After weeks of being in a horrible state and having to use some of my crisis plan, I am going up a dose in my Zoloft to 25mg. I know it’s a small dose but I am very sensitive- I was on 12.5 for a month and a half but I really hope this helps because the bad thoughts are extremely intense . So encouragement needed. Thanks everyone. Despite the fact I’ve been a mess last night I managed 8.5 hrs of sleep which is crazy, I normally get 6-7. Broken of course but with only a few wake ups though.
But cheers and encouragement wanted- I really hope this kicks in and helps me. Even if it may turn me zombie..
Yeah
EDIT: had a horrible night with nightmare and hard to sleep so going to
Updose to 18.75 and go slower.
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Hi Zimarra! I too am very sensitive and the highest ive ever gone is 25. Works fine for me. My doctor says she has many people like us so we are not alone!
I hope you feel much better. The lowest dose I took was 25 mg. but mostly I was taking 50 mg. for a long time and it did help the anxiety and depression. You should try and stick to the same time to go to sleep and get up in the morning as that will help you. I hope you are also exercising daily. I think these will all help you.
I wish you all the best and hope you're feeling much better very soon.
Zimarra, sorry you had a rough few weeks. I was on Zoloft for over a decade. I definitely had to build up to a therapeutic dose and when down when we decided to switch. I would not say I felt like a zombie. Sleep was always hard for me, so I did Lunesta and eventually Ambien. Those got me a full night's sleep.
I am proud of you developing and using your crisis plan. Some times my stubbornness gets in the way.
Drink a little extra water as you adjust to the new dose. It is a little dehydrating.
Ty I decided to do 18.75 for a little as 25 was a bit of a shock and I had a horrible night. I’m so sensitive so that jump was too much I think- it means chopping pills a bit but it’s ok . Mom instantly called it poison and yeah .. it’s sucks to have a person who doesn’t support you meds wise who really should. Meh
It is good that you know you are sensitive. Be careful of self fulfilling prophecies. If you believe you will have a bad night, you will. Trust me on that. I do it all the time. I am trying to do pre-bed meditation to change my thinking before laying down.
I got some awful leg twitches last night in one leg and foot. It was nuts. I was only able to calm it down by doing some meditation and hypnosis and took a Motrin. After talking to my therapist she gave me a few options what to do- I am going back down to 12.5 tonight to see if the twitches come back , this really sucks as everything is such a challenge. I don’t know if I could take these twitches every night so I might have to switch to something else but I’m also terrified of that too sigh. I can never feel like winning
I had twitches, only rarely, though. Only if I was going in and out of sleep. I never felt it was related to Zoloft because I had been on it so long.
I have sleep issues that are more likely the cause. I went back down from 100 to 50 on my current med, but that was because there was no change w it’s increasing it.
This all a perfect example of how individualized and we all react differently. It is one of the biggest challenge of psychiatry. In my 30 years, I have tried probably 20-30 different combinations.
Right now my issue is feeling blah all the time. I have never been able to answer the question about what brings me joy. I don’t know if that is the meds or the depression. I have also been recovering from a major car accident in March of 2020. I have lots of variables.
U should be very proud of yourself. At times, there is a need to tweak your meds including increasing your dosage of any of them. Please keep your doctor in the loopand out of my own experience keep a written record of how U R feeling.
Of course. We are here to support each other. I’m sorry 😐 that your mom feels this way about your meds. Only one of my living relatives knows about my mental health issues. Do what is good for your mental health. I’m here 4 U. Hugs 🤗 M
Hey Zimarra! Hope you’re better. I take 150 mg of Zoloft it’s been years plus venlax 75 and Depakine 75 mg. I suffer from pure OCD with intense obsessions that cause me Ocd attacks! The meds don’t do magic on their own as you need to avoid stress as much as you can so that your brain is relaxed most of the time! You’re not alone keep strong 💪🏻
Yeah it is. What I have discovered lately is that self expression destroys the inner thoughts. Whenever I speak out or I cry I feel better. Never repress anything inside you and love yourself!
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