taking zoloft and xanax together

[amandaheineman22]

i started taking zoloft 100 mg 2 times a day and xanax 1 mg 3 times a day and its making me black to the point i stole something and did not come out of it till i was sitting in a holding sell in hand cuffs what does this mean ?

[lynn57]

Wow!  200 mgs of Zoloft and three mgs of Xanax.  Have you ever blacked out before?  You have to see your doctor.  You may need a whole new regiment.  I take Klonopin and find it to be a kinder gentler benzo.  You can't just stop or switch your meds.  It has to be done with your doctor's help.  Slow and easy.....If you are not seeing a psyc doctor, you should consider it.  They are more familiar with the types of meds you are taking.  

[AmyLC]

It's making you what???did you mean  black out?
  Ummmm, what I think is that your overmedicated.  1mg is my max dose for the day and that's a lot!  taking that 3 times a day is too much.. Anyone will tell you that.  Don't try to just stop taking it either - your body is physically dependent on Xanax at this point. I know because my body is dependent on the 1mg/day.  Benzos are weird drugs.  Your doctor should be trying to control your anxiety with the SSRI's like zoloft, paxil, celexa and reduce the xanax to a healthier dosage.

[mammo]

This means you need to contact your prescribing doctor ASAP to determine what is going on.  Don't abruptly stop your medications but definitely talk with your doctor.