ZOLOFT Reviews (SERTRALINE HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 3.3 (1667 Ratings)

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ZOLOFT  (SERTRALINE HYDROCHLORIDE):  Sertraline is used to treat depression, panic attacks, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, social anxiety disorder (social phobia), and a severe form of premenstrual syndrome (premenstrual dysphoric disorder). This medication may improve your mood, sleep, appetite, and energy level and may help restore your interest in daily living. It may decrease fear, anxiety, unwanted thoughts, and the number of panic attacks. It may also reduce the urge to perform repeated tasks (compulsions such as hand-washing, counting, and checking) that interfere with daily living. Sertraline is known as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). It works by helping to restore the balance of a certain natural substance (serotonin) in the brain.   FDA Approval Date: 1991-12-30 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR ZOLOFTCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 5  depression decreased sexual function Works well. Less sedation than celexa, less weight gain than paxil M 32 9 months
2/19/2001
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 5  anxiety trouble achieving orgasm...but that has gotten better slight decrease in sex drive...or that may be just getting older?? Zoloft really has worked out well for me. No more anxiety just walking in a room full of people. Depressive epsisodes are far and few between now. M 44 5 years
100mg 1X day
3/29/2010
 5  Anxiety disorder & depression Starting dose of 50mg kept me up all night as though I had drunk a pint of coffee but side effect stopped when halved tablet to 25mg ( apparently sub theraputic dose ? ) 25 MGS works well for me with no side effects. Sex drive not much diminished. Not gained any weight and rarely need sleeping meds any more. So far so good ! I think an improvement on FLUOXETINE which I took for ten years until it pooped out. I still have some obsessional anxiety but combined with CBT I think this drug works well even on a very small dose. I'm generally less irritable and impatient and rarely have trouble sleeping as I did with Prozac. I was surprised that the psychiatric believes the dose to be sub-theraputic but long may it last ! M 45 4 months
25mg 1X day
4/25/2010
 5  depression none Taking it for years M 64
100 2X day
5/8/2010
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 5  Bipolar/Depression During initial startup, I experienced dizziness, nervousness, diarrhea, and even a kind of visual "tracers" effect such as one gets with LSD! Once the drug has reached full effect, these promptly subside. Subsequent side-effects include loss of sexual arousal and diminishment of performance (takes longer to orgasm). Dry mouth. Sweets cravings. Also, a certain blunting of affect happens. Cycling-off can be dire, causing extreme mental and emotional confusion. ZOLOFT has generally been a good, useful drug for me. It sort of "greases" life, so everyday interpersonal transactions and stresses go much more easily; tasks don't seem quite as onerous and daunting. My depression is not usually "sad thoughts and crying", but rather manifests itself with oversleeping, overeating, and a mean, cranky, bitter attitude towards everything. Depression makes thoughts a jumble, a dark foggy cloud, and it's hard to read literature (you keep re-reading the same passage over and over again). ZOLOFT helps tremendously in clarifying my thoughts and reading ability. It lifts the daily mood wonderfully. One side-effect is a certain blunting of affect: sure, your lows are reined-in; but also your joys and happiness and creative afflatus are also blunted. The "Shiny-Happy People" syndrome. Still, worth it. (unlike, say, DEPAKOTE where the side-effects hugely outweigh any possible benefits) M 47 10 years
200mg 1X day
6/29/2010
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 5  Anxiety Libido is really low, almost to low. The irony is that I could care less so the drug must be working :-) M 41 4 weeks
50 1X day
9/21/2010
 5  anxiety, depression, moon swings Starting off 9 years ago it was restless leg syndrome and loss of sexual desire. Quitting gets the sex desire back right away but have vertigo (lightening flashes) This drug was originally developed for porn stars to not ejaculate along with a erection enhancer when they discovered it helped with mood swings. Side affects best are: It Boosts your immune system and I have not been sick in 9 years except when I stopped taking it for two weeks then I got a cold. It may take a few weeks to let it work in. Other drugs and alcohol will change the reaction you get. I sometimes think all is well and stop taking it and realize it's just complacency with everything. Stressful situations would bother me so I take it again. I can skip a day when things are fine. I also take light dosage that I have learned works well for me. Heavier dosages don't hurt but causes me to behave irrationally. If I am working just a half cup of coffee and good food will keep me in high spirits all day. If not then no caffeine. I also take a half a percocet with it daily and it gets me going through the joint pains from work. After 9 years of playing with drug's dosages and other meds affecting it and lots more I know how to use it properly. There's a way to enhance your sex drive way better than it was before you started taking it but then you get back on it later. M 51 9 years
50mg 1X day
8/21/2011
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 5  depression, anxiety and insomnia Very few side effects. Some vivid dreams at first and some difficulty achieving orgasm. Update: After being on 50mg for 8 years, I realized that over the last year or so I drifted back into depression. Went to doc. Upped the dosage to 150mg and I feel wonderful. Anxiety, panic and depression and general apathy is gone. I avoided talking to people and didn't want to leave the house. This happened so slowly and gradually I didn't even notice. Now that I'm back to normal, thanks to zoloft I can see how bad I was. It has literally given me my life back. Give these meds time to work. Start slowly and give them time. M 35 8 years
150mg 1X day
8/19/2014
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 5  Depression and OCD Absolutely NO side-effects whatsoever!! Zero,zilch,nada! Tried all SSRI's and newer SNRI's...Zoloft is superior in every way. This drug I will take for the rest of my life. It is truly life changing. I stopped taking it a year ago just to see if my mind had 'healed' but I was a mess!! Will never try that again!! Also,get the Greenstone generic brand, it's made by Pfizer on the same manufacturing line as real Zoloft, so you can get the real pill for $9.99 for 3 months at some pharmacies!! Ask your pharmacy to order it if they use any other brand!! Don't use Teva or Ranbaxy or Northstar etc. generics there is a difference, trust me! You can't beat this stuff!! The original and best!! M 36 12 years
100mg 1X day
12/2/2011
 5  anxiet/depression/obsessive thought sleeping and feeling like i didnt sleep at all, weight loss then eventual weight gain after 5 years or so. some loss of libido but not bad. This drug saved my life, simple as that statement. I have been on it for ten years. I am sorry to say it dose not work anymore for my anxiety and panic and ocd but still works for depression. Was my saving pill for many years. Please do not be afraid to take it, I was afraid of any pill and still am. This drug can cause some nasty side effects for some people but not everyone. M 28 10 years
250 mg 1X day
2/3/2012
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 5  Major Depression The only side effect which I hope goes away is I can't orgasm. No matter how long I try. I hope its temporary. This drug was nothing short of a miracle on how effective and how fast it ended 8 years of major depression. This was my 4th drug I tried. The other 3 did not work. If this does not work for you never give up and keep trying until you find one that will. Orgasm or not I will not go off of it. M 57 2 weeks
50MG 1X day
3/21/2012
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 5  Asperger's Syndrome none Amazing difference in my son. No longer angry and moody. M 11 3 months
10mg 1X day
8/24/2012
 5  gad and mild depression no negative. Eextremely lowered social anxiety along with neuronton and clonidine. When I ahve run out or try to discontinue abruptly because I fell "ok" I end up having extreme anxiety attacks. M 37 4 years
100mg
5/12/2012
 5  GAD, Panic Disorder, OCD, MDD Sweating and mild weight gain. This medicine gave me my life back. That's just it. M 16 5 years
100 M.G 2X day
9/24/2012
 5  Anxiety, Panic Attacks reduced sexual satisfaction at first (back in full swing now) ; perspiration in hands (gone away for the most part); initial loss of appetite (but is back now); vivid dreams/nightmares; Zoloft is a helluva drug! Couldn't be more pleased! The 1st week, week and half was pretty rough, it actually made my anxiety/panic worse! Daily panic attacks, and felt anxious pretty much all day everyday, but soldiered through, and kept taking the magic blue happy pill. Now, couldn't be more pleased, what it feeling it has been to actually feel like me again, 3, 4 months later here, and I'm still appreciative of how great I feel, it has really given me my life back. Most side effects are gone, still experience mild perspiration in hands from time to time, no biggee, and do have some wacky dreams, but no biggee either. And, every since I've been on the Z, my blood pressure has dropped from prehypertenisve levels to normal levels... added bonus! M 32 4 months
50mg 1X day
12/2/2012
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 5  Depression fatigue Did wonders for sexlife. poo poo gets stiff again would recommend to anyone that is depressed. Thank you too much. M 55 15 years
100mg 1X day
9/5/2012
 5  depression/OCD/anxiety sweating in hot places, low libido It's great drug. I was previously on paxil but it gave me a lot of sedation and I was tired during the day. Zoloft is great for OCD, anxiety and depression. M 27 4 weeks
150 mg 1X day
10/6/2012
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 5  anxiety, focus issues Some yawning, delayed ejaculation but subsided, soar throat (not sure if it's due to Zoloft) This stuff really works for me. Be patient, I tried 6 other drugs first. Paxil drove me nuts. Neurontin and trycyclics didn't work at all. I could feel this stuff work the first day, although full effects usually take a few weeks or more. I was actually able to run the NYC Marathon this year. Be careful of what you read on the internet. Most people cured by these meds don't think to post messages. Only the people who are having trouble do, so most of what you read will be negative and this will make you depressed. Find a doctor you trust, ask how he/she can be reached off hours so you know you have a support line, and be patient. It will pay off. FYI I'm at 150mgs. M 5 months
12/11/2005
 5  Panic Attacks I have tried to come off the medication at least three different times. I failed miserably each time. The medicine has helped me with my professional and personal life. However, complacency and memory loss are some side affects I have endured. I just don't care about a great deal of things that should at the very least upset or concern me. My wife calls them my "happy pills." The medication has been good for me but sometimes I am concerned that I am not really me anymore. The long term side affects of Zoloft concern me. I have not found any reliable studies that indicate whether or not Zoloft will cause any long term serious side affects. M 34 10 years
1/25/2006
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 5  depression Blurred vision at distances. Insomnia, great sex drive, weight gain. Overall this drug is great when it comes to sex. I can acheieve a errection and orgasism. I have been taking Zoloft for almost 2 years. Before that I used Paxil and have no sex drive. M 32 2 years
3/17/2006
  

ZOLOFT  (SERTRALINE HYDROCHLORIDE):  Sertraline is used to treat depression, panic attacks, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, social anxiety disorder (social phobia), and a severe form of premenstrual syndrome (premenstrual dysphoric disorder). This medication may improve your mood, sleep, appetite, and energy level and may help restore your interest in daily living. It may decrease fear, anxiety, unwanted thoughts, and the number of panic attacks. It may also reduce the urge to perform repeated tasks (compulsions such as hand-washing, counting, and checking) that interfere with daily living. Sertraline is known as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). It works by helping to restore the balance of a certain natural substance (serotonin) in the brain.   FDA Approval Date: 1991-12-30 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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