Disconnect on Zoloft and Ativan

[Mongea]

Good morning, I’ve been on Zoloft and Ativan for a little over five weeks. At times I feel very spacey and disconnected from reality. Almost like I’m watching myself and the people around me. As if I’m in the third person. I’ve asked the psychiatrist this question and he states it’s anxiety. I feel like it’s the meds because I didn’t feel this way before I started the meds, even though I was anxious at the time. Anyone else experience this on Zoloft? Any input or insight is appreciated.

[Agora1]

Mongea, in my own experience with medication, I found it was the benzo

med that gave me that disconnected feeling. It's a way of trying to calm you

from reality. I never knew what was causing that feeling for me until I

was weaned off my benzo drug. My head became clear and I was in the

moment of reality. I'm still on my SSRI med with no ill effects.

Do not adjust or stop either medication. Your doctor is the judge of

what is best for you. Wishing you well. xx

[Mongea in reply to Agora1]

Thank you for your reply! Did you have a difficult time weaning off your Benzo?

[Agora1 in reply to Mongea]

It was a long weaning process for me because of having been on a low dose

for 30 years. It was done slow and safe under the guidance of my psychiatrist.

[Callie67]

What doses are you on? I’ve been on .5mg am/pm of Ativan and 12mg Zoloft for the past 2 weeks. I’ve weaned down from 1.5 mg Ativan and my dr wants to up the Zoloft dose. I’m scared to be on both, it seems like so much medicine!

[Mongea in reply to Callie67]

I’m on 125 mg of Zoloft and I’ve weaned myself down to

.75 mg of Ativan a day .25/ three times a day.

[Callie67 in reply to Mongea]

I wonder if that’s what my dr will have me do. I can’t imagaine cutting from either of my doses right now. I completely cut my afternoon dose so I really don’t want to add one back in.

[Hidden]

Yes. I’m on 25mg of Zoloft and can relate