I take 100mg Zoloft daily for generalized anxiety disorder. I've taken it for about a year. I think it has helped some but I still get extremely anxious sometimes to the point of panic. The doctor who prescribed me the Zoloft is a family physician. He previously prescribed Buspar for anxiety attacks and told me to take diphenhydramine when feeling overly anxious. The Buspar did nothing and I think diphenhydramine makes it worse. I inquired about lorazepam after reading about it online. He said it's an old medicine and it's habit forming and upped my Zoloft to 200mg. I don't want to take this much Zoloft. I don't even know if I need it. I mean if I had something that would truly relieve or nip in the bud a panic attack I know I'd be much better off. Also, is taking Zoloft not a forced habit? I mean you absolutely have to take it every day or you're going to go into withdrawals. You're basically taking it under duress. Why are doctors so keen on prescribing these SSRIs that you're absolutely bound to but not something that you might have to take once or twice a week? Because some people abuse it? I'm going to see a new doctor I think but I almost feel guilty, like I'm doing something wrong. I just want to feel normal and live a normal life.