Zoloft is one of the slowest acting SSRI's, they say it takes about six weeks to reach effective levels, maybe longer for some. I'm guessing you started at 50mg, and you recently increased to 100mg, in the last few weeks.

I'm afraid you're only in about the middle of your adjustment phase, and you may need to wait a few more weeks before the med kicks in.

If you need help, I'll do what I can.

But, as the old saying goes: patients is a virtue

Sorry your feeling so bad, but be paitent I know its not easy but your meds may kick in after a while, infact im waiting for the same thing im giving the side effects (feeling tired) about a month then il see. But I believe you will get better, be positive, keep up the relaxation and breathing, by the way mornings are my worse time, I do understand. Susie x

it took me awhile to adjust to the Zoloft at first I was on 200mg within a couple of months I started to slowly adjust. I know how you feel just stick with it and you will feel better before you know it.

Have you asked your doctor about putting you on something short-term that acts a bit more quickly as a bridge until the zoloft is at treatment level? My Doc put me on abilify for that and that didn't work, but now I'm on the lowest level of xanax and it's done the trick. Best of luck xx

I understand your problem, and i can help on you add and reply me so we can discuss more on it.

Yeah right elisa. And you claim to me a 29 year old female from New York. Where did you learn English, in Cairo?

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i m very free mind girl .. i dont like to interfere in any 1 life .... and i dont like those boys who speak lies and give ditch some one .... life is so beautiful just enjoy.............

thank you George. I thought that English was a little off. I started out with the 100mg and I was doing ok, not perfect, until I had to take a field trip with my son since then I have been throwing up every morning and feeling horrible. I feel like a wild animal being cornered. I just don't know if this is all anxiety or if there is something physically wrong with me. I started to read "From Panic to Power" and it makes a lot of sense it is really hard for me to implement it though when you feel so sick. I would just love to lay down and die.

thank you so much for your advice susielu, shyguy7205, karavish, and George70101 I really appreciate your advice and support.

When I started on citalopram, I was also prescribed lorazepam to help until the citalopram started working. That helped me in the beginning.

Oh yeah. I forgot to mention, Zoloft is taken at a higher starting dose then most antidepressants, so this is the main reason its a little rough for about five-seven weeks.

But after that its usually very beneficial, so hang in there, and give your body a chance to adjust. If the Zoloft isn't tolerated after six weeks, you may well need an SNRI, like Pristiq.

George I was of Effexor before I started taking Zoloft and I think Effexor is an SNRI? not sure, but it didn't help me at all and I felt so horrible not as if I feel great now. I just hope I feel better soon I see my psychiatrist on Tues. and I'm afraid that she is going to up the Zoloft and then I'm going to feel even crappier.

I take Prozac 20mg.. and xanax. But I wake up every morning and feel like yo to I nhave the shakes, I feel nuaseated filled with anxiety. I got this after my daughter died in 2003. but you are not alone. I feel weird in the mornng to and nauseated I take zantax (perscription) they make my stomack feel better. I suffer from sever anxiety. I hate it. My girlfriend takses Zoloft she likes it. to me that is an old one. well I hope you feel better soon I know with Prozac the Dr. said it can take up to 28 days for it to work. it worked on me in 4 days and I was real nausated . But if you think it is the Zoloft and you keep feeling like you do go back to the Dr. and tell him there are so many new ssri,s on the market now. good luck.

Hope this helps. Don't try to get your thoughts under control; they are only thoughts and not actions. When you try to control your thoughts it only increases the anxiety levels. Although hard at first, try doing something that you enjoy or something that needs to be taken care of and your thoughts will change and your anxiety levels will drop. But try to not give any type of emotional reaction to what you are thinking. Be as accepting of your thoughts as you can be. If I find myself thinking wildly then I remind myself that it is only a thought and not reality. Accepting your thoughts frees you of having to constantly try to control them. hope this helps. It has for me.

thank you for your advice. I am so sorry about your daughters passing zzztop. HERES2U, that is different advice then what I have been told everyone always says when a negative thought comes into your mind try to stop it and think of something positive and it is so hard to do that. It is so amazing to me that our thoughts can have such an effect on our body I wish I could just shut my brain off.

That's just it. When you try to rid yourself of a thought it just adds more stress and anxiety. Change your internal reaction to the thought. Change it from a negative feeling to a "so what" type of reaction. You can also choose to ignore them. They do go away. Thinking positive is always a benefit but think as freely as you like and about whatever. Remember it's your internal reaction to these thoughts that give them power. It takes practice but it can be done. It can be done the same way it took you to start noticing the negative thoughts. Before the anxiety took hold we had negative thoughts. It's next to impossible for anyone to be positive all the time. The anxiety is what makes us feel that we need to get rid of these thoughts because we don't like the way it makes us feel; over time these feelings will pass when we become more with the world and things around us. I have been practicing and noticing that the symptoms are becoming less and less acute. It is the fear and worry that fuels the anxiety.