ZOLOFT Reviews (SERTRALINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.3 (1668 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ZOLOFT with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ZOLOFT | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | depression anxiety | I took this last night and it was AWFUL. I had tremors i couldnt sleep well nausea and a severe headache loss of appetite i even had an anxiety attack. I wont be taking this any longer. | F | 20 | 1 days 50mg | 4/25/2012 | 3 | Social Anxiety/OCD/Worry | Increased fidgeting, Decreased sex drive, Drowsiness, Restless legs | I would recommend this drug for anxiety. It helped tremendously with my excessive worrying and repetitive thoughts, but did not help so much with my OCD (binge eating primarily). I became extremely fidgety and had flare ups with compulsively picking the skin on my hands. I could not stop this unwanted behavior and it was not getting any better as time progressed. I had to stop taking Zoloft and am currently in withdrawal (very dizzy). I would recommend weaning yourself off carefully, especially if you've been taking this medication for a long time. I'm currently working with a great therapist and seeking herbal alternatives to Zoloft. | F | 32 | 1 years 100 1X day | 4/24/2012 | 5 | GAD and Panic Disorder | Heart palpitations, hot flashes and restless legs the first few days. Appetite suppression which is great because I needed to lose a few pounds anyways! Pretty low blood pressure and pulse, but no dizziness or passing out so I guess it's okay. I get pretty tired in the afternoon, gonna switch the time I take it to bedtime and see if that helps! | F | 31 | 3 weeks 25 so far | 4/22/2012 | 4 | depression | decreased sex drive, minor weight loss | worked well for me, didnt have very many side effects. started taking when i was 14, almost 15 and i still take it today. | F | 18 | 4 years 150 mg 1X day | 4/18/2012 | 5 | depression | weight gain, decreases sex drive, difficulty with orgasm | I've experienced depression for most of my life. I finally feel normal again. I feel like myself again. There are some side effects, but I consider them a small price to pay for the gift of being able to experience normalcy and, wonder of wonders, feelings of happiness. I have my life back again. It took several months for me to really feel the full benefit of this drug. Give it some time. | F | 48 | 2 years 100 MG 1X day | 4/14/2012 | 5 | my moods were bad, very angy | helped me deal with day to day situations without being a "bitch" i am 48 and i think i may be going through my menopause. so there are days if i miss a dose or am late with a dose i get quick zaps in my brain . i then take tylenol and they go away | F | 48 | 11 years 100 1X day | 4/14/2012 | 4 | Depression/eating disorder | Nausea, upset stomach, weight loss (probably because I haven't been binging and purging), insomnia, slight increase in anxiety. | So far I like this drug! The nausea is a bit unpleasant, and I have been a little drowsy during the day because of the insomnia, but compared to other antidepressants these side effects are so mild. Also, I've already noticed that I'm in a better mood and am more optimistic. I haven't purged in a week. I'm taking this medication with 300 MG of Wellbutrin XL, so my sexual side effects have been minimal. | F | 22 | 10 days 50 MG 1X day | 3/29/2012 | 1 | depression and gad | Night terrors. Vivid dreams. Nightmares. auditory hallucinations everyday!!!!! never take this drug!!! | F | 21 | 1 weeks 50 | 3/29/2012 | 2 | Bipolar depression | This antidepressant made my tastebuds crazy. i ate all of the crappy food in vending machines and gained tons of weight. | While this drug actually did bring the laugh back into my life, it also made me eat everything in sight. | F | 24 | dont recal 1X day | 3/27/2012 | 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 | 1 | Anxiety | Stomach upset, headache, shaking all over, nauseous, dizzy, panic attacks, hyperventilation, severe anxiety, anger, irritability, heart racing..... Bad bad bad stopped taking it. I took Benadryl during my severe attack where I thought I was dying and kept gasping for air idk if it's side effects or an allergy but this junk is in the trash. 👍 | F | 26 | 7 days .25 mg 1 | 3/18/2012 | 4 | Depression | sleepiness, brain fog, trouble waking up | This is the best anti depressant that I have taken so far. I have to take SSRI to help my depression. The others don't seem to help as much. This one so far has had the least amount of side effects. The first few weeks I had some brain fog, but that has cleared up. I still do get more tired than usual, but I was also more tired than usual w/ the depression. This has lifted the depression and made me more calm and not as irritable. I am alot more tolerant on this med than without. Its definately in my opinion the best SSRI. | F | 32 | 4 months 40mg 1X day | 3/17/2012 | 1 | Bipolar | Felt like I'd just downed 6 pots of coffee. It was the most unpleasant manic experience I'd had. | I DO NOT recommend this medication for bipolar disorder. It sent me into an intense manic state. Initial dosage by pill was way too much. We titrated down to the liquid and only drops. It kept me hypo-manic at an extremely small dosage but still not a good drug for me. | M | 45 | 3 months 1X day | 3/17/2012 | 5 | Panic/anxiety disorder | Loss of appetite, insomnia, heavy head feeling. | I recommend this to all my friends that suffer from anxiety, but it doesn't always work so well for other people. I've lost 12lbs since being on it, and I feel amazing. I had panic attacks almost every day and since I started taking this, I have not had one single attack. I feel like a new person with a fresh start on life! The side effects were really very mild, but I started out taking only half of my dosage til I got used to the side effects and now I can take 25 mg without any side effects at all. It took about two weeks to become effective. | F | 26 | 2 months 25mg 1X day | 3/14/2012 | 1 | Depression | Right after I started on Zoloft I felt very weird. I got really anxious (a feeling I haven't felt in quite a while) and even worse than I ever felt. It was like my heart was jumping out of my chest. I stop having sexual desire immediately and was very hard to feel any pleasure, my organs got numb! It also made me sick to my stomach every time I took it for about 1/2 hour. I woke up super early around 4-5 am. and would be exhausted the whole day. | I decided to stop taking it even before I saw my doctor cause I could not take the side effects anymore. I was on anti depressants in the past and never felt this way. Stay away, really weird drug! | F | 40 | 3 weeks 25 1X day | 3/8/2012 | 4 | Anxiety, Panic attacks | Increased anxiety with severe panic attacks for the first 6 weeks. Upset stomach, complete lack of appetite. After 7 weeks I started to feel better. Panic subsided and my thinking is clearer. The first few weeks were horrific though. I ended up in emergency twice due to constant panic attacks and was given Xanax to counteract them. I had suicidal thoughts and wanted it all to be over. Thankfully zoloft is now working for me. It does take time to work though and you need to stick it out. | F | 30 | 7 weeks 100mg | 2/20/2012 | 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 | 1 | Panic attacks | It was my 95 year old mother who was put on this drug. She had been taking Xanax for 10 years for panic, but the doctor switched her to Zoloft. She had been fine for her age walking and talking and reading, but as soon as she was put on a minimal dose of Zoloft, she became very sleepy and dizzy and was having a difficult time walking. I told the doctor the bad side effects, but after a few weeks he doubled her dosage and she began to hallucinate and could barely communicate and was then confined to a wheelchair. The doctor then added risperdal because of the hallucinations which she never had prior to taking Zoloft. She never walked again and was dead in 6 months. | If you have bad side effects and the doctor won't listen find a new doctor. | F | 95 | 6 months 2X day | 1/28/2012 | 1 | anxiety | Where do i start. Anxiety attack with suicidal thoughts was the first concern. Muscle painsleg spasm, agitation, anxiety, tiredness, sleep disturbance and more. | My wife was diagnosed with anxiety and diagnosed with depression. Although the Dr put her on zoloft 100mg to start, when she had anxiety attack and suicidal thoughts the Dr increased the dose. this became 150mg. Then a friend of ours died and the dose was increased to 200mg. the problems kept occurring. On top of this my wife was injured in a workplace accident and was on pain killers. She became even more agitated and anxious and started drinking heavily and smoking. She became very self centred unable to function during the day properly and had problems sleeping at night. Her sex drive just shut down one day never to be seen again. Doc maintained everything was fine and she would adjust. It wasn't and she didn't. I managed to get her to reduce the dose. By this time she seemed to become manic spent a fortune, went to hypnotist and gave up smoking. Hypnotist did a good job unfortunately maybe to good as he also helped her to become more emotionally controlled. Good for someone with problems already. It's taken three months for her to get to 100mg. Unfortunately a little to late. She has just moved out. Doesn't feel like being married anymore. Warning apparently some SSRI's can have adverse effects obviously everyone new what they were except the doc. Wife still not convinced despite the fact she has now seriously damaged the relationship with the kids, her sister, brother in law and obviously myself. Love her dearly but cant get her to see sense. | F | 42 | 1 years 100 2X day | 1/24/2012 | 5 | depression/anxiety | I only had initial side effects--insomnia, yawning, loss of appetite, weight loss. These side effects went away. The weight stayed off though, which was nice. I did not suffer from sexual dysfunction. | I am discontinuing zoloft because I am hoping to get pregnant. I would like to still be taking it because it really helps my mood and outlook. Life just feels easier on zoloft. Before, I was so depressed and would often obsess about a certain problem. The zoloft took the edge off and I was actually able to think about other things and be happy for a change!!! I was nervouse prior to taking because of things I read on here. But, I must say, zoloft has worked wonders for me. And, as far as withdrawal, things are going very smoothly. I first reduced to 50 and now am taking just 25 per day. | F | 33 | 5 days 75 mg 1X day | 1/19/2012 |