Zoloft and bedtime

i started Zoloft on 2/7 (25mg), on 2/22 i started the full dose (50mg). i couldn't sense any changes during the time i was on 1/2, but as soon as i started the full dose the following occurred: very tired/groggy, especially in the afternoons, at bedtime i was very sleepy and on weekends with no alarm slept 12 hours every night! (my normal is 7-8 hours a night). i am not as regular as i usually am. i started feeling itchy on my whole body a few times, and a few days ago my palms started itching like mad. i visited my doctor yesterday and we decided to go back to 1/2 of the dose for a week and then stop - i started on Wellbutrin today, we'll see how that goes.

I have been taking 50mg for the past month for postpartum anxiety. My only complaint is that it makes me feel sleepy. But my anxiety has decreased significantly. I wish I had asked for something months ago.

I want to say first that I have been taking 50 mg. of Zolft now for about 5 years. I take it at bedtime. I hve only forgotten to take it once or twice in five years. The times I did forget however, I would have very strange images in the black space when I close my eyes. If I could get up and take it before going to sleep, in about 20-25 minutes the images would stop and I would fall peacefully to sleep. The nights that I did not take it at all I would have very strange and disturbing dreams. Even with these minor side effects, Zoloft is still one of the best things that has ever happened to me. It has made such a change in my life that I can't say enough good about it.