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 | Suicidality, auditory and visual hallucinations, vomiting, panic attacks, paranoia, restlessness, nightmares, etc. etc. etc... | Scariest experience of my life. Would not wish this upon my worst enemy. | F | 25 | 3 weeks | 5/22/2008 | 5 | anxiety, panic attacks, depression | First week was rough. An increase in anxiety-xanax got me through it. No gastro-side effects at all. I didn't really feel suicidal, but can see how that is an early side effect-felt edgy and irritated, but kept reminding myself it was the drug and it would pass-which it totally did. | Stick with it and know things will get a little worse for about 2 weeks, but the payoff is huge. I now feel great. no dullness of emotions, I feel so alive and vibrant. My appetite is huge, but I've lost weight. I can basically eat anything. No sexual side effects. Had trouble with orgasm once during first 2 weeks, but not at all since then. Does not help or hinder my sleep. I still use ambien on weekends and xanax or benedryl during week if I need help with sleep. I take 50 mg in the morning. Zoloft is great and I've never felt better!!! | F | 39 | 3 months | 5/11/2008 | 4 | Depression/Panic Attacks/IBS | Strong feelings of being spaced out several times a day, uncontrollable muscular twitches (tics) throughout my body when I lay down, 'brain fog', lousy short term memory, dizziness | I was prescribed Zoloft 50mg and have also taken alternatives Xydep, Xypex and generic brand GenRX. They all work fantastically for depression/negative feelings - I've gone from deep depression, 'black moods', panic & anxiety attacks and suicidal feelings to feeling positive & happy; also more patient and tolerant with others. SSRI's don't work at all for my IBS. Initially I had no side effects - I felt great - but after 4 months,I started to experience the abovementioned side effects - the muscular twitches particularly concern me, and after losing my balance and falling twice within 10 mins one evening, I am slowly reducing the dose and hope to quit entirely soon. | F | 55 | 5.5 months | 5/10/2008 | 4 | Depression/GAD | The first 2 weeks I had a headache, I couldn't stop grinding my teeth and I was a little restless but it all went away. I currently take 150 mgs and it's great! | It's a great medicine once you get past the side effects! | F | 24 | 3 months | 5/6/2008 | 4 | Bipolar disorder | Sleepiness during the day, a "spaced out" feeling, dry mouth (which has caused tooth problems) | I started off on 25mg a day and increased to 50mg. After about a month of thinking it was not going to do anything, I had a "high" for about three months and felt great but was not well really, started getting up at 6am and going to a local cafe where I would chat away to complete strangers like this really outgoing person. Then went away on holiday and crashed down again in a big way, this was so disappointing as I thought the drug would keep me happy, I have now increased dose to 200mg and eventually, after about 6 weeks of depression, it is working again I think. I also take olanzapine 10mg at night. | F | 49 | 1 years | 5/3/2008 | 3 | Anxiety, Panic Disorder | Yawning, general ill feeling, throat tightness | I took this medication for four years (last 3 months on generic) until 2006 when it didn't work for me anymore and tried other meds. with no success. I recently realized that maybe it wasn't working because of being switched to genereic which is when it stopped working. I started back on brand Zoloft on 4/7/08 and have had gone from 2-5 panic attacks a week to 2 in 3 weeks so I know it is helping the panic. Anxiety is still strong. I am also on 1mg Xanax 3x's a day but it doesn't help much especially with tight feeling in throat. I will ask Dr. at next visit for increase from 75mg to 100mg if relief from anxiety isn't better within next two weeks. Good luck to all. I know how you feel. | F | 32 | 3 weeks | 4/29/2008 | 3 | Depression | Numbness | Was on only 50mg; found it helped when I had a busy day, I'd come home almost bouncy, but I couldn't handle every day being busy, and when I wasn't busy, the numbness and depression would kick in bad. Eventually the emotional numbness was too hard to take. It was like I was every bit as miserable as before but could not cry or have any release. | F | 20 | 5 months | 4/28/2008 | 5 | severe anxiety and depression | No side effects that I can recall. I have been on zoloft at 50 mg a day for 7 years. It took a little bit of time to work but combined with xanax and counseling, I am back to my old self. | Not as strong as some of the other anti-depressants. I was sometimes concerned about increasing my dosage. I didn't feel like I was drugged though like other anti-depressants. I would highly recommend it to anyone. | F | 28 | 7 years | 4/26/2008 | 1 | Anxiety | jaw clenching, yawning, depersonification, very tired but insomniac, twitching, muscle tension and aches, can't concentrate or read, mis-speaking myself, confusion, dizziness, blurred vision, sexual inability, skin numbness, increased sweating, dry mouth, headache | Wow! I have taken 1 50mg pill about 20 hours ago and I still feel like I'm on a bad acid trip. Driving was practically deadly, and I had to leave work due to being unable to function. No more! | F | 29 | 1 days | 4/24/2008 | 3 | panic attacks and anxiety | dry mouth not really sure of anymore yet | swithched from lexapro cause it wasnt really doing the job but helped some but had weight gain swithched to zoloft and waiting for relief.........maybe it will kick in soon!!!! many friends and family loved it. | F | 30 | 4 weeks | 4/16/2008 | 4 | | 4/15/2008 | 5 | depression & debilitating anxiety | Short term (1st 3 mos) gastrointestinal issues, weight gain with dose increases & "Discontinuation Syndrome" with fast decreases. Benzo tranquilizers seem to change the effective dose. I've taken 100 to 400mg. I think the high dose tolerance is due to the tranq. Reducing the tranq feels like increasing the Zoloft. Increasing the tranq feels like decreasing the Zoloft. | The drug changed my life for the better. It was literally a cure for debilitating anxiety, obsessive worry and social phobia. BUT dose changes have to be managed CAREFULLY! The discontinuation syndrome lasted almost a year before I was forced to go back on & reduce properly. I've learned how to manage my dose without any ill effect using adjustments of 12.5mg (break a 25 tablet) every 2 weeks. The drug is fantastic, but improper fluctuations in dose can cause serious! mood issues. Do your homework or call your dr. before changing your dosage. | F | 42 | 16 years | 4/14/2008 | 5 | Anxiety Disorder | Having been on the medication for 8 years I can't remember if I had side effects initially or not. If there were they didn't linger through treatment. | This drug really worked for me. I was on 100mg for most of the time I was on the meds. Then I switched to the generic and apparently my body doesn't metabolize it or something because it did NOT work. I was bumped up to 150mg of the name brand and then to 200mg of the name brand. While it did help, I wasn't back to where I was pre-generic. I will be switching to Effexor but my psychologist says that I can go back to Zoloft again in three months once my brain has "reset" | F | 34 | 8 years | 4/13/2008 | 4 | depression related to health issues | difficulty reacing orgasm, weight gain | i've been taking zoloft for over 15 years and yes it works although the generic does not seem to work as well. as long as i do not exceed 100 mg, the above side effects are minimal. i've tried many other antidepressants over the years but had too many side effects and always came back to zoloft. | F | 55 | 15 years | 4/12/2008 | 2 | depression/anxiety | A few days of sick feeling when starting, and when increasing dose | Got up to a fairly high dosage (think it was 200 mg) and felt nothing. No good, no bad, no energy, no lack of energy... just nothing. Some people love it. Actually, I haven't found an SSRI yet that works for me. | M | 52 | 3 months | 4/12/2008 | 4 | Generalized Anxiety | slight nausea/dizziness off and on during the day, reduced libido (but not completely gone), occassional indigestion | So far I'm relatively happy with this medication. I'm generally not comfortable with taking meds unless it's absolutely necessary, but I just found myself frustrated and on edge all the time. I had this attitude and frustrating aire about me that seemed to bring everyone around me down. I finally decided something needed to be done since I wasn't making any progress on my own. Started at 25mg went to 50mg after first few days. Already, my moods seem to be more stable and I feel better emotionally. Sex drive decreased some, but that wasn't necessarily bad; I've always had a high sex drive so the meds may put my wife and I on the same level sexually. Despite the minor side effects which appear to be lessening as the week continues, I'm happy with the results. | M | 36 | 1 weeks | 4/11/2008 | 5 | depression | slight sexual problems, delayed ejaculation. other than that no problems. | M | 48 | 3 years | 4/10/2008 | 4 | anxiety, mild depression | First few weeks: really bad increase in anxiety, bad panic attacks, periods of feeling fine and then feeling dizzy or out of it. Side effects subsided completely after a few weeks, with the exception of sexual dysfunction problems. | I only took 50mg. Worked amazingly well for my depression and anxiety. Problem was, I had major trouble with sexual dysfunction. :-( Libido was still there, but sensation was gone and I couldn't orgasm anymore AT ALL. I felt like someone turned off a light switch in me so that sex felt like nothing. Tried decreasing the dose to 25 mg, which remedied the sexual issues for the most part but caused my depression/anxiety to retun. Decided to try a switch to Wellbutrin. Will see how it goes. | F | 27 | 7 weeks | 4/8/2008 | 5 | Depression following cancer | No side effects except constipation which is manageable with natural products. Worked quickly to lift my spirits and increase my optimism | I'm continuing a long term treatment for cancer which has a potential to increase depression which often follows a cancer diagnosis. I resisted taking anything for depression and anxiety but I couldn't stand being with myself. I feel better now, I'm calm and manage my break through anxiety well. It does not help me sleep but does help me be calm about not sleeping well. It is a good choice for me | F | 60 | 2 months | 4/6/2008 | 4 | Anxiety | Don't Know | It helped me decrease intensity of panic attacks | F | 30 | 4 years | 4/6/2008 |