anxiety panic and zoloft?

Im about to start the generic form of zoloft..ive actually had the prescription for a week now and have so far not taken it…it seems like every time before i want to take the pill i think to hard about it possible side effects and than i start to have an anxiety/panic attack…can any body give me some advice…ive been dealing with anxiety and panic since the third grade and i am now 21….i would really like to take this medication and have a normal productive life…ADVICE AND HELP PLEASE!!!

Wow… Sounds like we are leading very similar lives right now. I suffer from stress/panic disorder as well. I have for all of my life and finally I decided to tell someone about it and get help (i am 22).

I totally agree when i was given the zoloft i started researching it like crazy and tried to find out all of the side effects it could give me. Basically i ended up freaking myself out entirely.

Then I decided what did i really have to lose? Nothing drastically horrible is going to happen to me – honestly there is only good that can come from it. I also decided to take it really slow.

I was given 50mg and i am a very small/petite girl so i cut it in half and have been building myself up for the past week now… and guess what – NO side effects!

I know it is hard but you just need to think positive thoughts and believe that it is only going to help you. If you dont like how you feel you can always stop right away.

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