So I've been on Zoloft for about a month because I started having severe panic attacks and 24/7 anxiety along with suicidal ideations.
I started at 25mg and was told to go up to 50mg after a week but I haven't yet, and I was given Lorazepam for when it's extremely bad.
The first couple of weeks were some of the worst I've experienced in my life - insomnia, mania, increased anxiety and panic, the scariest nightmares I've ever had, weird pulsing in my body, a constant feeling of vibrating, etc..
Those things have mostly cleared up. I started taking it in the morning instead of the evening which helped with the insomnia and the other things mostly went away. The anxiety is still high but has been reduced some.
I developed tinnitus also, which hasn't gone away.
The weirdest thing is this pressure in my ears.... It's as if something is pushing on my ears, just next to the canal. It's a constant feeling. It's distracting and unnerving. Anyone else have weirdo side effects from Zoloft and what do you do about it?
My doctor told me to stop taking it when I mentioned all the side effects but said that any other option would also have side effects. I didn't stop because I didn't think I would survive the anxiety otherwise. (I stopped for one day and I was right back to where I started.)
I started at 25mg and was told to go up to 50mg after a week but I haven't yet, and I was given Lorazepam for when it's extremely bad.
The first couple of weeks were some of the worst I've experienced in my life - insomnia, mania, increased anxiety and panic, the scariest nightmares I've ever had, weird pulsing in my body, a constant feeling of vibrating, etc..
Those things have mostly cleared up. I started taking it in the morning instead of the evening which helped with the insomnia and the other things mostly went away. The anxiety is still high but has been reduced some.
I developed tinnitus also, which hasn't gone away.
The weirdest thing is this pressure in my ears.... It's as if something is pushing on my ears, just next to the canal. It's a constant feeling. It's distracting and unnerving. Anyone else have weirdo side effects from Zoloft and what do you do about it?
My doctor told me to stop taking it when I mentioned all the side effects but said that any other option would also have side effects. I didn't stop because I didn't think I would survive the anxiety otherwise. (I stopped for one day and I was right back to where I started.)