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Anxiety and Zoloft?

tbone22308tbone22308
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I started my Zoloft yesterday- 50 mg. I've felt more anxious and just worried overall since starting it. Last night i had such a hard time falling asleep because i was terrified i'd do something to DD in my sleep. I've never had thoughts of hurting DD, but i was so anxious that I would, and wouldn't know it. Is this a normal side effect? I read in the pamphlet i got with my prescription that it can occur, just wondering if any of you had it happen, and what you did about it.
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  • august282005august282005
    It happened to me but it's just a generalized feeling anxiety not anything specific, I'm just trying to suffer through it.
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  • LadySmith08LadySmith08
    I would call and discuss it with your doc. There are other meds out there you can take.
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  • tbone22308tbone22308
    Thanks. I called the advice nurse and she suggested i cut it in half for a week--saying that sometimes when introducing it it can increase anxiety. So we're going to try chopping it in half for a week, when/if i feel ok on that dose then bump it up to the 50.
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  • txbootsytxbootsy member

    imagetbone22308:
    Thanks. I called the advice nurse and she suggested i cut it in half for a week--saying that sometimes when introducing it it can increase anxiety. So we're going to try chopping it in half for a week, when/if i feel ok on that dose then bump it up to the 50.

    i am on 25mg now too

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  • totallyshockedtotallyshocked member
    Ya thats a crazy high dose to start on. Its going to over stimulate your body. You can always see about taking an anti anxiety with it like clonazepam (which u CAN BF on). It would be short term till the zoloft finds it place
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  • brideonoct1brideonoct1

    As a therapist (and a PPD survivor--thanks to Zoloft!) I have to say that 50mg is a high dose to start on. 25 mgs is reccommended and some docs even do 12.5mg.

    Feel better soon!

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