Zolft does not have an immediate effect..I believe your doctor should have given you information on the effectiveness of Zoloft. It is a medicine that can take up to 2=6 weeks to feel a change. It is important that you understand the medicine you are taking..You should google and look at official web sites so you can know, and educate yourself on this. This is important part of our recovery , good luck and i sure hope this medicine works for you..

It takes time. Give it at least a week to notice a difference. It may take a few weeks to notice a significant difference. Like Reply#1 says, make sure you are informed about your medication, be aware of any side effects that may come up (for me, whe i first started taking it, it made me restless so I had to start taking it in the morning instead of at night...I no longer have that problem) If you want to be fully aware of any changes, I would try documenting in a daily journal your daily experiences and see if you notice a pattern of physical changes and emotional responses to situations. I have been on it for 2 years now. Best choice I ever made.

it takes awhile. how much are you on? you may not feel anything for 2 weeks. i was given atarax to help me out in the beginning. the pharm told me i might feel MORE anxiety to begin with. are you seeing a counselor? i took it for 2.5 months in conjunction w/ therapy.

In my case, the immediate result was a decrease in my acute anxiety levels. It took two weeks for my normal anxiety levels to start going down into normal range.
Make sure you drink plenty of water when you are taking the zoloft.
Keep track of your daily living activities and notice the pattern to help you find what works and what doesn't.

Thanks you guys, my girl has been giving me crap about that little half pill I took the day before yesterday, but when you have a couple anxiety/panic attacks out of life you beg for a quick release.

It is really difficult for someone who has not had a panic or anxiety attack to understand the feeling you are left with.
Best wishes with the support, even if it is not quite the way you would like, it may be all your girl is able to do, given her limited experience with anxiety.

For me zoloft caused me to have tachacardyia and make my anxiety worse as did all meds. I now have digestive problems 10 years later because of it as I trusted that doctors told me I needed a med. I go the natural nutrition route now and that works better than any drug. I searched for answers for 10 years. Best to you. Don't let your girlfriend influence you in any way as the choice is yours. Remember meds aren't a cure all. Allowing and accepting what is going on in your body is best. I used to deal with panic attacks nightly during my sleep for 10 years and now instead of resisting them I just allow them to be there and they lose their effect on you.