Social Anxiety Support

icedCoffee · 11-06-2009, 04:09 PM

I'm feeling slightly less depressed and less anxious in general although I can't say it has been a big huge difference but definitely noticeable. I haven't been in any really difficult situations yet so we'll see how it helps w/ SA.

I was on 50mg for 2 weeks and now 3 weeks on 100mg. Not sure if my doc next week will bump me up to 150mg or what.

I'll keep everyone updated.

Forza Italia · 11-06-2009, 04:17 PM

Great, I will must certainly follow this. I myself am also using zoloft (serlain here in belgium) and i'm up in 1.1 weeks. 4 days i took 25 mg, and 4 days 50 mg.

The first 3 days it helped a lot, and i found it quite strange considering my psychiatrist said it works only after 2 weeks for depression and 6 weeks for social anxiety so i'm guessing it's just placebo. My mood is normal and my sa comes and goes. (i have to point out that my SA isn't that bad. If you consider it as a continuum from left to right, it would be on the left side).

Can you give more info about yourself ? (how bad was your depression/sa, did you take other drugs before zoloft, etc)

icedCoffee · 11-06-2009, 08:53 PM

xanax has helped me in the past w/ SA. I take that as well as needed. I was on zoloft about 7 yrs ago but stopped after a year as I felt I wanted to be off meds.

My depression returned in 2004 after personal setbacks and has progressively gotten worse to the point I had to see a doc about it recently. I am one who really doesn't want to be on meds but realize right now I really need some help w/ depression and SA. The good thing about zoloft is it gives my 24/7 coverage and doesn't slow me down mentally like xanax, but xanax is much more effective w/ SA than zoloft.

It has been so long since I've felt what zoloft felt like, it is strange to be back on an ssri after so many yrs without it. Anyway I hope it helps, I'll keep you posted. Hopefully it will do more than slightly improve my depression/SA.....

Forza Italia · 11-07-2009, 01:10 PM

Xanax slows you down mentally... ? What do you mean by that ? Concentration problems of some sort ?

arth67 · 11-07-2009, 02:07 PM

the usual zoloft dose range is 50 to 200 and it can take 6 or 8 weeks to work properly

oxymoronic89 · 11-08-2009, 12:15 PM

has anyone experienced increase sweating on zoloft? every morning i wake up in a cold sweat since taking the meds.

Forza Italia · 11-08-2009, 04:03 PM

Nope, but off course every other person has different side effects.

Mines are:

Headache (easily combatable by an aspirine)
Nausea feeling (comes and goes)
Yawning a lot! (this feeling is actually quite nice

)
and last but not least, delayed orgasm. At first I saw this as a good thing, but it get's worser and worser by the day.

That's it, no other side effects.

I took 25 mg the first 4 days, and 50 mg till now (1.3 weeks i'm guessing)

icedCoffee · 11-09-2009, 09:46 PM

not as mentally sharp especially if I take more than .25mg of xanax. 1mg of xanax is what i've used for presentations and it really slows my thinking down...

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Originally Posted by Forza Italia

Xanax slows you down mentally... ? What do you mean by that ? Concentration problems of some sort ?

icedCoffee · 11-11-2009, 03:12 PM

getting bumped up to 150 mg, will let you know how it goes.

Forza Italia · 11-12-2009, 02:22 PM

That's quite a lot. Did your doc say to go trough ? I can't imagine myself taking 150 mg, i'm feeling fine with 50 mg.

Arent you reacting good on ssri's ?

icedCoffee · 11-12-2009, 09:56 PM

actually 50mg is low but if it works for you that's fine. I was told by my doc that the results he sees best is 100 to 200 mg. I'm doing okay w/ zoloft I just want to see if I see better results at 150mg because i would say my results at 100mg have been just a small improvement in depression/anxiety. I'll let you know how it goes, is your doc going to keep you at 50mg?

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Originally Posted by Forza Italia

That's quite a lot. Did your doc say to go trough ? I can't imagine myself taking 150 mg, i'm feeling fine with 50 mg.

Arent you reacting good on ssri's ?

Forza Italia · 11-13-2009, 04:29 AM

Yeah, I just had an appointment and he said that I should keep using 50 mg if it works well. Taking more will probably just give you more side-effects than the actual effect he said.

mistermet · 11-13-2009, 11:39 AM

i'm on zoloft as well (just started on Monday). so far i am only taking 25 mg to get used to it, but will start the full dosage of 50 mg on monday. i felt really good on tuesday (lot less anxiety) and haven't had any side effects. we'll see how next week goes with the full dosage. i'm holding out hope that it'll work!

11-06-2009, 04:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
icedCoffee Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 42	on zoloft for 5 weeks I'm feeling slightly less depressed and less anxious in general although I can't say it has been a big huge difference but definitely noticeable. I haven't been in any really difficult situations yet so we'll see how it helps w/ SA. I was on 50mg for 2 weeks and now 3 weeks on 100mg. Not sure if my doc next week will bump me up to 150mg or what. I'll keep everyone updated.

11-07-2009, 02:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
arth67 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: austral;ia Gender: Male Posts: 217	the usual zoloft dose range is 50 to 200 and it can take 6 or 8 weeks to work properly __________________ life is not a dress rehursal

11-06-2009, 04:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
Forza Italia Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 16	Great, I will must certainly follow this. I myself am also using zoloft (serlain here in belgium) and i'm up in 1.1 weeks. 4 days i took 25 mg, and 4 days 50 mg. The first 3 days it helped a lot, and i found it quite strange considering my psychiatrist said it works only after 2 weeks for depression and 6 weeks for social anxiety so i'm guessing it's just placebo. My mood is normal and my sa comes and goes. (i have to point out that my SA isn't that bad. If you consider it as a continuum from left to right, it would be on the left side). Can you give more info about yourself ? (how bad was your depression/sa, did you take other drugs before zoloft, etc)

11-06-2009, 08:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
icedCoffee Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 42	xanax has helped me in the past w/ SA. I take that as well as needed. I was on zoloft about 7 yrs ago but stopped after a year as I felt I wanted to be off meds. My depression returned in 2004 after personal setbacks and has progressively gotten worse to the point I had to see a doc about it recently. I am one who really doesn't want to be on meds but realize right now I really need some help w/ depression and SA. The good thing about zoloft is it gives my 24/7 coverage and doesn't slow me down mentally like xanax, but xanax is much more effective w/ SA than zoloft. It has been so long since I've felt what zoloft felt like, it is strange to be back on an ssri after so many yrs without it. Anyway I hope it helps, I'll keep you posted. Hopefully it will do more than slightly improve my depression/SA.....

11-07-2009, 01:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
Forza Italia Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 16	Xanax slows you down mentally... ? What do you mean by that ? Concentration problems of some sort ?

11-08-2009, 12:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
oxymoronic89 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: earth Gender: Female Posts: 2	has anyone experienced increase sweating on zoloft? every morning i wake up in a cold sweat since taking the meds.

11-08-2009, 04:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
Forza Italia Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 16	Nope, but off course every other person has different side effects. Mines are: Headache (easily combatable by an aspirine) Nausea feeling (comes and goes) Yawning a lot! (this feeling is actually quite nice ) and last but not least, delayed orgasm. At first I saw this as a good thing, but it get's worser and worser by the day. That's it, no other side effects. I took 25 mg the first 4 days, and 50 mg till now (1.3 weeks i'm guessing)

11-11-2009, 03:12 PM	#9 (permalink)
icedCoffee Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 42	getting bumped up to 150 mg, will let you know how it goes.

11-12-2009, 02:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
Forza Italia Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 16	That's quite a lot. Did your doc say to go trough ? I can't imagine myself taking 150 mg, i'm feeling fine with 50 mg. Arent you reacting good on ssri's ?

11-13-2009, 04:29 AM	#12 (permalink)
Forza Italia Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 16	Yeah, I just had an appointment and he said that I should keep using 50 mg if it works well. Taking more will probably just give you more side-effects than the actual effect he said.

11-13-2009, 11:39 AM	#13 (permalink)
mistermet Status: Socially Anxious Mets Fan Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Boston Gender: Male Age: 20 Posts: 171	i'm on zoloft as well (just started on Monday). so far i am only taking 25 mg to get used to it, but will start the full dosage of 50 mg on monday. i felt really good on tuesday (lot less anxiety) and haven't had any side effects. we'll see how next week goes with the full dosage. i'm holding out hope that it'll work!