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Zoft and xanax
I suffer from panic attacks and my dr recommends that I take zolf. I heard it can make you sleepy in the beginning and sometimes insomia. Do you recommend that I take it at night or the morning, and if it causes insomia can I take xanax to help me sleep.
It's ordered haven't picked it up yet. I have been taking xanax to help me sleep at night. Plus he wants to start on a low dose of 12.5 mg for the first week and increase the dose as tolerated up to 50 to 100mg. To help with less side effects.
Sweetie, like I told you before, it's impossible to know how YOU are going to do on Zoloft. Some people report drowsiness, others report insomnia, still others report zero issues.
It doesn't matter what time of the day you start taking it, just pick morning or bedtime, and start with that. You can always adjust the dose time to help you tolerate any side effects (if you even have any), down the line.
As for the Xanax, a short term course of Xanax to be taken as needed during your adjustment period of the Zoloft would be okay. Taking a benzo for sleep isn't usually ideal. This is something you will have to discuss with your doctor. Are you prescribed Xanax?
A saying my dad always says..."don't borrow trouble"...meaning, don't worry about something you don't have to worry about yet. You're already nervous about trying a medication, the last thing you should be doing is planning how you will handle a side effect. The more you worry about these things, the more likely you will experience something along the lines of it. The power of suggestion is huge for an anxious person.
If you've decided to try Zoloft, the very best advice I could give you is THROW yourself into something that will keep you occupied and busy. The less you think about it, the better. Don't count days, don't keep logs.....just go with it.
Do you already have the medication?
It doesn't matter what time of the day you start taking it, just pick morning or bedtime, and start with that. You can always adjust the dose time to help you tolerate any side effects (if you even have any), down the line.
As for the Xanax, a short term course of Xanax to be taken as needed during your adjustment period of the Zoloft would be okay. Taking a benzo for sleep isn't usually ideal. This is something you will have to discuss with your doctor. Are you prescribed Xanax?
A saying my dad always says..."don't borrow trouble"...meaning, don't worry about something you don't have to worry about yet. You're already nervous about trying a medication, the last thing you should be doing is planning how you will handle a side effect. The more you worry about these things, the more likely you will experience something along the lines of it. The power of suggestion is huge for an anxious person.
If you've decided to try Zoloft, the very best advice I could give you is THROW yourself into something that will keep you occupied and busy. The less you think about it, the better. Don't count days, don't keep logs.....just go with it.
Do you already have the medication?
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