Zoloft

[missath]

hello, ive just started zoloft again for the 4th time since 2008 on 25mg.I have been on and off these meds since 2008, having a break of 8 months and then needing to go back on them again..
I have the usual nausea, dry mouth, increased anxiety since its only the first day but I have also had to empty my bowels twice, with the second time leaving me on the bathroom floor afterwards trying to figure out if I was also going to be sick, or just really dizzy! What an awful sensation..The room was spinning and I was sweating!
I ended up lying on the cold floor with my knees up, trying to cool my body down and feel normal again..Now i'm in bed lying down, shivering! I've never had such an awful dizzy feeling before..
I hate being on drugs, but when they eventually work they really help!!
Anyone else had this experience?:confused:

[Caitlyn Marie Akins]

I was on Zoloft 100 mg for about a month, then 150 for 2 weeks. It was a terrible experience. First time around I had the nausea and dizziness, felt like I was going to pass out. After upping my dose I lost all touch with reality. I felt completely high all the time, and not in a good way, I felt like I was floating around above myself watching myself live life. It was awful. I will never go back on Zoloft.

[gypsylee]

I was on Zoloft for a number of years and found it helpful (I seem to respond well to every SSRI I've been on). The initial side-effects can be bad but they always clear up. Hang in there!

[Chauntecler]

I'm on my 5th week of Zoloft, first time being on medication as well. First couple weeks were rough, but nothing as severe as what you've experienced; although what you're experiencing isn't abnormal either. Hope you get through it alright!

[missath]

Hi guys, thanks for your replies.I've usually been ok on zoloft in the past, but the first few weeks were always hard.On my first day the dizzy spell was mainly because I was trying to do much active stuff to keep my mind off starting and probably pushed myself too far and then got anxious during the dizzy spell which didnt help!My 2nd day was much better!
At the moment though I feel like i'm being too hard on myself and feel like a failure for not being able to cope without meds and having to start again for the 4th time.Maybe I should just accept that I need meds. I always felt better in the past on 50mg of zoloft but the anxiety was always worse at the beginning and the dizziness.It always got better though. Just have to remember that feeling..I guess i'm just feeling terrified about so much at the moment in my personal life..I am grieving my parents and also i'm flying on the 17th of April and terrified of flying..Now that there has been this awful germanwings plane crash, this has intensified my fear and general anxiety about the world being a hostile place. I know it's not always like that, but it just feels like it. When I think positive thoughts I feel better, but the negative ones creep up quite a lot.Thanks for listening..