I took Zoloft years ago and it was a magic drug for me; little to no side effects, sleep was awesome, anxiety better almost immediately. I'm trying it again after having a bad experience with mirtazapine, but the first week has been rough. About 48 hours in I was smacked with a huge wave of anxiety, and it's now going on a week strong. I'm constantly in fight or flight mode, no appetite, heart palpitations, sweats, shaking. I increased my dose yesterday to 100mg from 50mg and I was in full panic mode all night. I already take it in the am as opposed to at night. I finally took an Ativan and that allowed me to relax enough to sleep a bit.
Will this pass? This is so unlike my first experienc
I've been on antidepressants for about 13 1/2 years now, after living with untreated depression and anxiety through most of my life. I was on Zoloft for about 4 years until it started pooping out on me. I was then on Effexor, Wellbutrin (a nightmare), Effexor again briefly until I started Lexapro. This was good for me for about 4 years, then I started feeling the lack of motivation, constant blahs, sleepiness, and anhedonia. I felt like I was sleepwalking through life without really feeling or fully experiencing anything. My anxiety was also kicking up. My psych added buspar, but thought I should keep the Lexapro. Buspar helped with anxiety, but I still felt flat due to the Lexapro. I finall