Hey, all. I’m becoming a regular in this sub. 

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I had another question regarding Zoloft. 

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I was prescribed 50mg Zoloft on Friday, took the first pill on Friday night before bed (as I was recommended to). However, I couldn’t sleep until 4 or 5 in the morning. It felt as if I had worse anxiety immediately after taking the pill. I had dry mouth, cold sweats, and felt confused. This was roughly 30 minutes to an hour after taking the pill. 

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I ended up having a friend talk to me for a couple of hours before I went to bed that night/morning. It was at that point I told myself I’m not taking another one of these pills because I don’t want to do that again. I’d rather do therapy, which is what I’m going to look into tomorrow. 

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It’s probably also worth noting… before taking the first pill, I read a bunch of horror stories about taking Zoloft, so I’m pretty sure I had anxiety taking an anxiety med, which, I guess in a way, led me to feeling even more anxious? Or is it possible the pill itself caused me to feel that way? 

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When I woke up yesterday around noon, I felt fine and felt that way up until around bedtime. I started feeling anxious again, got my mind off of it by watching TikTok, and then fell asleep. When I woke up an hour or two later, my anxiety/fear felt horrible. My arms felt stiff (not sleep paralysis stiff, but I guess heavy, is a better word?), I felt confused again, and I had cold sweats. I kept checking my pulse oximeter to make sure I was alright and not having a heart attack. 

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And then today (Sunday), I felt fine all the way up until nighttime a couple hours ago when I started feeling this odd feeling in my chest. Like an empty feeling? I don’t know how to explain it. But it felt odd. And it also made me feel anxious again. 

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The weird part is how much more anxious I’ve felt since taking the pill one time. I say all of this to ask this question: Is it all in my head/me causing the increased anxiety, or did the one time I took the 50mg pill and stopped taking it after that one time cause it? If that makes any sense? Like, did my anxiety spike because I stopped cold Turkey after one pill? 

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Sorry for the long post and the posts I’ve made in this sub. Just worried is all. Thanks in advance.   


also, how long is it going to stay in my system?