I have been fortunate with my experience using zoloft to reduce the impact of anxiety spike levels. I saw immediate relief in those spikes not going so strong.
It took two weeks for the acute anxiety levels to fall back into my normal anxiety range.
I do have to take it with a full glass of water.
I have not had any more anxiety attacks since I have been on zoloft.
Before I took it, I made sure of the symptoms I needed the most help with and shared those with the doctor.

I took it for 7 months and after about one week I saw a huge drop in my anxiety. I went off it in late April (maybe bc of a little weight gain which bothered me plus I thought I could do without), and I have noticed a spike in my anxiety the past month or so. So for me it was great, maybe I should not have gone off...

I was on zoloft for about 8 years and it really helped my panic attacks and anxiety. i went off of it and within a year the panic attacks and anxiety reared its ugly head again this past May. Have been on it again for about 5 weeks and have noticed a marked improvement.
Good luck

Thank You all for the responses. I was just wondering because i started off with half a pill for 6 days and today was my first day taking a full pill. I noticed a whicle after I took it that I suddenly got really shaky like when you have an adrenaline rush. i am not sure if it was in my head or if this has happened to others.

My mom is on Zolft along with other members of my fam.
Mom: It worked well for her for so many years. They have been uping the dose and it doesn't help her anymore.
Cousin:She needs an upage or a new medication, like my mom.

I took it and the first night I woke up in the middle of the night feeling more anxious.. I tried Celexa too and it did the same thing, It either made me more anxious, or I had a panic attack because I woke up in the middle of the night wide awake, bc I normally dont ( Im a hypochondriac, incase you couldnt tell by the name) So I won't take it now.

Make sure you drink more liquid during the day. For some people, mild dehydration becomes more evident when on medication, so keeping your liquid intake should reduce the shaky feeling inside.
Hope you are doing well!

it worked for me and if anything it reduced my appetitie and i lost some weight....
i felt sick for about 2 weeks but it wore off and im glad i stuck with it
im not on meds now as i did get better but having a bad relapse so im going to see my doc and i think he will put me back on this

ps i also advise drink lots of water with it and have with food to stop feeling sick

I Started 13 days ago with a very small dose, 1/4 of a .25. The first week I felt an anxiety rush a few hours after taking it but that was about it. I am working my way up to the full dose of 25mg. Let me know how you do. hugs

I guess I should of put they didnt start me off with a small dose, I started at 50mg, and am supposed to do 100mg a day.

Oh, hiimahypo, going from nothing to that strong of a dose was too much for you to handle. I'm sorry the doctor didn't set it up on a 1/2 or 1/4 pill to start with.

I know and when I called about it, they said It was normal to do. Well guess what, It turned me off to doing any medication.