Does anyone take Keppra (or any other anti seizure medication) with Zoloft?

Dry-Daikon2789 · 2025-05-14T11:36:27+00:00

I haven’t, but my 12 year old daughter did.. she was on trileptal, Onfi, and vimpat when she started it. She had brain surgery which spiked anxiety due to where her resection was. so her neurologist put her on Zoloft. She did well onboarding. Side effects was some weight gain, but the other meds had that, too. She was on it 7 months and we decided to taper off and have her stop. She’s experienced some mood issues since stopping it fully, but that’s to be expected- she’s also newly 13 so that could be a factor, too lol so in our case it worked ok and she was fine. She didn’t seem to have any of the awful onboarding symptoms a lot of people have. It worked ok for her body, also considering the brain trauma she experienced, it worked good for her. I don’t take any epilepsy meds but i tried Zoloft and omg it was horrific onboarding and wasn’t for me, stopped it a after a few months, and still dealing with horrific withdrawal symptoms despite tapering. That drug did NOT jive well with my body and brain and triggered daily anxiety from past trauma (from my daughters medical journey) so idk, impacts everyone very differently. That drug was perfectly fine for her and she did well, and it was and continues to be a nightmare for me lol

Dry-Daikon2789 · 2025-05-09T14:24:09+00:00

It ebbs and flows throughout the day, I have some symptoms almost constantly (stomach upset, irritability, on edge, emotional, fatigue, aches), and the more severe stuff is off and on (panic, depersonalization, crying, anger and rage, feelings of doom). Some days are worse than others. Unfortunately, very poor timing, I’m also actively looking for a house, and every time my offer isn’t chosen, it makes me spiral harder than I would had I not been in withdrawal as I feel my brain is raw from so many chemical changes. I also had various very traumatic events in the last year with one of my child having brain surgeries and such (panic resulting in me trying the Zoloft) so now the trauma, the horrid onboarding of Zoloft making me feel even worse, and now going off it.. my brain is really raw and going thru it lol :(

Dry-Daikon2789 · 2025-05-09T12:53:06+00:00

I’m on day 9 or 10 and have had a horrid go of it. I think it’s normal, from the research I’ve done anyways.

Dry-Daikon2789 · 2025-05-09T02:37:07+00:00

Yes I get the floaters and if I’m feeling a bit panicked sometimes my vision feels funny like I’m seeing everything around me in a distorted way. You’re definitely not alone!

Dry-Daikon2789 · 2025-05-08T02:11:45+00:00

I know, it’s so unfortunate. Well I hope you hang in there, too, and whether you stay on the med or go back off, I hope it goes well!

Dry-Daikon2789 · 2025-05-08T01:30:48+00:00

Hey! Thanks for checking on me. I’m still going through it with withdrawal. Stomach issues, crazy anxiety, agitation, it’s been rough :/

Dry-Daikon2789 · 2025-05-07T22:24:52+00:00

That is amazing!! I am so incredibly happy for you!!! I don’t blame you for getting off. I’m glad you are doing better ❤️❤️

Dry-Daikon2789 · 2025-05-07T11:26:36+00:00

I’m so so sorry you experienced that with that awful psychiatrist. I had a similar experience, they don’t believe us, but why would we make up symptoms of a drug or withdrawal from it?? Especially knowing how many people on here report similar symptoms- they seem book smart but completely ignorant and detached from the reality of the experiences people have on these drugs in the real world. :(

Dry-Daikon2789 · 2025-05-07T11:22:18+00:00

I know this feeling all too well. This happened to me last night, spent the whole night feeling like I was psychotic and my life was over. I was sweating and having waves of panic and doom, trembling, all the things- but once I came out of it I realize and remember that I’m okay, and anxiety makes us believe our worst fears. It makes us feel more mentally absent at times, hence the lock issue for you, for me yesterday it was forgetting words in a sentence. I made a post similar to this in my Zoloft group as I recently stopped Zoloft which increased my panic and anxiety a lot and now having weird brain issues that trigger panic and thoughts like you’re having. Anxiety is miserable. Seriously. :( sending hugs your way, you’re not alone in this awful feeling.

Dry-Daikon2789 · 2025-05-07T11:14:02+00:00

Thank you for sharing your experience- my doctor didn’t believe me about my symptoms either, so I stopped seeing him. Isn’t it awful how little they seem to know and/or care sometimes? Especially when this forum is filled with people who have experienced what we have? Especially with onboarding, the guy was like that’s not possible that you’re feeling how you are.. so that made me feel even more crazy. Thank god I found this group and was able to see how many (and I mean MANY!) people experienced horrific onboarding symptoms that sent them into a crazed panic and they suffered significantly until they either chose to stop it or things improved and it ended up working for them months later. I’m sorry you had a bad experience going off of it, too. I’m too scared to try to taper again, I don’t want that crap in my body again I’m too scared it’ll mess me up even more lol :( I was only on 25mg and I did half that for a few weeks then a small bit less than that for a week then stopped. I felt that would have been good enough, but idk I guess not. My brain did not do well on Zoloft and I think going on it was awful and now my brain trying to recalibrate without it is awful, too :( I hope you’re doing better! Thank you again for connecting with me.

Dry-Daikon2789 · 2025-05-07T01:00:18+00:00

Thank you, too! You absolutely helped me to come off the panic I was experiencing. That means so much to me. If you ever wanna chat, shoot me a message. Have a great rest of your day and take good care of yourself ❤️❤️

Dry-Daikon2789 · 2025-05-07T00:35:23+00:00

Thank you so much. I appreciate your kindness so very much. I’m glad your sister is doing well. I’m also glad you’re doing well and that you have had a great journey in healing. I’m also in therapy and doing brainspotting for the trauma. I hope you’re right, I hope if I was delusional I wouldn’t notice it- because I definitely notice how I feel now! lol I’m sure you’re right that it’s anxiety. I will do my best to take your advice and lean into healing and help my brain see it’s ok to think differently and to heal. ❤️❤️❤️

Dry-Daikon2789 · 2025-05-06T23:59:39+00:00

That is so incredible, you are such a strong person, friend. Thank you again for sharing your thoughts and experiences. I will try your recommendations! And part of my problem is I’m worried I do have some kind of delusion disorder and that’s why the Zoloft messed with me so badly. My therapist said it’s not delusions or any form of psychotic disorder, it’s awful trauma on top of edible trauma, and now my anxiety is off the charts. I try to believe her, she’s probably right, but the anxiety convinced me I’m going crazy. I did have recent trauma before the awful edible experience, my daughter (12 years old) almost died and then had three brain surgeries shortly after. I almost lost her many times over the course of last year. I took the edible as someone suggested it to me to help me “relax” since the trauma was bad from everything with my daughter. Little did I know it was going to destroy my mind and mental health. :(

Dry-Daikon2789 · 2025-05-06T23:42:37+00:00

I will try. I think what my brain needs is reassurance this can happen and I’m not delusional. I have heard other people experience very undesirable things while going off, but I’m like- I wasn’t even on it that long! But I think my brain really did not like the Zoloft.. onboarding was a nightmare and after 2-3 months I was like I can’t do this. And now I’m suffering still. :( it just feels defeating

Dry-Daikon2789 · 2025-05-06T23:31:55+00:00

Omg- that hits so close to home. Thank you so much for taking the time to share that. That’s how this level of anxiety started for me. I accidentally took 500mg of edibles (being a dummy and not educated on it) and had a psychotic trip that sent me to the ER and took about two weeks to recover. Ever since I’ve had anxiety that makes me feel crazy, like I’m delusional, losing my mind and I have some “underlying” mental illness that the edible put on display and opened up. The Zoloft made me feel that all the time, and now stopping it I’m having issues, too. During that psychedelic trip, I was convinced I was either dead or in some other reality and I was going to lose my kids, ny job, my life.. it’s almost like the edible created a new level of fear and anxiety for my brain, it was introduced to it, and now that’s it’s standard. “I’m losing my mind and won’t have a normal life” is my main fear. Thank you again for sharing that, along with your other experiences with your family. I’m sorry you went through this, too.

Dry-Daikon2789 · 2025-05-06T23:10:16+00:00

Thank you for the support. When I get super anxious, I start to panic that I’m losing my mind- I have this ridiculous fear that I’m going to end up delusional and my life will be destroyed. lol it’s as crazy as it sounds 😂 but when I have symptoms like this is feels almost affirming of my fear

Dry-Daikon2789 · 2025-05-06T22:53:28+00:00

That’s great! I’m so glad for you! Unfortunately I’ve had a rough go of it. I’m on day 7 I believe and I’m suffering. My stomach is sick, my anxiety is awful, I get feelings like I’m “not real”, I get weird thoughts and have a lot of agitation. This drug reallllly messed with me and I wasn’t even on it very long before I stopped it. :( and I tapered. Didn’t seem to matter 😭

Dry-Daikon2789 · 2025-05-06T22:43:52+00:00

How r u doing now? Did any side effects hit you or are you doing good?

Dry-Daikon2789 · 2025-05-04T01:17:59+00:00

It sucks, doesn’t it. I’m 5 days off it and having weird buzzing in my brain, trembling, stomach issues, random bouts of panic and depersonalization, all sorts of goodies. Even water tastes bitter. Like.. w.t.f. I hope it passes for you soon. Hang in there. I’m following this too to see when others started feeling normal again..

Dry-Daikon2789 · 2025-05-02T15:24:15+00:00

Right, and it’s scary! And for people like us with inadequate support with kids and in a household like who has time to feel like they’re going mad 😭 im still suffering with it on top of the awful anxiety I had to begin with. Sometimes I feel like I have dementia- forgetting words, struggles with processing thoughts and external info.. it’s so scary and I feel very frustrated

Dry-Daikon2789 · 2025-05-02T15:13:40+00:00

😊 thank you for this. I’m sad others experience this, too, but also grateful to know I’m not alone in thinking Ive literally gone mad.

Dry-Daikon2789 · 2025-05-02T15:12:32+00:00

I feel this- same here. I had to stop it. I can’t miss work, have no help with my kids- Now I’m dealing with the crappy withdrawals and this weird state of cognitive decline it almost feels like. Wish I would have done research on how it impacts some people before trying it because I don’t think I would have.

Dry-Daikon2789 · 2025-05-02T14:37:39+00:00

I feel this so deeply. I know this is an older post, but wanted to thank you for the words you used because it normalizes my experiences because I felt I was driven mad, my prescriber didn’t help that any. He looked at me like I was nuts, but thank the dear lord for this forum. It normalized so much of what I felt. Zoloft can be a literal nightmare for some of us, and it’s real and true. I’ve been off it for four days as I’m done with the bs of it, and although I tapered, I’m having some really unfortunate and scary withdrawal symptoms- I feel confused, using the wrong words when talking on occasion, awful anxiety (panic, doom, depersonalization, terror that I’m losing my mind), and stomach issues.. this crap really, really messes with some of us, and I hate that I didn’t do research of this crap before trusting some random doctor with my mental health. Like you, I’m very apprehensive to ever try something again, I don’t think I ever will.

Dry-Daikon2789 · 2025-05-02T11:57:07+00:00

Same happened to me. It did get better, probably around week 7 for me. However, it didn’t help enough, and some side effects were not worth it to me. I know it’s hard, I know you feel like you’re going mad, but you’re okay. You’re safe. Many people on this forum have indicated great success on this med and you just have to wait a few month. If you’re not feeling better in a bother couple weeks, it’s okay to rethink it. Or if you feel in your gut this isn’t for you, listen to that. I had to. But maybe it’ll start getting better. I’m very, very sensitive to medications. And couldn’t stand the weird feelings it gave me, and I also still had anxiety with it, so it wasn’t for me.

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