how long have you been taking it..what does it do for you ? Is it effective ?

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I have anxiety and I take Zoloft for it. I had only tried Xanax before and it didn't help too well, but the Zoloft is wonderful! I've been on it for 9 years now. 100mg once daily.
I've never tried Buspar.

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I thought zoloft was just for the treatment of depression ? Does it treat anxiety as well?

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many depression meds treat anxiety.
As with most medications what works for one person, may not work for another person. And it can take 4-6 weeks before the medication actually "kicks in"

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Zoloft cured me of daily panic attacks and anxiety. I always felt like a crisis was immenient and that's a horrible way to live. I always felt like a deer caught in the headlights. Zoloft has completely changed my life. My sister takes it too and she's not near as snippy as she used to be-less critical, etc... It's a miracle for our genetic makeup! I was thinking that last week as I was at my sons wedding. I was thinking how nervous I would have been if I wasn't on meds. I absolutely enjoyed the wedding and I wouldn't have if I wasn't on 'em. I would have been too nervous, had a couple panic attacks, maybe an IBS attack, etc... It's so much nicer to enjoy life!!!!

I've been on Zoloft for 2 years. 50mg once per day. I think I need to go to the Dr. and get it bumped up, but I am so much better with anxiety and depression than before.

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I'm on 150mg once a day. I can handle 100 but 150 is much better. I'm a very anxious type of person! My sis does 50 unless she is going through a really rough patch and then does 100.

I took Buspar years ago, but it made me lose weight and feel dizzy! For some, that is not a bad side affect, but I was so stressed I was under 100 pounds and stopped having periods, so it was not healthy for me. I switched to Effexor and it was great......tough to wean off of tho.... I felt like I had the flu--upset stomach and full body aches! My doctor gave me Klonopin to get thru the withdrawls and that helped!

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Klonopin is also for seizures. Many seizure meds work for migraine headaches.