Just started taking Zoloft

I’m only a week in so i think it may be too early to tell if it’s helping but. I need to vent about how i’ve been feeling so far… This last week has been very stressful. my anxiety feels super heightened and i just. can’t stand not feeling…normal? It feels like i’m on the top of a roller coaster and it’s looping the drop over and over again. it’s nauseating, exhausting and i don’t know how to calm myself down. it’s like i can’t catch my breath. I can’t stand the cold chills, the fear, and the shakiness.

For a little context, I have grown a fear of leaving my house. it’s been over a year now and it’s been hell. I do force myself to leave because i know locking myself away is not healthy, but there’s this immense dread that lingers in my chest. i always feel extremely shaky, cold and nauseated after the day is over. especially when i try and sleep. it’s like all my fear crashes down and i shake uncontrollably.

i know i’m not alone. and i know it’s going to be okay. but i’m just very tired.