Ive been taking Zoloft for 2 weeks now and Ive noticed that Im just exhausted. Like I dont have the energy to engage with my intrusive thoughts. Anybody have this experience on an SSRI?

It looks like the max is 200mg. Just googled it

I prefer sleeping to intrusive thoughts for sure, but I wish I didnt have to sleep to not have them you know? Maybe its just a phase of the medication. Ill definitely bring it up to my therapist tomorrow.

Thank you! Its been a rough road

Finally being home with my son and doing my best to give him love

@luchalysol Yay. I am so so proud of you for that. How has it been?

@Daisy102 It has been good. Im back in my home state. Arrived on Saturday. Thoughts are still there but Im slowly learning to give them less attention and enjoy my family.

This gives me hope, what med are you taking?

@luchalysol Zoloft as well. Started with half a pill for a week (25mg) and then upped to full pill (50mg). So I’ve been on it for a total of 3 weeks. 2 weeks full dose. Hoping I just continue to see improvements!!! How much are you taking?

@Freemeofocd Super happy you're seeing improvements! Hoping you see more and more progress! I started with 50mg 2 weeks ago

Im hoping so. Thank you! Are you taking any medication?

@luchalysol I started Zoloft recently as well and it did make me a bit tired here and there with some brain fog. Its lessened though. I also have some weird tingling feelings that come and go when Ive upped the dose.

@Ladyoftheleaves22 Yes! Thats how I feel right now. Just tired and foggy. How long have you been taking it?

@luchalysol Ive been on it for like a month or so, but i started at a super low dose with the liquid Zoloft so I could increase slowly. Im super sensitive to meds and am really nervous about taking them so this has helped me reduce side effects. But i did feel tired/foggy for a few days a couple weeks after I started.

@Ladyoftheleaves22 I did read they offer liquid versions, whats your dose right now?

@luchalysol Its def helpful. Im at 30mg now. And i increase it by a couple mg every day or every other day. Its helped me continue taking it. I hope the zoloft works for you!

@Ladyoftheleaves22 Awesome! I wonder what the final dose is. It seems to have helped so far but its too soon to know.

@luchalysol Oh i know! I wonder too. Whatever dose helps the best I guess! Here we are accepting uncertainty 😁

@Ladyoftheleaves22 Yes! I just dont have the energy to engage with ocd right now which I guess is good. But then I get a bit anxious over not being anxious enough. But not like I used to.

@luchalysol Ugh this happens to me too! I literally just posted about this earlier. OCD attacks even the positive moments. Im sending good vibes you way and hopinf that it works out for you.

@Ladyoftheleaves22 What dose are you on now?

@Ladyoftheleaves22 I have this in literally every positive moment I have. Or if ocd forgets about me for a moment and I notice, in come the thoughts again. Its a horrible illness but hopefully it gets better with time, treatment, and meds.

@Ladyoftheleaves22 I was started on 50mg 2 weeks ago

@luchalysol Oh ok. So youre getting there!

@Ladyoftheleaves22 Yes! I also just got the ocd workbook so Im hoping that further helps

@luchalysol Oh good. I hope it helps!

@Ladyoftheleaves22 Yes, gotta try whatever I can to help. Ill be ending my therapy through nocd soon so I wanna keep working on it with some self help books. Ill be turning my focus on treating my ptsd while reading the book.

@luchalysol How do you like the therapy through nocd? Have you found it helpful?? I start on the 22nd. Also, new symptom of Zoloft I’m discovering is actually the opposite of drowsiness. I’m noticing I’m wired come the evening time 😳 usually never have an issue sleeping. Heard that’s a common side effect and I’m just now starting to experience it

@Freemeofocd I liked it, I plan on continuing but after I go to therapy for my ptsd since ocd tends to piggy back on that. I can only afford one at a time. So I wanna do the workbook while I do the other therapy to essentially treat both at the same time. Im still in the tired phase of Zoloft. I dont have as much energy to engage with ocd which I guess is a good thing. Im always sleepy. Probably the body goes through phases of getting used to the medication