Side Effects From My new Medication | misslucero's Blog


 I am on a new medicine called Zoloft for anxiety and depression. I have only taken it for two days now, today being my third day. The first two days I felt happier with the only side effect being heartburn after I took it. Today however is very different......I feel angry, I feel annoyed easily I am just angry at the world today and feel like yelling and screaming at everyone for everything wrong in my life even though they are all my own problems. My doctor said I would feel this way for a couple of weeks, I don't want to feel this way for weeks before it gets better..... It is also making me extremely drowsy....which I don't like. i know it will take time to get used to and it will be good then, but getting used to it isn't going to be easy I can already tell.


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Posted on 03:22PM on Jun 17th, 2009
Be patient, grasshoppah. It takes weeks for things to level out. The drowsiness might hang on for a bit but that should get better, too, as you start to feel better and get some energy. Anti-depressants alter brain chemistry so it's complicated. Give it time. If you still don't feel right after a couple weeks, call your doctor. Not all meds work for everybody and your doctor may want to try a different one in that case.
Posted on 07:51PM on Jun 17th, 2009
I had a similar experience taking Buspar - for anxiety. It made me a bit angry. I tried several different meds for anxiety - celexa, lexapro, xanax, and others. They all seemed to have side effects, etc. Now I am off medications, and I have been trying to use healthy eating and living, exercise, and vitamins in place of the meds, which seems to work over time. Also discovered there are over the counter, more natural "meds" that may be just as effective, perhaps better than prescription meds (st. john's wort, 5-htp, and others) I am just discovering these recently. I am not a professional, but just giving my piece. Good luck.
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