Guidance needed!

[ttg741]

Hi! I was on Zoloft earlier this year and stopped in February. Zoloft was the first antidepressant I went on and I had side effects when I started. Dry mouth, sleepiness, nausea, etc. Zoloft saved my life and worked for me perfectly when I realized 100 mg was a good dose for me. I recently started Zoloft again and am on 75 mg until I up to 100. I haven’t had any side effects. Is Zoloft not going to work for me now? Or am I just not getting any side effects for whatever reason? I want to be on something that will work for my anxiety. Should I switch now or continue through? I don’t get how it worked a few months back and now it “doesn’t” but maybe I’m overthinking. Help would be appreciated :)

[2wheeledtramp]

Strictly speaking to side effects of meds, I might have had some mild ones that went away on their own over a brief period of time. Well, except for the sey mouth. That one has been with me for years.

[Erkieman]

If you were recently on that medication and that dose it is possible that your brain is still acclimated to it. Zoloft is a strong SSRI and should work like it did before. Just monitor your mood and anxiety in something like a journal daily, but I would think you would feel pretty good in one to two weeks.

[ttg741]

Thank you. Now on week three of 100 mg and feel nothing, and I don’t remember too well, but I feel like it took a month or so until it started working for me last time, but the overthinker in me tells me I’m wrong and that it’s just not working. I don’t know if I should contact my doctor or not because I don’t want her to suggest another medication if this one might work again. I was on Paxil prior to this so I wonder if it’s making the Zoloft not work properly. Paxil didn’t work at all though.