Just started Ativan, 1mg at night, Zoloft 25 mg in morning

Cannot tolerate Zoloft. Gonna taper to 25 mg then off in 2/3 days. Have only been on 10 days but side effects are enormous! Panic attack this morning. Wow!

Severe brain buzz. It was like torture and the only time I could get away from it was sleeping. I started a low dose of Prozac and low dose of Benadryl and it helped. Now the brain buzz only happens every now and then. Read up on weaning off SSRI’s. I read articles published by the Cleveland Clinic and Mayo Clinic.

Cut the Ativans in half.

Hi:
Sorry you are going through this.
There is no way to know from what you said whether it is an interaction between these two drugs or if it is one OR the other Also, if you are on any other medications, it could be a bad interaction.
Please speak to the Doctor who prescribed these asap and he/she needs a list of ALL the medications (prescription and over the counter) drugs you are taking and in what doses.
I wish you all the best. Let us know what happens.

Went back to 7.5mg of Mirtazapine. Stopped Zoloft. The last 3 mornings were way too hard. Doctor said it was OK to switch since I had been on 50mg Zoloft for only 6 days. We’ll see. This morning is much calmer. About 5.5-6 hrs sleep.

Thank you. Switched back to Mirtazapine. We’ll see. Would love to wean off all the meds!!

Back to 15mg Mirtaz b4 bed and starting 5 mg Lexap in the morning. We’ll see. Looking only forward.

I take .5 Ativan at night and 5mg Lexapro in the am and I feel fine. I also take Trazadone when my brain wont quiet down at bedtime.

Saw Psych Dr. new med regime 15mg b4 bed .5 mg Lexapro mornings. 2nd night the 15 didn’t give me that much sleep. Trying to trust process.

That is why I strongly believe changes in medications be made one at a time. That way you have a better idea of which medication may be the one causing the issues.