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Applecherry
06-16-2013, 03:19 PM
Before I was on Zoloft, I used to get full blown panic attacks, the racing heart, tingling, tightened muscles, it was uncomfortable, but, now when I have full blown panic attacks with Zoloft, it's like I feel nothing! I can't even taste food, I feel like everything is surreal..it's awful! Today I had a full blown attack while at a restaurant. I was feeling hungry already from not having eaten all day (hunger is a major trigger of attacks for me) so I was all upset, then suddenly, I felt like the light looked weird and I fell into an attack and felt like I couldn't sense or feel anything, like it was all a dream. I know it was a full blown attack of adrenalin, but I couldn't feel all the sensations that go with it..

So after having a third attack like this. I'm questioning whether I really wanna continue on Zoloft, what's the point? I feel like I'd rather be feeling pins and needles and racing heart than this creepy lack of any feeling/surreal feeling I get with Zoloft attacks.

I'm not sure what to do at this point. The Zoloft isn't a problem any other time than when I get a major attack like today.

has anyone else experienced something like this?

I have been taking 50 mg of Zoloft for a year, and after doctor's visit, am now up to 100, I just started the 100 last week, so I suspect it will take probably a month for that to have much effect.

cherrykissxo
06-19-2013, 10:15 PM
Zoloft gave me crazy, almost real dreams where I felt like I couldn't wake up, it was scary

maria.g
06-20-2013, 09:29 AM
Oh absolutely yes - sertraline (Zoloft in US) always made my anxiety worse when I went on it first and when dose upped!!
I'm now on the maximum dose and my anxiety is still horrible but I don't have panic attacks or nausea like at first. I know exactly how you feel on this drug though. Stick with it though and see how you feel on the higher dose at maybe day 14+

cherrykissxo
06-20-2013, 11:44 AM
Zoloft itself I don't think works for anxiety, from my experience anyway, I was taking klonopin when I was on Zoloft, it worked great. Zoloft however gave me very real dreams, and it was like I couldn't wake up even if I wanted to, very scary. However its different for every person

alankay
06-20-2013, 12:27 PM
Funny but give the 100 mgs a few months to really see how it goes. Alankay