Hi, I have just started a new perscription of 25mg zoloft/day, following a trip to the doctor where I had explained before that I had a panic attack while driving a long distance a week prior. A few days before that, my throat has been feeling swollen and sore; but not like strep throat, more like I strained a muscle or something and my glands have been feeling swollen. well, this one time while driving for about 2 hours to get to a meeting, my throat started really swelling and I took ibuprofen for it thinking maybe it would help. As I was driving and massaging it, I must have hit a nerve or somethin because the whole right half of my face went numb for a second and then a tingling feeling started shooting down my shoulder. That's when I have a feeling the panic attack hit me, and I started feeling dizzy and pulled to the side. I tried calling my dad who told me to calm down and keep driving. That didn't work; after about a half mile, I just had the dreaded feeling that I was going to die if I didn't seek medical attention right away (I understand that that was my anxiety). I pulled over and called for an ambulance; when they came they took my vitals and said everything seemed to be normal. That was so frustrating, I can't even tell you in words. I felt like I was going crazy and that no one believed something was wrong with me. Awhile later is when I went to the doctor, and she tested me for strep or something and didn't find anything, so she chalked it up to a viral infection. She also prescribed the zoloft. Since then (about a week ago) I have been feeling really weak, tired, nauseous, and getting headaches for at least a few days now, and my throat seems to be getting worse, like it's starting to feel like strep now too along with the soreness and achy-ness on the outside of my throat. And I know this sounds crazy, but sometimes I'll feel numb on my lower jaw, and the numbness shoots up to my earlobes. Today I feel even worse. My throat is bothering me, and now I'm feeling shaky and flushed,sweaty and weak, and I can't concentrate. I don't know if it's just my anxiety that's causing all this, or if something's actually wrong with me. The medication is such a low dosage that I'm not even sure it could be that.... It's so frustrating not knowing what's wrong with me. I'm going to try and go to the doctors office next week but I thought maybe I'd try here and get a second opinion...