Posted by Netch on October 13, 2007, at 6:50:20
In reply to Re: Zoloft - Increased anxiety but feeling dumb, posted by wisekaz on October 13, 2007, at 5:51:44
I've tried zoloft and I had dramatic side effects the first two weeks... it was also a dramatic since I had no experience of psych meds at the time.
I also later had to quit zoloft because of anxiety and insomnia.
It's important not to quit psych meds too early since side effects are quite common in the beginning. An option is to titrate target dose but then it will take longer before you reach anti-depressive effect and each time you increase dose it may temporarily get worse.
It's important to evaluate your meds because if quit too early you'll never be sure if it would have had an effect or not.
The longer you take the med the more you learn if it's for you or not. I usually quit a med or complement it with other meds if my depression is not in full remission within 8-10 weeks, since that is usually the time it takes for full remission with most ADs./Netch
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