Hi,

I am on Zoloft, and this is the first antidepressant I've ever been on. I only take 50mg once before bed, and to be honest: I've only been on it one night. My doctor said that it wouldn't make my depression or anxiety go away completely but it would help. I don't expect it to take effect yet, because I've only been on it a day and I know it may take a couple weeks. My doctor told me that if nothing else the Zoloft should help me sleep, which after one night I had side-effects which somewhat show that this isn't going to help me sleep. I took the medicine, and i did fall asleep easily, but after about an hour, I woke up supprised... from which point I couldn't get back to sleep. I didn't get more anxious, but I was really restless. I was still tired, but I couldn't lay still and spent a lot of time tossing around and then pacing around my house. Also, it made me feel really sick, for a time, making me nauseous and made me dry heave for a while... after which I had really bad heart burn way until today in the afternoon. Mostly though, I had really strange thoughts and dissorientation. When i could managed to calm the restlessness, the second I closed my eyes I would instantly become disorientated, like I would think I was somewhere else even though i knew I was in my bed. It was very strange, and I have no idea what was happening.

Is there anything I can do to help with these side-effects, should I consider talking to my doctor and moving my dose to the morning, because I was told to take it before I go to sleep to help me get to sleep, and that didnt work. I know after one day I should just wait it out to see how it works after a little while, but I've haven't been able to sleep in a while, and that's fact has just been making me more on edge than normal.

Thank you.