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?
I’m on my 2nd week of an Increase of zoloft from 100 to 125mg. I’ve been feeling very detached and I’ve also been feeling like anxiety changed from intrusive thoughts and panic to now just being a lingering “feeling” over me…. I can’t even describe it but I desperately want to feel how I did weeks ago before I had some stressful things happen in my life that set this all off. Can anyone provide some reassurance or relate to the feeling I’m describing? It’s like my mind holds onto the fact that I feel a bit disconnected and I can’t just feel carefree and happy anymore… I’m so hyper aware of myself right now
when my anxiety gets severe I often get depersonalization and derealization. I just can’t seem to get rid of the hyper awareness of myself? like I’m just analyzing my brain all day and I miss the days when I used to just live my life and never question how I am feeling? I also recently increased my Zoloft dose and having side effects from that. is this normal? hoping for tips and don’t want to feel alone
yesterday was the first day in 2 weeks since my increase from 100-125mg that I felt flat and depressed rather than just panicked all the time. I thought maybe it was a better sign. today I feel so spaced out but it’s kind of scary like something bad is gonna happen to me.. anyone else have a spaced out feeling like they’re just floating? does that mean it’s too much or do I ride it out
1.5 weeks into an increase from 100 to 125mg was having severe intrusive thoughts and anxiety every day and depression, suicidal ideation and then today I work up and just didn’t care anymore. all day I’ve felt unreal like I’m on autopilot just going things with half a brain and like a zombie. is this normal? Will it get better? worried the higher dose could keep me stuck this way forever or I don’t give it enough time? like it’s nice to not overthink but worse to feel like I’m not even living
this is my 4th baby, never felt this way with the others. severe anxiety and depression, fatigue, feel flat like I’m not myself and I’m scared I’m stuck like this now. i wake up not wanting to even start the day and I feel like I’m floating all day just to survive. barely able to eat what I was before, used to exercise 5 days a week and now I can’t do anything but lay here and feel fear of going crazy or like they’re just gonna put me in a hospital and leave me there. does it get better 😭😭😭
1.5 weeks into an increase from 100 to 125mg was having severe intrusive thoughts and anxiety every day and depression, suicidal ideation and then today I work up and just didn’t care anymore. all day I’ve felt unreal like I’m on autopilot just going things with half a brain and like a zombie. is this normal? Will it get better? worried the higher dose could keep me stuck this way forever or I don’t give it enough time? like it’s nice to not overthink but worse to feel like I’m not even living
took Zoloft my last 2 pregnancies and was absolutely fine. this time around it feels like as soon as I got pregnant it just cancelled out my zoloft so my doctor increased it and the side effects suck a week in 😭 did this happen to anyone else in zoloft, did you need to increase dosages while pregnant?
Idk if this is true but I was told higher doses of Zoloft are more effective for anxiety and OCD and intrusive thoughts whereas lower doses are more effective for depression? 100mg was effective for me for years until I got pregnant recently and had increase of panic and intrusive thoughts so they upped mine to 125mg and now I’m depressed. its only been 1.5 weeks on the increase but will this level out and it’ll treat both? I’m nervous I kind of want to go back to 100 …
I’ve been on 100mg Zoloft for years and it’s been great. I recently got pregnant and it feels like my Zoloft is no longer effective, been having severe anxiety. my doctor increased me to 125mg. it’s been a full week, now on week 2. is it normal to feel flat, depressed, emotionally numb, like a zombie, maybe even worse intrusive thoughts? it’s hard because I’m also 5 weeks pregnant so hormones are in play too but my doc said give it up to 4 weeks on new dose. is this normal,
been on 100mg of Zoloft for years but recently found out I'm pregnant and the hormones make me feel like the Zoloft just stopped working.. doctor adjusted me to 125 mg and I still have bad anxiety, intrusive thoughts, was feeling super dark thoughts, flat and just plain depressed. it’s been about a week so far. I’m scared, does this mean it isn’t working or is this normal for a few weeks? my therapist told me it can take a few weeks
Hi I am pregnant with my 4th, had a very active pregnancy the last time around. I’m almost 5 weeks pregnant with this one and I can’t remember ever feeling THIS nauseous and tired with my first. I mean I was super active lifting, Pilates, pickleball, etc. wondering if anyone else felt this way and if it gets better? also kind of having a harder time with worrying about everything I built as far as muscle because I went to eating over 2500 calories a day to barely being able to eat at all which I’m sure isn’t helping me.
I’ve been on 100mg Zoloft for years and it’s controlled my anxiety and depression for the most part. I haven’t had a bad “flare” for years. I started getting panic attacks and feeling unreal that it scared me, my doctor increased my Zoloft to 125mg. a few days after the increase I found out I was pregnant. this is my 4th pregnancy but I’ve never had this as a symptom to begin with.. I took Zoloft both my last 2 pregnancies and was fine. I get so scared to be alone, my thoughts get so intrusive and dark to the point I panic and fear I can go crazy at any time. I take clonazepam once per day for the peak of panic, mornings seem to be worse for me. looking for some hope or someone to relate that I’m not crazy and maybe that it can get better? I’m scared in the morning and I don’t even know of what. it was so bad I had to fly home to stay with family and leave my husband who works a lot because I was terrified to be by myself with my toddler.
I’m pregnant with my 4th and I’ve never experienced this before… with my first I had severe postpartum depression which led me to be on Zoloft that saved me life after months of misery. I stayed on 100mg Zoloft for years even through my last 2 pregnancies and had amazing pregnancies and postpartum periods. however I’m pregnant with my 4th and my very first symptoms causing me to test were waking up super shaky, anxious, nauseous, fatigued, and in a straight panic. my panic attacks were so bad I had to take clonazepam. the week prior to finding out I was pregnant I was confused why my anxiety was so bad that my doctor increased my zoloft to 125mg. I am now having panic attacks daily, intrusive thoughts, depressed, and thoughts that I will be stuck like this the whole pregnancy and maybe even get postpartum psychosis or depression and I’m terrified. My husband is confused (this is our first baby together) And I feel like I should finally be happy I’m having my first planned pregnancy with my new husband, I’ve been so happy and all the sudden I’m finding myself wishing I wouldn’t even wake up to have to go through another day. Is this common in early pregnancy? My therapist thinks it’s a mix of anxiety/depression flare due to life stress, hormones increasing rapidly, as well as the increase in Zoloft I was told can cause increased anxiety or suicidal ideation but was told it should level out in a few weeks. I just don’t know how much more I can take! I took my daughter out of state to my parents in a panic and now my husband and I arent in a good place just because I was so scared I needed to be by my family.