Question: Ive been taking sertraline for 4 years, back in XXXXXXX my family doctor and I decided that we could lower the dose from 50mg to 25mg. All went well no problems. 3 months later we decided to take it every other day. No problems. A couple month or so later we decided to go every 2 days. No real problems.. . Last Wednesday when I was eating dinner I felt a bit sick to my stomach i thought it was just hunger so i kept on eating, i ate desert a little later even had some cereal in the evening. But a couple hours after that I felt nauseous. I laid down on the bed and had a panic attack. Or an anxiety attack I guess.

It subsided in about 30 mins and then I fell asleep. The next day I didnt feel very well in my stomach. I thought maybe I caught a stomach flu, but was worried that it was the meds. So I started taking the Sertraline every day again. Its been a week and I seem to be having reconditioning symptoms. Sweats, not sleeping well, stomach has been feeling ill, nervousness and some anxiety.. I want to know if its because I started back on the meds the way I did and if this will subside. I did go see my family doctor but he seemed to think that it was my hyperacidity affecting my stomach...and that I could continue on the 25mg dose. I feel really anxious too sometimes. I should add, he did give me zofran to take for my nausea but that just gave me major headaches and major anxiousness. I took a total of 4 between Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Yesterday I did not take any, he told me to stop and gave me something else, but I have not taken it because the nausea isnt that bad. I am trying to figure out what is wrong with me. I do remember having some of these symptoms when I first started on zoloft 4 years ago but this time I was technically never "off" of it completely. It was still in my system somewhat, as I was taking it every 2 days.

So it may not be discontinuation symptoms obviously, maybe I got term wrong.

What I meant was I was down to taking it only ever "2" days. So basically 3 days a week I would take the zoloft. Then all of sudden I started taking it EVERY DAY. So it was in a sense doubling the dose over night. The symptoms I've had are solid with what ive read on the web regarding Zolofts side effects which are to go away after a week or two.

So buy saying " One is due to zoloft itself as you had history of some symptoms when you had started zoloft first. "

You believe that it IS possible that these symptoms I am feeling are because I RESTARTED the medication again so suddenly. Even with such a low dose, its not a discontinue symptom but a "continuation" symptom. IE coming back on something after weaning off of it. I mean you could argue by taking it every 2 days I was basically off the drug almost complete right? Especially at such a low dose. So by coming back on it completely it started creating some side effects. It has been 7 days since I am now back on it every day and the side effects are still persisting as I mentioned in my previous message.

The anxiety is getting worse it seems. Now when I try to take a nap in the morning I cant sleep. I lay there and when I feel like I am falling asleep its like the anxiety suddenly kicks in and i feel this upset feeling in the pit of my stomach that only lasts a few seconds but it keeps me from sleeping. On top the of the sleepless nights of feeling hungry all the time, this is making this almost unmanageable. I have also started developing some left side flank pain as well that comes and goes. I am have an appointment with a gastroenterologist tomorrow morning. I certainly hope he can treat this, I dont know who else to turn to.