I’ve had panic attacks for approximately 20 years. In the 90′s the antidepressant Pamelor (nortriptyline) helped me for about 4-5 years. Then Paxil helped for another 4-5 years until it recently “pooped out.”
My Psych switched me over from Paxil to Zoloft in the earlier part of May. I started at 12.5mgs and have worked my way up. Since last Tuesday, July 3, I’m taking 150mgs. I’m actually starting to feel somewhat better and have been leaving the house for short trips to the store and around town.
Question is how much Zoloft do you think it will take for me to get rid of these darn panic attacks? If history is any indication I usually need pretty high doses of antidepressents to get a response. I had to take 150mgs of Pamelor (nortriptyline), then Paxil 40-60mgs to get a good response.
I’ve only been on the Zoloft at 150mgs for one week. How long until I see if a “bump up” is needed?
Thank you