anxiety and "highs" on zoloft

i have been taking zoloft for 3 months. when i was 5 months pregnant i began having terrible anxiety again (had it all through high school), so bad i couldnt drive anymore let alone take showers. after i had my daughter i couldnt leave the house, i was on a whole new level. so they gave me zoloft and the experience was terrible, i woke up and my body would have like waves of heat, i couldnt sit still, anxiety, grinding of the teeth, and weird vision but i think it was the dilated pupils, it was like i was on exstacy. so they told me bp patients tend to react to ssri's like that. i dont think im bp and the seroquel they put me on made me in a weird dream like state and a zombie. since the 3 months i have been on zoloft i have been great, few anxiety episodes and im driving again!! i was wondering if anyone has had that kind of reaction or experience. thanks

[M4Y0U]

Seroquel is one of the most sedating antipsychotic out there so yes the most reported side-effect is ''weird dream like state and a zombie''.

About the Zoloft, yes indeed everyone can react differently to drugs, side effects vary from person to person. It's normal at first to have side-effects that might be overwhelming at first but those tend to disappear once the therapeutic lag is gone or after the first week.

There's is one thing I don't understand. You said you had a terrible reaction on Zoloft so they tried Seroquel and then put you back on Zoloft?

M4

[leelee201]

I am currently back on zoloft. Almost 3 weeks and it hasn't really kicked in yet. How long did it take for zoloft to start working for you? Sometimes when you first start taking a med or go back on meds the side affects make your conditions worse instead of better but it tends to go away.

[pinkgurl361]

no they kept me on the zoloft when they tried the seroquel, it was supposed to balance out that "high" feeling i had. after the first week of zoloft i felt somewhat calmer inside, but my symtoms (symptoms) started coming back, but i think it wasnt fully in my system yet. i just take xanax as needed. but after a month and half i felt a big diffence. im new to this web site and its nice to know im not alone

[leelee201]

Are you still on the zoloft and seroquel along with the xanax or just xanax?