Joseph Kratz
11-03-2014, 11:43 AM
Hello,
I'm new to this forum. As a little background I was recently diagnosed with general anxiety disorder. I was in the ER 4 times this year thinking I was having a heart attack or heart failure. After several tests and seeing a cardiologist I've been told my heart is perfectly healthy and my risks for cardiac event is very low. The cardiologist suggested I pursue treating anxiety and gerd.
I started 25mg Zoloft about 3-4 weeks ago. I had some bothersome side effects the first 4-6 days but they subsided. Then I jumped to 50mg and had another round of side effects but they weren't too bad. However now that I've jumped to 100mg Friday I feel like I can't function. I have stomach pain, bad acid reflux, muscle spasms, headaches, head pressure (around temples, and eyes), dizzy, disoriented, light headed, feel like fainting or falling, blurry visions, dark spots in vision, trouble focusing vision, eyes feel heavy / hard to keep open, feel tired all day, drowsy, back/neck pain. I feel completely zoned out and just out of it.
Are these normal side effects? Can I expect them to go away anytime soon?
I've also noticed since starting Zoloft the pulse in my neck feels faint. Maybe I'm just paranoid but most of the time I can barely feel it, or sometimes not feel it at all. Any ideas?
I'm new to this forum. As a little background I was recently diagnosed with general anxiety disorder. I was in the ER 4 times this year thinking I was having a heart attack or heart failure. After several tests and seeing a cardiologist I've been told my heart is perfectly healthy and my risks for cardiac event is very low. The cardiologist suggested I pursue treating anxiety and gerd.
I started 25mg Zoloft about 3-4 weeks ago. I had some bothersome side effects the first 4-6 days but they subsided. Then I jumped to 50mg and had another round of side effects but they weren't too bad. However now that I've jumped to 100mg Friday I feel like I can't function. I have stomach pain, bad acid reflux, muscle spasms, headaches, head pressure (around temples, and eyes), dizzy, disoriented, light headed, feel like fainting or falling, blurry visions, dark spots in vision, trouble focusing vision, eyes feel heavy / hard to keep open, feel tired all day, drowsy, back/neck pain. I feel completely zoned out and just out of it.
Are these normal side effects? Can I expect them to go away anytime soon?
I've also noticed since starting Zoloft the pulse in my neck feels faint. Maybe I'm just paranoid but most of the time I can barely feel it, or sometimes not feel it at all. Any ideas?