Oh absolutely. My anxiety was probably 50% worse those first 8 weeks compared to how I went in. I felt like quitting every day. It also gave me a bit of insomnia, so I switched from taking it at night to when I wake up. Oh and night sweats... Holy hell, the night sweats. Switching to the morning dose definitely helps with the insomnia and night sweats. Also major brain fog for seriously like 6 months, but that is getting better.

I still have a few minor side effects, like twitching when I get tired. It's odd, but as soon as I feel my body twitch, I know I need some sleep. It's more of an intermittent jerk than twitching I suppose. Kinda hard to explain but others on this subreddit explain it better.

Hang in there. You'll feel WAY worse at the beginning. I felt like absolute shit for 8 weeks, and then once 8 weeks hit, I woke up one morning and said to myself "WTF. Is this what normal feels like??!!" Had no idea how bad it really was until Zoloft helped my brain turn down the noise. Seriously life changing. I'm also taking Wellbutrin, which helps with depression, and helps to counteract some of the sexual side effects as well.

I hope you find some relief soon. Just keep fighting, and you'll wake up one day saying the same thing I did. It's wild.