ZOLOFT® users: Do you have trouble focusing while your on it? 100 mg dose.?

Question

It makes me less edgy, and less anxious. I'm not as jumpy, or hyper. Is that what I want? I take it for depression and anxiety. I used to take 50 mg. Now it's 100. I'm a big boy/ 6' 3'', 250 lbs. So I guess it's working. I'm more at ease. How do I know how I'm supposed to feel if I am insane?

Answer 1

I think I may have been on a lesser dose of 50mg? but I don't recall having trouble focusing. Is it a side effect that is listed in the literature? I had a decreased sex drive while on the medication, so needless to say, I quit taking it.

Answer 2

Depends on your age and what exactly you are taking zoloft for. Also it varies from person to person, some people react better to zoloft so need a lower dosage, some need a higher dosage to have the same reaction. Here is some information about the dosage for zoloft and if you have any further quiries ask your docter. ADULTS Depression or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder The usual starting dose is 50 milligrams once a day, taken either in the morning or in the evening. The doctor may increase your dose depending upon your response. The maximum dose is 200 milligrams in a day. Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Doses may be prescribed throughout the menstrual cycle or limited to the 2 weeks preceding menstruation. The starting dose is 50 milligrams a day. If this proves insufficient, the doctor will increase the dose in 50-milligram steps at the start of each new menstrual cycle up to a maximum of 100 milligrams per day in the 2-week regimen or 150 milligrams per day in the full-cycle regimen. (During the first 3 days of the 2-week regimen, doses are always limited to 50 milligrams.) Panic Disorder, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, and Social Anxiety Disorder During the first week, the usual dose is 25 milligrams once a day. After that, the dose increases to 50 milligrams once a day. Depending on your response, you're the doctor may continue to increase your dose up to a maximum of 200 milligrams a day. CHILDREN 6 TO 17 YEARS OLD Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder The starting dose for children aged 6 to 12 is 25 milligrams and for adolescents aged 13 to 17, 50 milligrams. The doctor will adjust the dose as necessary. Safety and effectiveness have not been established for children under 6.

Answer 3

First off, I heart Zoloft. Secondly, if you want to be not as jumpy, hyper, anxious, and edgy, then, yes, that would be what you would want, right? Personally, I've been able to focus better after being on Zoloft than before taking it. The effect of medication varies per person, and if there are any questions, go see the doctor that perscribed it to you.

Answer 4

Don't know why you're on Zoloft but please go to a pharmacy and ask them to give you the folded up piece of paper that comes in every box. Please read about all of the side-effects. My cousin took this at one time and continued having vision problems. I read the side-effects, on the folded up piece of paper from the box, and guess what...............blindness is one of the side effects. I'm sure Zoloft effects different people in different ways but it's still a very dangerous drug. Switch to herbs and exercise a lot - you'll feel much better.

Answer 5

I think it can make you tired, but this often goes away in time.