Thread: Zoloft question??????

See your doctor. I hope you didn't increase your dosage without the advice of your doctor. Sometimes with these pills, our bodies "adjust" to them, making them not so effective. I have had that happen with depression medications, including Zoloft. Be careful with Zoloft, because you can also become dependent on it. There are people who have tried to stop taking these pills, and cannot because their body is so dependent on it in order to properly function. So do not take more then prescribed unless your doctor says it's okay.

Have you tried any anxiety medications? Maybe ask your doctor if they can give you a beta-blocker or something better for the anxiety. Beta-blockers help with the physical symptoms of an anxiety attack. They control your heart rate, blood flow, ect. Regulates everything, basically. They are not recommended if you have asthma, however. They are also non-addicting, so they are safer then Xanax.

Along with everyone else I hope you checked with your Dr. before upping your meds. Perhaps you should try a different medication. When I was on mine I used to stop taking it periodically just to check I still needed it. Zoloft takes several weeks to get into your system from having none, but I'm not sure how long it takes to register just a change in dose.