Zoloft 50mg tablet

Hey guys, I just started taking sertraline 50mg and when I say I just started taking it I mean by today was the first day I started my 1st tablet. An hour after taking it I threw up twice and have this shocking throbbing headache, my pharmacist warned me that the most common side effects were headaches and nausea. I used to be on Citalopram and everything was good for me but I was told by my Dr to switch to sertraline because it was more of a “safer” anxiety medication to take while pregnant. If anyone is on this medication or has had the same problem like me please let me know because I feel absolutely s**t and feel like it’s making my anxiety worse 😖

I was just started on LDN for autoimmune issues this week. Prescription was for 50mg tablets, instructions say to take a quarter tablet daily, so 12.5mg
As I started reading up on LDN in this sub, I see people talking about taking only .15 to .5 mg
So, did I get mis prescribed at a higher dose?

So I’m 10 months postpartum, breastfeeding and 8 weeks pregnant (that’s another story). I’ve been diagnosed with hypothyroidism, low normal iron and low normal b12.
I’m feeling like absolute hell. Short of breath. Tired down to my bones. Seeing spots especially when exercising. Heart palpitations, Puffy face, ankles, a lump that comes and goes under my chin. Weight gain that hasn’t budged with work outs, depression and apathy, bloating, loss of appetite to name a few.
I’ve had these symptoms before (never this bad though) and after an iron transfusion felt a lot better so I thought I was probably anaemic again, but after the routine tests for pregnancy the thyroid issue was brought to light.
My results are as such
TSH (mIU/L) (0.40 - 4.00)
2.07 1.41 0.60 3.31 (Most recent) 5.00
FT4 (pmol/L) (10 - 20)
10
Ferratin (30-200)
48
In pregnancy the doctor wants to see levels of TSH between 0.05 - 3.5 mU/L in first trimester, so she’s put me on a 50mg dose of Levothyroxine. She did not test me for any antibodies or T3. However my mum has hypothyroidism so I wouldn’t be suprised if it’s genetic and not postpartum acquired.
I have been halving my dose because I have been feeling extreme drowsiness after taking my tablets in the morning, is this a normal response?
Did any breastfeeding mothers find levo helped their milk supply?
Also does anyone have any vitamin supplements recommendations, when and how to take them. It would be much appreciated.
Thank you

(I'm sorry for double-posting but i didn't want my first post to be too long and this question of mine is not related to my first question at all.)
I am on Zoloft and weight gain is a side effect of this SSRI. But I've learned that most people on Zoloft don't experience weight gain. Now with me, it was VERY different, I would get SOOO hungry that I needed to eat more. It would make me physically nauseous if i didn't eat anything, it wasn't just craving and hunger. I tried to avoid this by taking a shit tone of Ondansetron tablets, which I regret bc I took them without prescription and it messed up my digestive system😀
The hunger and nausea got so bad to a point that bc i didn't have access to my psychiatrist I abruptly decreased my Zoloft dosage in half.
My hunger and nausea are way better. But I'm not exaggerating, when I take Zoloft it literally seems to make me feel like I haven't eaten anything... I am at a point in my academic life that I have a very important entrance exam coming up and I don't wanna mess up my mental health by getting off Zoloft completely. I have to take this med, but i cannot afford to gain more weight.
If any of you has any advice or similar experience, I'd really appreciate it if you share them!

I’ve been on Zoloft for a month (25mg for 8 days and 50mg for the rest). I’m primarily taking it for social anxiety, not depression. So far, my overall anxiety has gotten better, but for social anxiety the benefits have been minimal. My doctor said I should consider upping to 100mg, but I’m not sure I really want to go back to square one and wait for a month for it to work again. I also know it can take up to 6-8 weeks for it to fully work, just wanted to see if anyone has experiences or opinions on this. Thanks!

Have been on antidepressants for about 4 years, the first of which was Zoloft (SSRI). Was on it for about 3 years where I finally ended up with a relatively high dose. I asked my doctor to try an SNRI instead due to my cognitive challenges. We landed on Effexor in the end. Now I'm up to 225mg every morning. Still following that it does not alleviate my depression, and must say that I once again feel cognitive ailments. Also struggles with sleep and takes 50mg Seroquel and 5mg melatonin for that. Taking antihistamine for allergies, including atarax (can also reduce anxiety).
Really want to try benzodiazepine as the next option, but I doubt my doctor will agree to this because of my age (young adult). Has previously been in therapy and has completed treatment with TF-CBT.
Does anyone have any experience that could help? Aka EVERYTHING!
Thanks in advance my fellow survivors! Remember that there is always light at the end of the tunnel!

In 2021 I (23F) got on sertraline 50mg for GAD. It took a few months to fully kick in and I had very few side effects. It was absolutely amazing and I remember saying that it was the best decision I had ever made, I wished I had done it sooner, and I would be on it forever.
Well, in May of 2023, when I graduated college, it was working so well I thought I didn’t need it anymore. (Shockingly (not), this was not true). I made the unfortunate decision to taper off in May. I experienced few side effects and all was well. Not! By August, I was having horrible anxiety again exacerbated by moving to a new city by myself for grad school and some minor health issues I was(am) having. In, September, I tried to get back on and started with 25mg. Bad decision for me. I woke up puking, having a panic attack, and having very dark thoughts. Not fun. So I thought somehow my body would no longer respond to it and I was just having bad side effects so I gave up after the one dose.
So, I think in February, I decided to give it one more shot. I started at 12.5 mg, like I did the first time, and all was well. After a week I took 25, then after another week I moved up to 50. I still was worried it wouldn’t be as effective as the first time. However, now that we are in May, I can confidently say it’s working just as well. Things that would send me into an anxiety spiral no longer phase me, and when I do get anxious, I can think logically, feel the feeling, and move on. It’s truly wonderful. I think having anxiety made me depressed too and that’s soooo much better.
I’m posting this because I know a lot of people (like me, this time around) come into this sub looking for hope and experiences when they are in the adjustment period after starting to take the drug. I don’t really come on this sub anymore, but I’m forcing myself to make this post to give other people some hope. If anyone needs support or anything, please message me. I truly know that I will be on this medication forever and I am COMPLETELY fine with that. There is no reason to make yourself suffer unnecessarily. Life does not have to be so hard. If Zoloft isn’t working for you after a few months, TRY SOMETHING ELSE until you find something that works. It’s truly worth it. :)

So I've been under stress last 2 months for my health anxiety and actually this is my first time that I will go for this. She told me I'm super tired, exhausted because of my anxiety because I have depressive thoughts even if I'm not depressive. I've explained to her that my worst thing is upsets, all of sudden i'm upset for thing I wouldn't be a week ago, like what I'm going to do after work or am I going to be okey tomorrow etc. Second thing is everything is weird around me, which could be due to lack of sleeping or bad sleeping, I'm tired as hell but can barley sleep.
She gave me this, keep in mind im 130kg 2 meters she told me that this is minimal amount. Zoloft 1 after breakfast 50mg, gave me rivotril for upsets 1/4 2mg, gave me something before bed I forgot and gave me again one strong medicine for sleep but she told me rivotril would do a job so to avoid that strong med.
For now, I think few good nights with sleeping will do the job, so I won't take zoloft immediately, I will just take those 2 for sleeping starting today, hope dp dr will stop and I will return to old me, just need to change my behaviour ( training, better food etc)
What is your case reagrding this, and what is your take on my decision to taking sleeping pills for now

Hey guys ive been taking zoloft since last week, recently went from 50mg to 100mg 2 days ago like my doctor said and today i started getting a very sharp pain on the left side of my chest, especially when i take a deep breath and its not going away, is this normal? Should i be worried?

I was on Zoloft for 3 months, 2 months at 25mg and 1 month at 50mg. It was making me dissociate really badly and was making me really paranoid, so I talked to my psychiatrist about stopping and she told me to just go back down to 25mg for a week and then stop all together.
I did what she told me to, and now I'm thinking/realizing that it was probably too fast of a taper. It's been 2 months now since I last took Zoloft, and I'm still really lightheaded, dizzy, fatigued, having intense vertigo sometimes, heart palpitations, and when I lay down I get these full-body tremors like my muscles or insides are shaking. My anxiety and depression is worse than before I started. I haven't been to the doctor to get these symptoms looked at, but I got blood work done right before these symptoms started and it came back normal. My blood pressure and glucose levels are normal too.
I talked to my psychiatrist again last Thursday about how terrible I've been feeling and she just kind of shrugged me off and said "tapering affects everybody differently", so she's not helping.
I have a few Zoloft pills left, and I'm thinking taking some would help with the symptoms, but I've been off it for two months now and I really don't want to go back on because it made me feel so terrible.
Would I be okay just toughing it out, or do I need to go back on to taper more slowly? Is there any actual danger or risk to not going back on, or am I just going to feel awful until my brain chemistry gets back to normal? WILL it get back to normal? I'm just so sick of feeling like this, I never should've started SSRIs...

Hi everyone! Like a lot of people on here, this med drastically changed my life and I wish I had done it sooner. I've always had anxiety but nothing crazy until the last 2 years. My anxiety ramped considerably due to job changes, financial stress... you know the stuff. I've been on Zoloft 50mg for about 6 weeks now and I am "seeing" things clearly for the first time in years and I'm realizing just how much my anxiety effected those around me. I couldn't handle emotions and would cry at the drop of a hat, everything was the end of the world and people were walking in eggshells around me at work and at home. I'm embarrassed now. Humiliated, really. I guess my question is, how do you move on mentally from past behaviors? It's not like I was completely crazy but it was definitely obvious (at least to me and my family) I needed help. Lol. I'm starting therapy soon but just curious if anyone else has dealt with this guilt and shame. Thank you!

Hey everyone, just giving an update. It's now been a full week since I started my zoloft journey. I had been perscribed it after severe anxiety, absolutely crushing intrusive thoughts, depression, and just wanted to see how my experience tracked. I have 50mg pills, but was told to split them in half and take that, every night at 9:30 PM (I was told they COULD make you drowsy so I take them later at night), and so far side-effect wise, can't really tell.
I haven't been sleeping very well, usually takes me 'till 12 - 1 AM to pass out (intrusive thoughts keep me up) and then I'll get up around 3-4 AM stay up for another hour before passing back out. My head feels slightly dizzy after I take it, other than that, I haven't noticed any significant changes. If anything, I feel like my intrusive thoughts have gotten WORSE, does anybody else experience this? Either way, I'm going to stick with it. Still alive.

What was your dose, and how long did you take it? What form of Doxy did you take? Was it a tablet or capsule? ..and what did you eat when taking Doxy.
I know you have to avoid foods that have oron, calcium or magnesium in them because it will lower the effectiveness of doxy. But, every food thats out there contain either iron, calcium or magnesium or combination of these except for Carbs. I hate carbs and I keep them to a minimum.
I usually eat a good piece of chicken, then black beans (not a whole lot), 1/2 avocado, and some zucchini and peppers. All of these contain Iron, Magnesium, Calcium which lowers the absorbtion of doxy. I can't take it on empty stomach either because I get light headed and nausea from it. So what the hell do I eat to make sure it gets absorbed properly and make sure it works.
How do I know if it's actually working for me or not?
My prescription is 100mg twice a day for 2 weeks and 50mg a day for 6 weeks.
I am unable to take 100mg twice a day so I only take it once a day...and I have been taking it for about 4 days now. Don't know if there's an improvement or not. So trying to get an idea of how long should I give it and what to eat to maximize the effectiveness of Doxy.

On May 5th I (19M) was hit by a pickup truck while scootering to work. I skin on the ground for close to 15 feet and had horrible road rash. My chin specifically swelled up massive and the hospital told me it was basically a giant bruise.
Flash forward to today, I was (probably a stupid decision but still) picking at my chin scab, and I noticed I accidentally tore a piece off. I went to wash it and it saw that dark, chunky blood (like jello) was inside, so I drained it like a pimple and have been cleaning it/dressing it often. Except now because I ran out of band aids big enough. I want to know if that was a bruise or blister of some kind, if it was a bad idea to pick at it and drain it, and also why the blood inside looked like that (I assume because it’s week old blood at this point)?
In case it matters I take Gabapentin and Zoloft(50mg), and for my crash I take ibuprofen (800mg) and cyclobenzaprine(10mg)
I see my doctor again on the 21st and I need to see a dentist this week about my teeth moving from the crash. Can I wait that long or is this urgent?

I (22F) like almost everyone on this thread was extremely anxious to begin taking Zoloft. Anxiety and panic attacks have plagued my life for so long that I had always accepted that I would just have to deal with it until one day my therapist recommended medication and I decided to try it.
Taking it at first was really scary since I was really worried about side effects. I spent days scrolling through this thread worried about how it might make me feel. But eventually I started it because I was tired of how I was feeling every day and figured it was worth dealing with some side effects to get the end result.
Turns out I was worried for nothing because I experienced virtually zero side effects aside from some trouble sleeping as I started and increased my dose (started at 25mg for two weeks, have been on 50mg since) but that went away within two days of the dose change.
I can safely say that Zoloft has changed my life for the better. The first way I noticed it was working was actually not even with my anxiety at all but just my overall mood. I was laughing more, had more motivation to do the things I once enjoyed but had stopped for a while. My friends and family all noticed a huge difference, to the point where they all commented about how I seemed happier and more relaxed than I had ever been!
Since starting Zoloft, I have been in situations which, before starting the medication, would have sent me straight into a horrific panic attack. But with this medication, I was completely fine, and finally able to use tools I have learned in therapy to feel better about the situation.
That being said, I really do believe that Zoloft only works if you also spend the time learning these tools and practicing. I had always discredited therapy because I believed it just didn’t help me but what was really happening was that my physical symptoms of anxiety were so bad that I could never think straight enough to use what I had learned. Zoloft does not completely take away my anxiety, but it allows me to be more clear headed and feel less physical effects in order to then implement those therapy tools.
All in all, I have felt better in the last few months than I have in years! Now when I meet with my therapist I struggle to find something negative to say about my week! I’ve never felt more present in my life. Take this as your sign to give it a chance because it might just be the thing that turns your life around!

Hey everyone. I've had fibromyalgia for at least 5 years and I've never taken anything for it. My new rheumatologist who cemented the diagnosis (I got a half assed diagnosis 5 years ago) as well as diagnosing me with lupus. She is recommended that we "treat" the fibro with either Cymbalta or Lyrica.
Does anyone have bipolar disorder AND is taking Cymbalta (or did you try and it didn't work out do to antidepressant induced mania)? What has your experience been?
I've done well with antidepressants in the past. I'm currently on a low dose of Zoloft (50mg) and I've been on a super high dose of Anafranil before for OCD but recently came off of a low dose of that. And I'm currently on Tegretol and Vraylar and I'm stable so I'm not sure if it's worth switching out the Zoloft for Cymbalta.
I know that I have to talk to my psychiatrist and I will this week. And I know no one can make this decision for me. I won't know how I personally react unless I try it but I'm looking for others' personal experiences with bipolar and Cymbalta.

Hi All,
31M here.
I started taking Zinc when Covid started, around March 2020 and then never stopped it.
I usually took 10mg once or twice a day and when I got covid in 2020 and 2021 then I took 50mg twice a day for 2 weeks ( each time ).
Fast forward 2023 and early 2024, I took 50mg Zinc a lot. If I recall correctly I took minimum 60 tablets of 50mg in past one year. Sometimes one 50mg tablet and sometimes 2 50mg tablets(100mg). I took higher dosages of Zinc to prevent cold especially in winter months. I stay in Europe now and winters are really cold. On other days I took Zinc ranging between 10mg to 30mg ( depending on mood )
I never took Copper with Zinc. I used to blood test zinc and copper once a year and it always comes within the range. I recently did it again in April 2024 and both Zinc and Copper came in the mid range.
I feel long term Zinc supplementation and has depleted my copper which has reduced my immunity as I got some sore throat, brain fog, fatigue, anxiety, depression when I was taking high amount of Zinc - 30 to 50mg ( or more )per day which are signs of copper deficiency. Also, Zinc caused more hair loss (due to increase in Testosterone and thus DHT).
I feel the blood test for Copper is not indicative of how much copper is bound in the tissues. There is some reddit post also highlighting this issue.
I have ordered Jarrow Zinc balance which has 15mg Zinc with 1mg copper. But I am not sure if that would help or a separate copper supplement is better. I also ordered L Optizinc which has 30mg Zinc and 0.3mg Copper but I will mostly skip that one. I do not want to take high amount of Zinc per day.
Anyone over here has also gone through similar thing and saw some improvement after stopping Zinc and/or adding copper.

i’ve been on 50mg of zoloft for 3 weeks now and it’s hitting my insomnia pretty hard, i haven’t slept at all in over 48 hours. i have some homemade weed brownies and was wondering if anyone has ever taken weed extremely sleep deprived? does it make you even more paranoid or does it make you pass out
Update- i took a lot of weed but still awake after almost 60 hours (i think? days are starting to get confusing) starting to lose hope about sleeping for the 3rd night

I have diagnosed agoraphobia, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, cptsd and panic attacks.. I have sought treatment to only get treated like a drug seeker . I can not take SSRI medication it causes serotonin syndrome Zoloft 50mg had me hospitalized for 4 days and it took 3 weeks for the intense headaches and jaw clenching to go away lexapro made me jaw clench so bad I broke 3 teeth and I couldn’t move my neck . The only thing that actually works is .5 mg of Xanax or 3mg of Zespam ( bromazapam) .. instead they constantly RX me SSRI medication and antipsychotics that cause me terrible side effects like headaches involuntary muscle movements jaw clenching so bad I have broken 3 teeth , gastrointestinal issues , vomiting diarrhea stomach pain .. I don’t have bi polar disorder I am not schizophrenic and I am not in psychosis. I do not abuse medication.. I take .5 mg of Xanax at night and if my panic attacks are bad during the day I will take 1/2 of a .5mg . With zespam 3mg at night was enough to suppress my panic attacks during the day without having to take another dose even in high stress situations. Yet I am treated like a drug addict for seeking treatment that is beneficial to me and my anxiety. The worst side effects I have ever had from a benzodiazepine was a good night sleep reduced anxiety and the ability to function like a normal human being .. make it make sense 😔 I have tried celexa Zoloft Prozac lexapro Wellbutrin esalith .. now they want me to start Seriquil and I am petrified to even try it I don’t have any of the diagnoses that it’s supposed to treat .

I’ve been suffering with anxiety forever and lately it’s become unbearable! I started 25mg of Zoloft 2 weeks ago and I just moved to 50mg 2 days ago. I haven’t noticed any changes. I have irrational anxiety and fears that make no sense but I obsessively think of them all day!

I am currently in the process of switching from sertraline to venlafaxine for anxiety. My GP’s instructions were to lower my sertraline dose over a few weeks, have a week of no meds, then start venlafaxine 37.5mg. I had been on 200mg Sertraline for years. I ended up going from 200mg straight into 100mg instead of 150mg as I was ill and couldn’t get to the pharmacy to pick up the 50mg tablets. So had a week of feeling like crap but don’t know how much of that was the virus and how much was the withdrawal. Going from 100mg to 50mg was ok. But 50mg to 0 has been rough. I made it a few days on 0 before dizzyness, trouble thinking clearly, and the effect on my balance and coordination got too rough so I took 50mg sertraline one day. Then made it another few days on 0 until it was too rough again and took half a 50mg tablet yesterday. I was really struggling at work yesterday, dizzy and tired, short term memory was very poor and was feeling like my brain was swimming about in a bowl of custard. I have a day off today and am just having a rest but I have an important meeting to go to tomorrow and I need my brain and body to be functioning. Assuming I still feel like this tomorrow, should I take another 50mg or half tablet sertraline to try get through the day? Or is it safe to try starting venlafaxine yet even though I haven’t had a week of 0 meds? If it wasn’t the weekend I would have popped round to talk to my local pharmacist. I will be seeing my GP again in a couple weeks but I was meant to have started the new meds by then. At this rate I’m not sure I’ll get there if I have to keep trying to get all the way down to 0 for a week.

First up, thank you to everyone here who continues to post about their ongoing issues with eczema, it's been a godsend finding this place!
I started on Dupixent a couple months ago - I have my 4th shot due this coming Tuesday - and the results so far have been amazing. Before starting my eczema covered around 80 - 90% of my body, and was using topical steroids (Eleuphrat) multiple times a day on the majority of my body. I was also taking prednisolone tablets at least once a month for around 10 days at a time (75mg for 4 - 5 days, then 50mg for 3 - 4 days, then one 25mg tablet for a couple of days) to get my skin under control. Since starting on Duploxent I've only had to use the topical steriods a couple of times and very sparingly on a few troublesome spots.
Over the past few weeks my eyes have really started to become very irritated - very red at times and itching like crazy as well. I was told that this could be a side effect of the Dupixent before I started taking it so was kinda prepared for what it might be like, but it's getting a little hard to manage. I've been using Naphcon-A eyedrops (allergy eye relief) to try and combat the redness and itching, and Systane Gel drops to try and keep my eyes lubricated.
I've also had what look like little pimples break out all over my face as well. I don't think it's a herpes simplex virus (I've had an outbreak of this before from a cold sore that got into eczema damaged skin on my face and it was not fun!), this seems to be a bit different to that.
Just wondering how others who are taking Dupixent deal with this, what they use, and whether it settles down at all after a few months? I really don't want to stop with the injections because the change they've made has been amazing, but I also don't want to swap one source of constant annoyance for another!