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Originally Posted by -jimi-
I sort of can relate. I had a terrible time getting on Zoloft but the side effects got better with time. I didn't sleep more than 2 hours every second night the first 14 days on it. I was put on it when it was newish and it was believed starting fast was the best so I started at 100 and upped to 200 after 3 days. I mostly felt nervous, weird and agitated but yes people can have other mental symptoms as well.
For me the worst stuff stopped after 2 weeks when I could sleep a little better and I felt "all better" after about 5 weeks.
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Hi Jimi!
Thanks so much for your reply. It's so nice to know someone else has been here, too. After the first two weeks, how did your sleep improve? Was it a gradual progression or did it just all of a sudden get better? And did you have anxiety about the not sleeping on top of it? I'm pretty sure my anxiety/obsession with the sleep thing is making it worse, but it's hard to relax about it, LOL. I'm not sure if mine is improving, but if I do get to fall asleep within an hour of laying down, I sleep in two hour shifts and wake up every few hours but go back to sleep. It's been like this for weeks, but the first week it was worse and I was sleeping only 2 hours a few nights. Last night I could not fall asleep because my body felt fired up and adrenaline rushed, I tried taking an herbal supplement and after an hour or so I think I fell asleep, and did my usual wake up every 2-3 hours thing, and got like 5-6 hours. I really want to be able to sleep through the night, or at least get a sold 6 hour chunk!
It's good to know after a month you felt more settled. I hope it works that way for me, too!