ZOLOFT Reviews (SERTRALINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.3 (1667 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ZOLOFT with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ZOLOFT | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | Depression | Definite lessening of depression and increased motivation. However, the heartburn, headaches and worst of all an awful red pinpricky rash over my chest, neck, back and inner arms was a deal breaker. | I liked how motivated I felt within days of taking zoloft. It is a powerful drug. However had to abandon due to rash (did not have accompanying fever or was life threatening but still itchy and worrying.) I was allergic to it, I guess. | F | 46 | 3 weeks 100mg 1X day | 11/3/2013 | 4 | Depression | F | 24 | 6 years 200mg | 11/1/2013 | 5 | Panic Disorder | Nausea, Diarrhea, Reduced Libido | Cured my panic disorder. Once I was above 100MG I never had another attack, even after I stopped taking it. Highly recommended. | M | 23 | 1 years 200MG 1X day | 10/16/2013 | 4 | Social and Generalized anxiety | I'm very tired and fatigued during the day. To counteract the tiredness and low energy, I take caffeine and energy supplements, which in turn, make me have anxiety. But without the caffeine, I feel too tired to function. Increased depression, but that could be from my life, not from the medication. It's been harder for me to watch what I eat, and I've gained weight. | It helps with Social and generalized anxiety, and has fewer sides effects compared to the other anti-anxiety medications I've tried. The fatigue can be hard to deal with, and drinking caffeine drinks and energy supplements all day to combat the fatigue can make anxiety worse for me, but I need the extra energy to function. My energy is naturally low off of medication, but on this medicine it's extremely low. | F | 30 | 2 months 50 mg 1X day | 9/30/2013 | 1 | Not told | Awful headache, tired during the day and insomnia at night. Otherwise this pill did literally nothing. | M | 16 | 30 days 75mg 1X day | 9/22/2013 | 4 | SAD, anxiety, OCD, stress | nothing I don't already experience when not on the drug. | I only took this for a while in the fall and winter due to seasonal affective disorder. It helped after about a month for me. At first i didn't think it was going to, but it did. Every now and then i'd get down again but it only lasted a day or 2. For the most part i was slightly less moody and happier. I definitely wasn't crying at random anymore, that's for sure. I would recommend Zoloft to anyone who has a doctor recommendation and sticks to it with their recommended dosage. | F | 16 | 6 months 50 mg 1X day | 8/17/2013 | 5 | PMDD | Lack of appetite, some anxiety initially | I am 52 and taking Zoloft 25 mg 1x per day for PMDD (severe PMS). I take this med from ovulation to the onset of my period (approximately 14 days). It has been a tremendous help. I have never taken any medication like this before so I was very apprehensive. I was suffering with major mood swings and depression like I have never experienced before, primarily due to my age and my hormones being all over the place. Within 2 days I was feeling my normal self! I stayed on it for the 14 days and then stopped it and I am still feeling great. It really helped smooth out that awful 2 weeks I had right before my period. I hope it keeps working! | F | 52 | 14 days 25 1X day | 8/9/2013 | 3 | Depression Anxiety | I started it at age 12. I noticed a difference in my anxiety and depression. I started at 10mg. My Doctor said I was going through the honeymoon phase, so he upped it to 25mg, and then 50mg to 100mg where I'm at now. I find it helps my depression somewhat, but not my Anxiety. I feel tired and like I'm wasting away. Not sure how to explain but I think you get the point. Anyways, if you only have a minor case of depression or anxiety, this might work for you. | F | 13 | 10 months 100MG | 8/5/2013 | 3 | Depression/Severe Anxiety Disorder | Trouble sleeping Loss of appetite completely Unable to orgasm/Complete loss of sex drive Mood swings | Zoloft is the second antidepressant ive tried so far. I definitely noticed a change with my anxiety, but have also had a lot of down falls. I never know what mood im going to wake up in the next day, and the mood changes are so erratic. Even if nothing bad has happened to put me in that bad mood, or its so minor that i shouldnt be flying off the handle over these things the way i do. Some days i found myself feeling on top of the world and the next i cant bare being alive a second longer. I ask myself if the advantages are worth all the downfalls.Still am unable to work, or clearly my problems are much worse then "depression and anxiety" hahaha. Also, to my own extreme idiocy i was feeling like shit the other day and decided to get completely wasted even though is says very clear on the bottle 'Do not drink with alcohol" and ended up acting like an absolute lunatic, putting myself and significant other in jail. So really, lesson learned the hard way, dont drink like a tank, trash your own place and absolutely everything you own, and basically fuck up your life in every other way possible like i did, word. | F | 22 | 4 months 50 1X day | 7/7/2013 | 2 | anxiety, panic attacks | heart burn, heart palpitation, agitation | Zoloft unfortunately did not work for me as it had too many side effects and no relief at all. I turned to lexapro and it a great choice. I have friends who are on zoloft and happy about it, don't give up on one med because someone else like me had a bad experience, everyones body chemistry is different and we react differently. best of luck | M | 37 | 2 months 100mg 1X day | 6/29/2013 | 4 | Anxiety and Panic | For first few weeks: headaches, sweaty palms.tingling tongue. (Those subsided)...Continual/Overall: Weight gain (15 lbs), headaches, clenching jaw, shoulder tightness | Has helped with panic attacks. Generic brands have more side effects than original Zoloft. (I have tried both). | F | 40 | 4 years 50mg 1X day | 6/27/2013 | 1 | depression | In last 6 months while taking zoloft I have had chest pain, low blood pressure, constipation, diahorrea, sores taking longer to heal, fast heartbeat. I then got optic neuritis which led me to research this drug. After seeing all the side effects I stopped it cold turkey and have bever felt better. This drug in my opinion is very dangerous. | F | 45 | 6 years 50mg | 6/24/2013 | 1 | migraines and depression | diarrhea, nausea, drowsiness, mental confusion, dizziness, possible migraine headache | I tried Zoloft based on the advice of my doctor for treating migraines with accompanying depression. I have extreme reactions to meds so I tried a very small dose (used liquid version) in the morning and it made me drowsy and somewhat nauseous..I also got a horrific headache that day. Still not sure if it was the Zoloft that caused it. I waited a few days and decided to try the drug again..this time at bedtime and a smaller amount. Although I slept good I could hardly get going the next morning and had drowsiness, diarrhea, and nausea all day. I went to the store to see how I would function and had such severe mental confusion I could hardly function. I won't ever take it again! A day after taking it still dealing with the digestive issues and confusion along with a low mood. Worst med I've ever taken. I caution against anyone wanting to use this! | F | 42 | 2 days 1-2 mg 1X day | 5/26/2013 | 4 | depression and anxiety | After ten years with no notable events I decided to try to wean off over a few months. Big mistake. Was almost off when all hell broke loose. I am back under the care of a pdoc and he brought me back up to max dose within a week. Major side effects which couldve also been the case ten years ago too. Been almost three weeks at this dose and more functional but still not myself. I pray to God that it gets me back to where I was. Take it from me....stay on the med! Life is too short to suffer | M | 36 | 10 years 200 mg | 5/16/2013 | 5 | Depression | Makes me sleepy | As long as I take it in the evening I have no problems with Zoloft. I have been on anti-depressants for about 20 years and this works better than anything else. | F | 43 | 4 years 200 1X day | 5/9/2013 | 2 | Depression | Severe headache, erectile dysfunction, flat affect, very slight memory loss, mostly short-term. I also had sweaty hands for about 10 minutes after taking the pill. | I felt my doctor misled me about the sexual side effects. It was impossible to achieve orgasm and very tough to get an erection anyway. The headaches were bad. I'm not a crying kind of guy but the headache, not the depression, made me weep like a baby. The doctor reduced my dosage and the headaches seemed to subside after a week or so but then returned. I didn't see any major improvements in my mood so I asked to be taken off the drug. I had to slowly reduce the amount I took. The experience of coming off this drug was also not pleasant. Lots of headaches, hand tremors, sweating, and nausea. I had vivid bad dreams and would wake up unsure of my location. I know this drug has helped many - but I was not one of them. | M | 58 | 3 months uncertain 1X day | 5/3/2013 | 3 | Psychotic depression. | Lack of sex drive, no orgasms. Weight loss. Sweats. | It seemed to stop severe depression and helped my mood enough so that with counselling and support I could eventually get on with my life. It could have been any ssri though. | F | 37 | 3 years 200mg 1X day | 5/1/2013 | 3 | Panic Attacks | Insomnia, very dry mouth, mild fatigue | it help my anxiety and greatly decreased the amount of times I have panic attacks and their severity. The insomnia is not hard to manage when I started taking the zoloft in the morning and an occasional melatonin before bed. | F | 16 | 3 years 25-125 MG 1X day | 4/28/2013 | 1 | depression | I make sure I eat something before I take it but lately its making me throw up. Headaches from hell and a continual feeling of heartburn. | F | 49 | 2 months 100mg | 4/27/2013 | 2 | Depression | Fatigue, Increased anxiety, headache's, dizziness, tremors, Insomnia, Increased depression, etc... | Zoloft takes at least 6 weeks to balance the chemical's in your brain, so I waited and waited, for its effects to take place. I didn't experience any changes in depression while taking it, and I was at the highest dose you can get. Not to mention when you come off of Zoloft you get "brain zaps" from withdrawal, to say the least about this, it feels like your brain is being shocked. | F | 16 | 6 months 200 2X day | 4/11/2013 |