Worst panic attack in a while and not sure what to do ! :(

[thelittlestranger]

Okay so my anxiety got pretty bad about two weeks ago and I got signed off of work. Yesterday, I got signed off for an additional two weeks.

On Thursday it will be two weeks since I started taking Setraline (Zoloft) 100mg. Right now, I have a headache, my tummy feels light and weird and I feel REALLY n* and out of breath.

What is going on? Surely if it were the tablets I would have had problems by now?! So scared and I was doing okay.

[spilled_milk]

Have you been feeling like this since you got on the Zoloft? I'm only wondering because you can have reactions to certain types of meds, for example, I had a severe reaction to the Zoloft when I started taking it and became manic, sweaty, etc. but I'm totally fine on Celexa. I've heard of others who have reactions to other meds but are totally fine on Zoloft. If your excess nerves and feeling strange started when you first began to take the tablets, I would talk about it with your doctor.

Otherwise, those symptoms sound like classic anxiety to me! Have you eaten recently? They also sound like hunger. Try and relax, play facebook games or read or watch TV. If you have time off work, then take that time to relax and treat yourself well! To calm the nausea, try ginger or mint tea.

Feel better!

[thelittlestranger]

Thank you for replying so soon!

Nope not really had any terrible symptoms from Zoloft apart from mood swings - that's until now of course! I was on Celexa previously but have now been changed to this one.

I wonder if it is anxiety, because I hate having time off! I have eaten alright today and just managed some homemade pizza so I suppose that's good. It's just how the intensity comes and goes and the feeling in my tummy is horrible - sometimes painful. And I worry when I get a headache as I get them so rarely.