I’ve (25F) been taking zoloft for about four years, initially for social anxiety disorder. Before taking it, I had also experienced occasional panic attacks, but by and far my main problems were with social anxiety. 

Since I started Zoloft it’s done wonders for a lot of the anxieties I had with being around other people; I noticed that it was a lot easier for me to go to social gatherings and try to make friends. But I’ve also noticed that in the years since, I’ve become a lot more attuned to any physical symptoms I experience, to the point where I often will feel panic around anxiety symptoms that show up or anything that I think might be a side effect of my medication. 

I’m unsure if any of this is making sense. I’m just wondering if this has ever happened to anybody? My panic has been so much worse lately, and it takes a lot of effort to even get out of my house. Obviously with the pandemic I do think a lot of my current panic is related to that, this fear of being around more people after over a year in isolation. But I also know that before I was on Zoloft, even with my social anxiety I was never afraid for my actual life when I was out with friends. I never worried that i was going to have a panic attack when I was at a social gathering, it was more like i was worried everyone would hate me or whatever. Has anyone else experienced this? Would love to know if it’s not just me.