Im on Zoloft for anxietyplease read

Finally my doctor moved out of state and I had to find another one. I think that was the best thing that could have happened for me. On my first visit to my new doc I explained what I had been going through to him. He told me that we would immediately begin weaning myself off the Zoloft and get me on something else. Let me stress to you how important it is to SLOWLY wean off that medicine. It took me about 6 months to get off it. I would break tiny chips off the pills and take less and less. The side effects were horrible. I has uncontrollable muscle jerks, headaches, blurry vision, "brain zaps", muscle tension, memory loss, and alot of other side effects. It was one of the worse experiences I can remember in my life. (like I said, I was on it for over 5 years) I was then prescribed Effexor and it made me feel like I couldn't breathe. Next I was given .25 mgs. of Xanax and for the first time in 16 years I finally felt some relief. The xanax was my miracle drug. It will literally stop an anxiety attack in it's tracks within 5 minutes of taking it. I have heard it has worked wonderfully for many other anxiety sufferers as well. I highly recommend it. I take it only as needed.

I suggest having a serious talk with your doctor and tell him that you would like to try something else. Tell him that you feel like your quality of life is decreasing steadily and something had to be done about it. If he or she refuses to give you anything else to try then go to another doctor. Most of the time they are hesitant about prescribing xanax because it is so easy to become addicted to. I just told my doctor point blank that I was tired of taking meds daily that did not help and I want something just to help get me through the hard times and attacks. I explained that I had tried xanax and it helped me more than anything else ever had. I am so glad I have it now. I still have the anxiety, but I am able to stop the attacks and get on with my days. Before I would sit home and worry about when the next attack was going to happen.