r/zoloft

I have complex ptsd which presents with severe anxiety and dissociation every couple months triggers by stress. My recent trip to emergency they saw I was only taking 25mg sertaline amongst other meds and decided to up me to 50mg and I have had the worst 16 days . Worse then before they upped it . Panic attacks chronic dissociation agitation crying horrific . I’m supposed to be getting married in 8 weeks . Has anyone experienced this when upping their dose ? I’m very sensetive to meds it’s been hell . They say it will get better soon . It’s getting about 5 percent better each day … but I had to move home to my parents I’ve been so bad I can’t even look after my daughter thank god for my partner .. anyone please tell me if it can be that bad and any dissociation sufferers I would love to hear from cause that just is hell .

And….. I’m still fat with no sex drive, I just have anxiety now 😂 honestly kind of regret coming off of it. Has anyone else done this and got back on?

I have had an extremely traumatic 5 months, i speak about it and people don’t believe me it was so so traumatic and sad. I started Zoloft in July i was depressed, going through the worst OCD spiral i have ever had, panic attacks, constant anxiety and suicidal ideation, on top of looking after a newborn baby. I truly thought i was a lost cause and nothing was going to help me..
I started on 50mg of Zoloft and the first 4 weeks were so so bad i was 100x worse and i honestly do think it caused my suicidal ideation (please talk to your doctor if this happens) week 5 i started feeling abit better and i was hopeful till week 6 i came crashing down x10 harder i almost gave up i decided to see my dr again and i was increased to 100mg (this is standard where i am from) i decided against taking the whole 100mg straight away and took 75mg for 2.5 weeks to minimise side effects - they were still bad but only lasted about a week i didn’t feel better, i then went to 100mg no bad side effects besides a little bit of anxiety and derealisation for probably 3 days and after those 3 days i started to feel really good and everyday since then every day has been better then the one before. My life is starting to come back and i feel myself coming back better than ever.
I really hope this gives someone hope because i was you searching reddit for all the answers and positive stories as i was trying to hold onto the smallest amount of hope. I really thought zoloft wasn’t for me and i was going to have to find something else or that i was never going to get better. it has been an absolute roller coaster to say the least and i still have some improvement to go but please don’t give up and keep going because it truly does get better!

I've started sertraline for anxiety back in July and have been on 75mg since four weeks ago.
I'm just so so tired. The only thing I can think of is lying down. No other issues. I am drinking a ton of coffee but feel sleepy anyways.

Any advice?

I'm considering going back to being anxious just to be able to get up from bed 🤪

I'm a little over a month into my Zoloft journey. I started on 25mg for a week and then went up to 50mg. I didn't really have rough physical side effects, just some jaw clenching and fatigue/brain fog, but the mental and emotional side effects were TOUGH. They only lasted maybe 3-4 days but I am an anxious girly not used to depression and I had passive suicidal thoughts. I'm really glad I stuck it out. My mood has been way more consistent, anxiety reduced, panic hasn't happened once in the past 2+ weeks, fewer intrusive thoughts, more rational conversation going on in my head, and my ability to focus is off the charts?? I feel great. No, life isn't magically better. I just don't hate myself or think it's the end of the world. I'm still early days so we will see if this sticks but I'm feeling optimistic.

i’ve been on sertraline (100 mg) for a few months shy of 3 years and i have never missed a dose. last weekend, however, i attended a friends wedding and left my meds at the hotel which was too far to drive back for. left my back up meds in the wrong purse too smh.

since coming back, i’ve been spotting for the last several days. note i’ve been on birth control for about 12 years, and i haven’t spotted since i was a teenager (and i have missed BC pills here and there, so it’s not that.)

just wondering if other women have experienced this? or if the spotting might be a different reason altogether.

hard to find womens health info from my psychiatrist or other resources, so here i am on reddit :P

TLDR; i missed 1 dose of my zoloft and have period spotting for the first time in years, any other women experienced this?