Tried starting Zoloft for the second time, still having awful effects.
For reference, I am a 33 year old female, diagnosed ADHD and depression since the age of 8. I used to take concerta, Zoloft, remeron, and lexapro from the age of 8-18. Got back on my remeron and concerta in 2024. Seemed to help some, but not with my anxiety that’s become a pretty decent problem. All started when I went through an episode that I could not sleep after switching to nightshift and after 48 hours I was in full blown panic the job was severely short staffed and the DON an absolute awful person, I quit suddenly, but haven’t had trouble finding and keeping work since but the anxiety remains, when my doctor tried to start me on Zoloft and venlafaxine 3 weeks ago it sent me into panic mode, pupils like saucers felt more anxious than every, felt the same I did when I quit that job in 2024. I’m trying to not do the venlafaxine and just start the Zoloft but I’m still feeling anxious, a little manic to be honest and all around uncomfortable. I don’t remember it making me feel this way as an adolescent. Any thoughts? Current diagnosis are ADHD, Depression, Anxiety disorder. I will say it may be relevant my mother is diagnosed bipolar 1, and drug induced schizophrenia. I do sometimes wonder if maybe the Zoloft isn’t sitting well because I am bipolar, type 2. I don’t want to self diagnose, it’s worth mentioning the dr prescribing me these meds is a GP, thinking about seeking out a psychiatrist considering one of my nurse practitioners at work stated that you should never start an SSRI AND SNRI at once, but I do like him as a general practitioner very much. Any advice? I have a follow up on Wednesday.