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hi im a long time anxiety sufferer on Zoloft 100mg for 10 years. I had a miscarriage in May and got really depressed & having panic attacks that turned into feeling dissociated and just generalized anxiety 24/7 and OCD thought loops ruminating in my head. clonazepam helps bring it down. I started Abilify 2.5mg 3 weeks ago. within a week I had more motivation, cured my depression, and still residual anxiety but not like before. I was experiencing restlessness and akathisia week 2, cut caffeine and it seemed to subside. now all the sudden the last 4 days my anxiety rumination and ocd loop is back 24/7… i cant just keep taking clonazepam for it. did anyone have this or does this mean i need a dose increase? I am going to the doctor Wednesday but she originally prescribed me 5mg because im so sensitive to meds she said I could split it in half so i did. I’m so scared for my anxiety to come back how it was before, it’s really uncomfortable like I can’t relax just because my mind is fixated on it all day aside from a few times I’m busy.

hi, I just found out I’m very early pregnancy. I actually am terrified because I started Abilify after my last miscarriage after struggling July 4th. I am in 2.5 mg and it completely helped rid the depression and helped with the frequency of my intrusive thoughts and anxiety but the last 1.5 weeks I felt akathisia & restlessness and then the last 3 days that went away and I’ve been feeling more anxious like it suddenly stopped working or something. I’m terrified to go back to how I was before I started abilify & feel it coming on again. Has anyone gotten pregnant on abilify or taken it during pregnancy? Do you think I should ask my doctor for a dose increase, idk if it’s safe

hi, I just found out I’m very early pregnancy. I actually am terrified because I started Abilify after my last miscarriage after struggling July 4th. I am in 2.5 mg and it completely helped rid the depression and helped with the frequency of my intrusive thoughts and anxiety but the last 1.5 weeks I felt akathisia & restlessness and then the last 3 days that went away and I’ve been feeling more anxious like it suddenly stopped working or something. I’m terrified to go back to how I was before I started abilify & feel it coming on again. Has anyone gotten pregnant on abilify or taken it during pregnancy? Do you think I should ask my doctor for a dose increase, idk if it’s safe

been on 2.5 mg abilify for 3 weeks and did wonders, basically cure the depression and still have some anxiety (I also have been on 100mg Zoloft for 10 years). I have been exercising and getting so much done, experienced Akathisia which started to make me feel anxious like I couldn’t settle down by evening and had to start my clonazepam Which helped. the last 2 days I was sick with flu like symptoms and it’s the first time I’ve been forced to not exercise and sit still/do nothing on Abilify and now I'm having the OCD, anxiety loops in my head again and stuck on it. I’m worried it stopped working but I’m scared to increase dose due to the akathisia. Has this happened to anyone or am I just getting used to it or do you think it’s just because I’ve been sick and started my luteal phase?

week 3 of Abilify and I’ve read it can take up to 6 weeks for a medication to effect you fully. about a week ago I started getting bad restlessness. I’m walking lik 15-20k steps per day because I just can’t stop doing things. it’s like I took an Adderall and an energy drink. it’s great when I have something to do but when I don’t, I have a hard time settling down and then I start getting anxious about it. my doctor reduced me to 2mg tablets yesterday I was only breaking 5 in half. She told me to take clonazepam for it so I did and now I’m just drowsy, useless, and out of body ish today.

it’s been almost a month that I started on Abilify. It has significantly improved my depression to the point I can now do everything, however the problem I’m facing now is that I’m doing EVERYTHING lol. I switched to taking it in the morning because I’m having a really hard time falling asleep at night and then I feel restless and I wake up early. about an hour or two after I take it I can feel myself having to move my body. Even after exercise I feel like I have to keep occupied all day long, it feels like I an energy drink or took Vyvanse. today I was cleaning for hours and when I finally stopped to do something slower like cook dinner, I started panicking because I feel this need to keep GOING. I just took a clonazepam. did anyone else have this, does it go away? I’m on 2.5 mg. also when paired with caffeine it’s worse I notice even though i was fine with tons of caffeine before I can barely have a coffee now :(

hi I’m on Zoloft 100mg and recently started taking 2.5mg Abilify (on day 5). I went from no energy and depressed to being motivated to do things again although still struggling with anxiety and rumination. I’m finding that since taking it I cannot fall asleep at all… I take my Zoloft at night and Abilify, thinking maybe I start taking Abilify in the morning. Also I noticed tonight after taking it that I was super irritable with my toddler and overwhelmed easily, I also feel super anxious and like I drank an energy drink. do these side effects tend to go away after a bit?

how long did it take to adjust again? my doctor put me up to 125mg and I just couldn’t do it, I woke up every morning with shaking, anxiety through the roof, nausea, no appetite, insomnia, fatigue, sexual side effects.. i had to go back down to 100mg I couldn’t handle it. how long does it take to readjust because im still feeling like this it’s been 4 or 5 nights back to 100mg. I get the brain zap sensation like if I missed a dose but I didn’t

currently struggling from going to 100 to 125mg. I more so am trying to take it for anxiety , OCD, and intrusive thoughts as well as horrible rumination in my anxiety that I just feel foggy and unreal.

I have taken 100mg for 7-8 years but after a horrible panic attack and flare last month, I needed an increase I guess.

what I’ve noticed the most as side effects a week into it is horrible fatigue, like i can sleep 8-9 hours at night and I cannot get myself out of bed in the morning then have terrible guilt because I have a toddler who needs me. I have zero appetite, I’m nauseous all day, and no energy. I noticed I am now depressed and before my main symptom was more the anxiety spectrum. I am dreading living every day and sometimes my mind goes to the place of I can’t live like this anymore (not that I would attempt) but it scares me that I’m so depressed to think that…

Do I push through it? I see people here saying it gets better but I’m scared to keep pushing and it doesn’t get better :( my doctor said if it doesn’t work we can try to add abilify but I just don’t know :(

it’s hard to say if this is just depression or what but I increased my dose from 100 to 125mg because of anxiety and ocd and this whole week I find that I’m extremely exhausted, i Can’t fall asleep but then when I do, I sleep 8-9 hours and could still sleep all day. Now I have depression too. is this an adjustment phase? normal?

I had a bad panic attack 2 months ago that set off terrible anxiety and panic attacks. I’ve been on 100mg Zoloft for 10 years but after a miscarriage I think the hormones and everything just was too much. I’m on the first week of my increased dose of 125mg and I asked my psychiatrist about side effects and she told me there are none to increasing. but everything I’ve read on here plus what I’m experiencing seems to make me feel worse now… while the panic attacks have gotten better, I’ve noticed I am struggling the most with this impending sense of doom over me and derealization that just plays in my head 24/7 tormenting me like reminding me something is wrong. I can’t enjoy the moments unless I take clonazepam then it quiets down. but I’m having extreme fatigue, no appetite, and now I went from severe anxiety to depressive state. I cried twice today like HUGE cries to my husband and felt exhausted after. I’m so sick of feeling this way idk what to do. does a dosage increase take time? my thoughts keep saying “what if” it doesn’t work or what if the higher dose is making it worse etc. I don’t wanna have to rely on dang clonazepam to feel semi normal…

my anxiety went from panic attacks to complete dissociation to just being so stuck in my head now with OCD and rumination to the point I can’t enjoy my life. sometimes it gets a little better especially when I take a clonazepam but I feel like I just can’t live in the moment anymore, I have this intense “feeling“ like a fear I’m going crazy or I’ll never just chill out again. I have a horrible inward focus that I can’t get rid of and it seems to just get worse throughout the day. Is this common?

I have always struggled with anxiety but I had a ton of life things plus pregnant and then miscarriage which caused a panic attack. ever since then, I feel like my anxiety is all in my head and causing depression because of it. I get really stuck in my head, have intrusive thoughts of not being able to love this way, it’s like I’m living behind glass and just desperately wanting that piece of me who felt pure joy and happiness to come back. I’m exhausted all the time, brain fog, and I get worked up by anxious thoughts. clonazepam helps calm the mental chatter but I’m just struggling really bad feeling like I’m living in my head and disconnected from my family. I’m on Zoloft and recently increased from 100mg to 125mg two days ago. I have pieces when I’m busy that I “forget” about it and feel semi healed but then it ramps back up the next day again.

I had a panic attack 2 months ago that set me into horrible anxiety. I’ve taken Zoloft for 10 years and been pretty controlled but that set me into a huge flare and then I had a miscarriage so my hormones were also a factor. My anxiety went from physical symptoms and panic attacks to just straight brain fog, fatigue, and deperosnalization/derealization like I just feel disconnected from my surroundings, I’m going through the motions but I feel so detached that it’s all I focus on and I’m grieving how I felt before

I have been on 100mg of Zoloft for 10 years but had a traumatic miscarriage recently and experienced panic attacks and since then horrible anxiety and OCD, ruminating every day. my doctor upped me to 125mg. Took it for the first time last night and I woke up super anxious like shaky as if I drank a coffee, nauseous, feeling scared. is this normal, and when does it go away? I did an increase to 125 the time before I had my miscarriage and felt the same way, gave it 2 weeks and went back down cuz I assumed it was the dose increase but there was just too many variables at the time.

on 100mg Zoloft for years and had traumatic miscarriage recently so increased anxiety and depression. doctor first tried to increase my Zoloft and my anxiety was horrible for 2 weeks so I went back down. now she added 5mg abilify which I only started half a pill the last two nights. today I feel so sleepy, spaced out, my thoughts feel distant, I feel like I can’t think and a giant brain fog. I’m not panicking but this is a little scary. looking for some advice or someone to relate

for context I’ve been on 100mg Zoloft for years but I’m in a bad depressive and anxious episode after some life events and miscarriage So my hormones are out of whack and feels like I’m in postpartum depression. I was already complaining of DPDR (not feeling real, kind of floating through life as a symptom of severe anxiety). doctor prescribed me 5mg abilify but because I’m so sensitive said I can start with 1/2. I’ve taken the 2.5mg the last 2 nights. I didn’t notice much the first night but last night my sleep was just really disrupted. Today I feel like I’ve been emotional and crying, I feel spaced out and extremely sleepy like I’m in a brain fog. My thoughts almost feel “distant” .. I’m just really scared to take it and now I don’t want to anymore. is this normal, I asked chatgpt and it said side effects like that are common for a few weeks but I’ve been reading horror stories on here and I already struggling with anxiety and overthinking

Doctor just prescribed me Abilify 5mg and said I can start with half. I’m scared to take it. Zoloft 100mg has helped me for 10 years and after a miscarriage and major life events, it triggered my anxiety and panic attacks plus feeling like I’m floating every day, depression and don’t wanna do anything. I’m desperate to try anything but I’m also really scared. anyone give me hope for this or have positive stories ?

I have been on Zoloft 100mg for 8-10 years and it’s always controlled my anxiety and depression for the most part. about a month ago I found out I was pregnant, had huge life stressors happen, and it was like a giant cocktail for a panic attack. I went through a miscarriage and fell really depressed. my biggest symptoms now are anxiety and feeling unreal (DP/DR) and just not wanting to do anything at all. feels like I’m floating through the day. my doctor tried increasing my Zoloft for 2 weeks and my anxiety was way worse and gave me clonazepam short term to help with panic attacks. Today, she suggested we try Abilify 5mg but said I can break it in half if I’m scared. I’m really nervous because a lot of meds have made me feel ideation and scare me. I’d love to know how it helped anyone else and some hopeful stories or tips

years ago I had a traumatic event and I went into the worst anxiety with depersonlization and derealization and was stuck for weeks or maybe even months. I’ve been great after taking Zoloft 100mg for years. I recently found out I was pregnant which i think the hormones caused a flare plus I have a lot of stress in my life right now, I had a massive panic attack mental breakdown that just onset everything and since then have been feeling so hyper aware of my feelings in my head to the point I can’t focus outward in life. I feel disconnected from my kids and husband and desperately miss when I was living carefree and never self monitoring how I felt … I get panicked easily by the ”what if this ever goes away” and it’s a loop cycle. then I had a miscarriage I’m blaming myself for because of the intense anxiety and stress and now I’m going through hormone adjustments again, med dosage adjustments in Zoloft (i went up to 125 for 2 weeks and felt suicidal so had to go back to 100 a few days ago). Probably lots of brain chemistry adjustments but I’m just afraid I’ll never be me again. Can anyone provide positive advice or reassurance or even relate to me so I don’t feel alone? How did you get better?