone mentioned above(and most doctors will tell you)that you can become more anxious at first, but it all seems to ease up, although I did have a adverse reaction to Paxil but it wasn't mild, you knew something was very very wrong, went to the ER and had to quit it immediately. I would let my doctor know just so he can tell you if it is normal or not. I never like to take two new medications at one time, hard to tell which one is making you feel bad.
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