"i&#039;ve been taking zoloft for 6 months now...began at 25mg. and worked up to 75 mg.  i&#039;m a person who hates being on medicines, so i tapered off to 50 mg and then tried to go back down to 25 mg.  unfortunately the symptoms came back, racing pulse and anxiety.  i&#039;m now back at 50 mg and feel even keel.  it has been humbling for me to admit that i need this medication and i dislike how it makes you feel dependent on it, but i also realize it is doing its job.  i have lost 5-10 pounds since starting it.  the first few weeks i was in a fog and suffered horrible headaches and nausea, but per my doctor&#039;s words those symptoms did subside.  i&#039;ve not had a single panic attack since starting zoloft.  "