Anxiety and depression

[ChrissyFraser]

Has anyone been on Zoloft?? If so did it work for u?? If so how did it help u?? I've been having a bad week and my anxiety has been up and down so yesterday was really bad to where I felt like if I get up I'm going to fall or pass out or like I'm going to die!! I was told those are just thoughts in my head and yes they might be scary but they've just thoughts and the more u think into it they get stronger!! I dint like how I feel and I just turned 30 years old and I have three beautiful children and they r even worried about me and I don't want them to be scared for me!! It's been really hard I've had this now for 9 months and I have to say everyday it's like it's getting stronger unless I take a Ativan and I should say I don't smoke or do drugs or drink!! I had all my blood work come back and it's all normal and so is every other test but my ultrasound for my stomach and testing on my head!! But I don't think anything well come back bad!! They said I'm just really stressed and I need to relax and stop over thinking things!! Like right now I've had no meds yet today and I'm really scared with how I feel cuz I feel like if I get up I'm going to fall down!! Does anyone else feel like this?? How do u deal with it??

[Slammysammy]

I take zoloft. Have been on it for about 7 years. It has helped me so much. I used to be just like you, took me years to come to terms that i may need help with my anxiety. I was on ativan to with my zoloft. When i first started taking zoloft i had a lot of side affects, and it felt like it was making my anxiety worse. I took my ativan to counteract the side affects and it did help. After about maybe 4 weeks or so i felt less and less anxiety in the sense i wasnt freaking out over everything and thinking i was going to die every day of my life. I have been to a therapist and she gave me this advice " dont try to fight your anxiety and the way you are feeling. Welcome it with open arms. The more you try and fight it the more it just keeps attacking you". I have lived by that and it also has made me feel better. I have more good days then bad days. I suffer from generalized anxiety disorder and ptsd.

[ChrissyFraser in reply to Slammysammy]

I've been really scared to start Zoloft cuz I'm scared of the side effects of it!! But I just want to feel myself again!! And I have to say being on Ativan has helped me a lot for like going out places I'm not so scared now and I don't get those thoughts!! But my doctor did tell me that Zoloft he thinks we'll be good for me and I should trust his advice about it!! My doctor did also say that if he could just give me nothing and just have me going to groups and stuff he rather have that but if I'm feel the way I have been then meds r what I also need to calm it!! In week one of starting Zoloft how did u feel?? And in week 2 and 3 how did u feel?? And did u take anything else to help calm it?? If so what did u take?? My doctor wants me to be on Zoloft to get rid of the anxiety and Ativan to calm it!! I have to say I've been feeling very weird lately like today I'll feel fine but I get those bad thoughts like I'm going to pass out or faint and die!! And then I freak out and I think those thoughts come every 10 mins if not more then 10 mins!! Then I feel like I can't breath do I yawn a lot just to try to get that deep breath!! And today I looked in the mirror and I feel like I lost a lot of weight!! And I don't really feel hungry!! Which is weird cuz I love food!! I really hate this and I'm scared of all of it!!