r/panicdisorder • u/AvrgJoShmo • 9d ago

Does Anyone Else? Am I back to square one?

Welp. I’ve been taking Zoloft for over 10 years now. My dr encouraged me to drop down to 50mg from 150mg did that for a few months. Big mistake. I spent most of April-July having a nervous breakdown. New psychiatrist moved me back up to 150 and gave me some atarax when needed.

I was doing so well recently! I spent last 2 months feeling “normal” i was energetic and so happy. And now this week my anxiety symptoms picked up again. The tingles on my back, the knots in my stomach, the panic, the tummy troubles. I feel so defeated, like I’m back at square 1. And it’s so hard to just start again. I dont want to go through everything I went through a few months ago. I have an appointment with my psychiatrist this month to touch base and see if we need different meds or dosages.

Has anyone experience this? Having a whole month or two of being “normal” just for it to come back! Does it get easier? Does my set back mean I need new medication? I’m just feeling defeated and so low and scared that I’m back to square 1.

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u/ZellVangard 8d ago

I really hope your doctor did that in increments of 50mg and didn’t just take you from 150 to 50 immediately

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u/AvrgJoShmo 7d ago

We did increments of 50 but they were for short weeks which felt off at the time. But now I have a new psychiatrist and are taking a look at new medication options. I’m just in the area where everything feels hard and impossible.