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 | Post-Partum Anxiety | Night sweats, diarrhea, nausea, dry mouth, increased anxiety, panic attacks, night sweats, insomnia (did not sleep for 4 days), felt like I was going to crawl out of skin, burning sensation underneath skin. | I will never try another anti-anxiety medication again after living through the hell I went through taking this one for only a few days. | F | 30 | 6 days 25mg 1X day | 1/28/2011 | 2 | Depression | Hair loss, weight gain (30 lbs in two years), mood swings, his and lows, loss in desire with life itself. Absolutely no sexual desire at all. When I weaned my self off like the doctor told me how I cried and yelled at the drop of a hat. It is so hard to come off this drug. DON'T DO IT! | I started taking zoloft at a lower dose and then I increased. I started taking this because I lost a love one and then I fell into deep depression. I think once you get on it your body gets used to it and then that is why I felt that I needed to increase the dosage. PLEASE LET ME TELL YOU WHAT THE DOCTORS DON'T TELL YOU WHEN YOU START TAKING THE MEDICINE! When you try and come off this medicine is horrible. I had three attempts before I finally succeeded | F | 26 | 2 years 200 mg 1X day | 1/20/2011 | 4 | Clinical depression, anxiety | feel slightly hungover if I miss a dose! | Fewer withdrawal effects than Effexor. I've been on Zoloft, Paxil, Prozac, & Effexor at various times in the past 15 years. Zoloft (sertraline- I use generic) and Effexor have been the most successful for me personally but I hated the withdrawal or effects of Effexor. Zoloft is much better that way. I don't feel like a zombie like some people have mentioned- I'd be off the drug quite fast if that happened. | F | 25 | 3 years 50mg 1X day | 1/9/2011 | 1 | PTSD | Psychosis, Hallucinations, Abject Terror, Severe Paranoia, Anxiety, Akathisia, Labile Affect | I am recovering from a head injury I got about four months ago. My neurologist suspected that my life long (since age 16) PTSD was inhibiting me from healing faster and highly recommended this drug. I took it although I was very reluctant to. On the first few days I became extremely anxious and was unable to sleep for more than four hours or so each night. I would randomly cry and suddenly giggle back and forth like that for a few minutes at a time for no reason. I was supposed to take 25mg per day for 7 days and then increase it to 50mg a day. After the fourth day of 50mg a night I complained about the severe anxiety, sleeplessness and extreme emotional response to my doctor so she reduced my dosage to 25mg every other day. That night I took none and the next night I took 25 mg. That last night I lost touch with reality, I heard and saw things that were not there and became extremely scared of everything, including a light on a power strip and even my boyfriend who is my primary caretaker. This drug is scary. Brings worse fear than the actual experience that caused me to have PTSD. My boyfriend thinks this drug should be illegal. Please listen to your inner voice about this drug before you decide to take it. | F | 33 | 14 days 25-50 1X day | 12/18/2010 | 3 | depression, mood swings & anxiety | decreased sex drive. teeth grinding, jaw lock up | I have been on zoloft before, but i was only on 25MG instead of the 50MG i am on now. i feel its been helping me with my depression and moods. my only thing is that whenever i feel the need to yawn (which is all the time now) my jaw sort of locks up after i yawn and my teeth grind. i am currently in the third trimester of my pregnancy and hoping the baby will have no side effects. | F | 23 | 6 weeks 50 MG 1X day | 12/16/2010 | 4 | Anxiety and Depression | Neck stiffness and pain, Headache, Muscle pain in legs and lower back, Difficult sleep | I just wanted to report on day 1 of use and will continue to update as I go. Anxiety was greatly decreased within one hour of taking medication. I did feel that I needed to slow down and take it easy due a general sense of instability. | M | 53 | 1 days 25 mg 1X day | 12/2/2010 | 4 | depression | sexual side effects--hard to achieve orgasm or sometimes to get aroused at all | Combined with Wellbutrin XL--it was a great combination. | F | 27 | 7 years 100 1X day | 11/30/2010 | 5 | clinical depression | When starting it there was a jittery feeling in my body, particularly in my arms. It stopped after a few days. clonopin helped to manage that side effect. I also had insomnia when taking it at bedtime - so I take it in the morning. Zoloft has given me back my life. I have taken it through pregnancy, but I have not nursed on it. | F | 34 | 12 years 150 1X day | 11/23/2010 | 5 | depression | Zoloft helped me get my life back. My depression lifted, I can sleep well at night, and when bad things happen I can respond appropriately without perseverating. I was initially reluctant to take this medicine, but now I can't imagine my life without it. | F | 43 | 9 months 50mg 1X day | 11/13/2010 | 4 | Chronic Fatigue | drowsiness, nausea & motion sickness, head aches, eye pain, insomnia. | This has really helped me with my chronic fatigue. When first taking it I had some very bad side effects including insomnia, drowsiness, head aches, nausea. I still experience very little tiredness, but I feel much more active and alert than before. | F | 23 | 1 years 50 MG 1X day | 11/9/2010 | 1 | Anxiety, sleep aid, depression | Hallucinations, both seeing and hearing things (ie, voices telling me I should kill myself). | Did nothing but make current issues EXTREME. Horrible experience that lost me plenty of sleep and honestly scared me. | M | 22 | 1 weeks 25mg 1X day | 11/9/2010 | 5 | Manic depression, anxiety | Mild weight loss. | I love this anti-depressant. It's helped me so much with everything from mild depression to bipolar episodes. | F | 20 | 2 years 50 1X day | 11/8/2010 | 3 | anxiety | severe SEVERE akathisia when i started. | it worked wonders at first, but now it hardly works at all. the anxiety is back and i'm tired all the time. and very zombified. sighs. | F | 57 | 7 years 100mg 2X day | 11/6/2010 | 5 | Depression, Anxiety, Panic Attacks | The first two weeks I was very very emotional. I also have diarrhea when ever I have a panic attack or become overly anxious for a period of two days or more to this day after two years (which for me is still often). Never miss more than two doses, you will have withdrawals that can range from severe depression to bad panic attacks that you have to take a tranquilizer to calm back down. (though that could just be a return of my own condition and may not pertain to you) | This drug is amazing. It does have some draw backs but those that I have experienced are manageable compared to how I was before taking the drug. Before Zoloft I was moody, irritable, irrational, would have severe anxiety when in a room smaller than 25ft squared with more than ten people in it, and was having panic attacks everywhere (home, college classrooms, restaurants, in the car, etc). I would suggest always ordering your refill of medication early so you don't have problems of running out and always talk to your psychiatrist if something feels wrong in any way, they can always change the dosage, medication, etc to help you feel the way you deserve to feel. Just because I find the side-effects better than how I felt before I took Zoloft doesn't mean that it is a good choice for you and you can always talk to your psychiatrist about other medication options if you wish to. I wish you all the best... Dani | F | 22 | 2 years 200 mg 1X day | 11/5/2010 | 5 | Depression caused by head injury | The side effects were pretty mild, but I have to admit I never got up to the full dosage of 50 mg. I only got up to 25 mg. The side effects I experienced were decreased sex drive & arousal, decreased appetite, and alertness for about 4 hours after taking the med. | I was prescribed Zoloft because I suffered depression from a head injury from a car accident. The Doctor felt my serotonin levels had been damaged from the head injury. In the days that followed the accident I was crying non-stop for no apparent reason. I also had problems staying alert during the day due to the head injury (mild traumatic brain injury.) The Zoloft worked really well for me. It gave me some alertness during the day and snapped me out of the depression really fast. I have never previously suffered from depression, so I had never taken any anti-depressants before. I am very grateful for the Zoloft - it worked really well for me. HOWEVER, I am now going off Zoloft and I've had the lovely (haha) experience of withdrawal. It's been horrible! The withdrawal symptoms consisted of a few days of anxiety, rage and jitteriness. Not fun. I would definitely recommend this med for chemical depression, but with the caution that it's good to know about the withdrawal so that you can plan for it (i.e. let people around you know.) | F | 39 | 4 months 50 mg 1X day | 11/1/2010 | 2 | Depression, Insomia, Social Anxiety | Forgetfulness, restlessness, fatigue, constipation, redness in acne, teeth grinding, blurry vision, Speech, inc appetite, Hair loss, & possible worsening conditions like dryer mouth, worse insomnia, worse photosensitivity, & Headaches. & ofcourse the ever popular decreased lambado. & From withdrawal I got the rapid heartbeat, anxiety, worrisome, lack of interest, & IDK if I got the brain Zaps but probably that too more than likely. | Ive experienced just about all the side effects both from mild withdrawal & from regular dosage of the Generic Brand. Let me just say this isnt for everyone, Ive been taking it for a month & 1/2 & it did next to nothing for me except for make me calmer, careless & less confrontational. It did nothing but stabilize me, I was better off without them. NEVER take someone elses medication!! Im currently weening myself off now. I need something better, stronger & with little to no side effects. Im scheduled to speak with a physician soon to get my own medication, Ill be getting me some vitamins in the meantime. | M | 20 | 7 weeks 100 MG 1X day | 10/19/2010 | 2 | Depression | Brain Buzz | I know it sounds crazy but if I missed a dose, I would feel like I was getting little electric shocks or buzzes to my brain that were sporadic and would only last a quick second. At first I didn't know what it was but then I missed a dose about 2 weeks later and it happened again. I did research and found that it's not uncommon. Even when I was weaned off of it after no longer needing it,..while going down to a lower dosage it would happen,..like my brain was having withdrawals. | F | 25 | 1 years Unknown 1X day | 10/17/2010 | 5 | anxiety | Virtually no side effects. I think my memory isn't great but I'm also getting older. Initially I was somewhat manic when I first started taking it. | F | 40 | 7 years 50 1X day | 10/16/2010 | 5 | Depression | None whatsoever, except more and more confidence that my chronic depression will never return. | I seem to have been born depressed. Unhappy, often suicidal throughout childhood and adolescence. Anti-depressants became available when I was in my twenties, and I was on and off them for years. The older types worked up to a point, but there was always an underlying feeling that depression would emerge, and sometimes it did. But since Zoloft, I've been able to live without that fear. It's totally changed my life. A wonderful drug. | F | 68 | 15 years 150 1X day | 10/13/2010 | 5 | Depression | slight weight gain, less energy | I have suffered from depression for several years now following my son's lengthy illness and death. I have found that this drug has helped a lot. I now can smile again. | F | 55 | 6 days 50 mg 1X day | 10/1/2010 |