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/
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DATE ADDED
 
 5  clinical depression Headaches,diarrhea,irregular sleep patterns. Went through a major depressive period in my life where i was in a very dark place and almost suicidal. Suffèred from bouts of emotional overload where i coulďn't stop crying. Massive waves of emotion just swamped me. Doctor concerned enough to suggest cognitive behaviour therapy (cbt) with a mental health practitioner.along with zoloft. Didnt think either was having much effect until after a couple of months i realised the emotional waves had stopped and i was beginning to laugh again. Very happy with zoloft. Have had periods of coming off Zoloft "cold turkey" but suffered bad pounding headaches and irregular sleep patterns, especially waking up very early. Diarrhea was a problem but nothing compared to other two. Now back on Zoloft for forseeable guture. 58 2 years
50mg
11/30/2014
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 2  Panic disorder Depression, tiredness, lack of concentration, muscle aches, head aches, nausea, loss of appetite, crying spells, hot/cold sweats I don't know if I should continue the medication, I feel like its making my symptoms worse or better. It chooses its days, like a rollercoaster. F 20 2 years
25mg
11/30/2014
 5  anxiety/depression Good antidepressant. Took away the mind racing. Took away the panic and anxiety Give it a chance F 43 1 months
50mg
11/26/2014
 4  Depression, GAD, OCD Night sweats I don't really remember my initial reactions to Zoloft but wanted to share my long term experience. Zoloft has been good for me. I did not gain weight and have been able to have orgasms. Unlike Paxil, which I took in the more distant past, Zoloft did not make me chronically constipated. I have continued to have breakthrough episodes of depression/anxiety (even after adding Wellbutrin a couple of years ago), but the length is shortened and the bottom not nearly as deep. Adding Wellbutrin was also good - reduced the damaging sense of existential loneliness that often lurked in the background of my mind. The only long term side effect that I am aware of is sweating at night. Because of my continued depressive episodes, a Psychiatrist is changing me to Effexor. It inhibits norepinephrine as well as seratonin (I'm also continuing Wellbutrin). F 40 6 years
100mg 2X day
11/25/2014
 4  Major Depression/OCD/Major Anxiety Dizziness, dry mouth, mild sour stomach(no vomitting), slight insomnia, weight loss, mild apathy, decreased sex drive, and fatigue. I'm a nurse who works on nightshift. I've always had bouts of depression, I have a history of major anxiety to the point of it being physically painful, and developed OCD over time. When I switched to nights I became a complete mess. I could not even lift my head up because of how depressed I felt, and it scared me. I asked my PNP to give me zoloft, after thinking long and hard. I was extremely skeptical and afraid to take it, terrified to say the least, because I had a horrible reaction to a few other anti-Ds. After having it on my nightstand for about a week, I finally started taking the first weeks 25mg and then upped it to 50mg the following week, which I am on now. I must say that I noticed a dramatic difference- I'm always tired because of night shift, but I feel NO depression. I find myself able to fully concentrate, despite the slight dizziness and brainfog it gives. I stated I feel apathy, but I believe its because I feel apathy towards things that used to make me sad and depressed, and anxious. As far as my OCD, I have less trouble dealing with my intrusive thoughts and am not a nervous wreck following my episodes. Even though I feel slightly numbed out, I notice I'm more relaxed than I have ever been-the brainfog does not interefere with my patient care and safety. I have not had to take as much lorazepam 0.5mg PRN like before, that is an improvement. Honestly, I get nervous about feeling good on this medication and almost believe too-good-to-be-true, but I t F 24 14 days
50 1X day
11/12/2014
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 4  severe anxiety/panic attacks I have taken this for 18 days. sweaty palms and feet.a feeling of being overly warm in general. Trouble staying asleep at night. Waking early in the morning then being a little tired all day. I am also taking 1 mg ativan daily. I am feeling better, but I know the meds take time. Did lose my appetite the first 2 weeks and lost about 8 lbs. F 31 2 weeks
50mg
11/11/2014
 1  I wasn't I didn't bc I never touch or did don't even know what It about M 16 1 months
mas
10/30/2014
 4  depression I've been experiencing stiff jaws, always tired and dramatic weight loss... 5 pounds in 1 week F 31 1 weeks
50mg
10/28/2014
 5  depression and anxiety I had none!! it really made me feel better F 14 7 months
75mg 1X day
10/27/2014
 1  GAD/BP Migraine, horrible thoughts, shaking, PANIC!!! Feelings of going insain. 18 hours and counting of HELL!!!! I only took one 25mg does. Half of what my Dr gave me an Rx for. I can hardly type still! Think long an hard before you try this drug. M 36 1 days
25mg 1X day
10/27/2014
 3  Depression and anxiety The first time I took Zoloft was for depression and explosive anger when I was 19 and it worked like a dream. Now im 28 and it gave me restless leg syndrome, paranoia, anxiety and I craved sweets constantly. On the plus side my memory did improve alot ( im ADD) Now im on Lexapro lets see how this goes. F 28 4 months
100
10/26/2014
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 5  MDD and GAD In the beginning stages of 25 MG I experienced some nausea and quite a few headaches, but those ceased after two weeks, at most. It helped my depression immensely. It was such a slow and gradual process that I didn't quite realize it until a month ago. The anxiety has been slightly helped although it is still strongly present. I would strongly recommend it, although it won't work for everyone. F 13 6 months
150 MG 1X day
10/7/2014
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 1  Anxiety.depression Six hours after my first small (25mg) dose I had diarrhea. Then I was okay for a few days. On day 3 I tried to exercise and began sweating profusely after about 10 minutes. I awoke on day 4 with nausea and listlessness. I tried to go to work but could not. I laid on my sofa for hours, sometimes awake, sometimes asleep, feeling nauseated and listless. I was not about to take pill #5. My doctor told me it was an easily tolerated medication. Well, not for me. M 63 4 days
25mg 1X day
10/3/2014
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 5  PMDD/Depression For the first 1-2 weeks, my neck felt very tired and sore. After the first two weeks, I felt like a new person entirely. I don't feel numb to emotions at all; when I'm sad, I'm still sad. When I'm happy, I'm fantastic. Still living my life with all of the ups and downs, but I feel centered and normal. With an anti-depressant you MUST taper to your dose (I.e. Taking half of a pill for a week, then taking a whole pill afterwards.) if you don't do this, you may have a terrible time. Also, it takes at 2 wks-1 mo. for you to really feel the effects, so try and be patient! F 24 5 years
37.5
8/30/2014
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 5  Add on with aripiprazole None add on with aripiprazole for physcotic illness F 37 10 months
200mg
8/28/2014
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 5  GAD,Mild Depression I forgot to mention I have very vivid dreams that seem to last all night. Mine are NOT nightmares luckily. Also once I got up to 50mg I got diarrhea. I was able to resolve this issue by taking 500mg calcium with my meals. F 52 3 months
37.5-50mg 1X day
8/24/2014
 5  GAD, Mild Depression I am very sensitive to meds so I started at only 1/2 pill of a 25mg tablet. After a week I went to 25mg, stayed on that for about 3 weeks and went to 37.5 (1 1/2 tablets). I had heart flutters for the first few weeks but they went away. Some nighttime wakefullness so I take a benadryl when I go to bed. Felt a little like I had too much caffeine at first, made my pupils dillate which it still does to some extent. Took away my ability to orgasm which is the worst part of taking the medicine. In making you feel better emotionally it also kind of dulls your nerve endings. This has helped me a lot. I have stopped crying all the time and feel less emotional. My anxiety is definitely a lot better and mild depression improved. At 50mg I feel a little numb but at 37.5 its just about right and can feel and laugh. I hate that its not good for my sex life but for now its more important that I feel better which I do. My advice would be start very low and increase it slow. F 52 4 months
37.5-50mg 1X day
8/23/2014
 4  Major depression,PTSD,BIPOLAR None F 43 4 months
75 mg
8/23/2014
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 5  Postpartum Depression/Anxiety Weight gain, not sure if because of the Zoloft or not, there are lots of changes with a new baby! I was in a very very dark place after having my baby. I wanted to take her back to the hospital. I thought I had ruined my life. I saw no happiness in sight. I struggled for 2 months until my family pushed me to go to my OB and talk. She Rx me Zoloft 25mg/day for 2 weeks, then upped it to 50mg/day. Within a couple weeks things were SO MUCH BETTER. I finally could smile and enjoy my new family and see a future for us all. I have been taking it for 7 months now and am starting the weaning process. I hope it goes well, because I NEVER want to go back to that dark place again. I have never suffered from depression or anxiety before and it is a terrible thing to experience. F 31 7 months
50mg 1X day
8/22/2014
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 4  Anxiety/Panic Increased anxiety first week of drug, along with jittery, stomach issues, weird dreams, insomnia I'm a 19 yr old female & have always struggled with anxiety my whole life in all different types of situations & times, but never to the extent I recently started experiencing. A little background--I was diagnosed with PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) when I was 15, so needless to say, I've always had a hormone issue. This past year has been crazy for me, I took a year off of school after graduating HS and focused on myself. I lost 70 pounds & that seemed to fluctuate my hormones & started causing issues for me. Long story short, I was put on Provera (synthetic progesterone) to jumpstart my period so I could be on birth control to have regular cycles. I did that in the winter time until late spring and stopped the birth control once I got a horrible case of Mono. I needed to go back on the birth control a few weeks ago and so I took the Provera again. This time, it triggered severe anxiety to come out. I woke up one morning and felt scared about the day and just not right. I then had severe panic attacks the next morning at work and couldn't get ahold of myself. I was prescribed 50mg of Zoloft. I hesitated if I should've cut the pill/dose in half for the first week to slowly increase but I just figured my case and anxiety was bad enough so I took 50mg right away. The first week of Zoloft was complete and utter HELL. My anxiety/panic got 10 times worse and I could barely function. I had extreme insomnia and when I did sleep, I'd have really odd, vivid dreams F 19 9 days
50 MG 1X day
8/20/2014
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