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Back on meds but feeling down.

sumotherguy
sumotherguy

Hi everyone. 


Havent been on here in a while. Things have been a roller coaster. But I finally got back on meds. Back on Zoloft, today is day 2. 


Day one was ROUGH I took it on an empty stomach and was nauseous all day. Today was much better until tonight and I feel like curling up in a ball and crying. 


I know the stuff takes time to kick in and it’s not the fix all but I didn’t expect an anxiety episode so soon after feeling good about getting back on meds. 

Tired
Tired
You will feel better soon. In the meantime do what calms you.Exercise,
meditation, music, whatever.
Community LeaderMid
Mid
Stay hydrated! The one thing with zoloft is that you have to stay hydrated ... and continue to hydrate.

I was on it, and the first thing the doc told me was to stay hydrated. It does help, and as the symptoms disappear in one way, others often pop up, so it's also learning natural techniques to manage the anxiety and sensations.

You are not alone. Best wishes.
Njb
Njb
Didn't know about keeping hydrated that's good to know as on 2nd week and I too have suffered with horrible side effects. Hope you start to feel better soon as sorry I cant give any advise, new to Zoloft myself so trial and error when I take it at the moment to try and relieve some of the symptoms
woodsy
woodsy
I sympathize with you. Doctor put me on luvox 6 weeks ago for anxiety and ocd and I have side effects but not much improvement. I don't relish the idea of trying to wean off of this. Seemed like Paxil worked better for me.
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