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 |
5 | Severe OCD | During the first few weeks: constipation, insomnia (up for 4 days straight), general "wired" feeling, trouble getting erection, extreme difficulty reaching orgasam, and just not feeling right. All these side effects disappeared within 3 - 4 weeks except for the insomnia. I have no problem with erections or orgasm anymore. I feel good and normal again except for not being able to sleep. Recently I have developed a slight weight gain. | Zoloft has put 100% of my obsessions in remission and 95% of my compulsions in remission. The insomnia I experience is annoying but I would rather have insomnia than go back to the world of OCD that I lived in for almost a decade. I take 15mg of Restoril nightly and I sleep very well on it. | M | 26 | 7 months | 11/17/2002 | 4 | depression | Absolutely no libido! | F | 56 | 8 years | 11/17/2002 | 1 | chronic nerve pain | increased sensitivity to sun, extreme nervousness | after being out in the sun for only two hours i recieved an extremely severe sunburn, although i have a fair complexion i am regularly out in the sun for at least eight hours a day without any problems | F | 27 | 2 weeks | 11/12/2002 | 3 | depression | headaches, yawning | It does seem to help me not feel so stressed out about things, but I'm not sure if it had helped with depression. | F | 40 | 3 months | 11/7/2002 | 4 | Depression | Weight gain (15 lbs)in six years, fatigue, no interest in sex; decreases initiative (ho hum, who cares? syndrome)! Note: weight gain might be menopause and may have occurred anyway. | Stops hot flashes due to menopause. | F | 53 | 6 years | 10/26/2002 | 3 | generalized anxiety disorder | Well, i was diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder so my doctor prescribed Zoloft. I had bad headaches due to stress prior to taking the medicine, and now they've stopped. As far as working any other way, i really cant tell a difference. Zoloft seems to also make me groggy and a bit irritable. | F | 18 | 10 days | 10/10/2002 | 4 | depression | for the first 2 weeks, "jittery", and tired in the day, but these went away totally, still sexual dysfunction | Works great other than side effects | M | 15 | 3 weeks | 10/9/2002 | 2 | Mild Depression | Horrible isomnia, felt like I was in a fog. Absolutely no libido or orgasms. Asked my doctor for a different drug after 30 days of taking Zoloft. | It did give me a sense of well-being | F | 37 | 1 months | 10/1/2002 | 3 | Depression | It worked well with relatively few side effects until about the second year when I started to gain 1/4 lb a month. Pretty soon I was up to 140 from my usual 120-125. When I switched I dropped the weight easily. | I was grateful that it helped me out with the depression. It literally saved my life. | F | 41 | 3 years | 9/26/2002 | 4 | panic attacks, nervousness | loss of desire in sex weight gain | F | 51 | 3 years | 9/16/2002 | 5 | anxiety/depression | Initially constipation but it went away after a few weeks. | This literally saved my life. Much better than Paxil (made me gain weight and sleepy) or Wellbutrin (made me suicidal and grumpy. I have a libido on this stuff unlike the other SSRI's. | F | 29 | 6 weeks | 9/13/2002 | 1 | depression | way too many to list. I word of advice, don't just wake up one day and decide not to take the drug. You will regret it. | M | 22 | 3 months | 9/12/2002 | 5 | Panic Attacks and Depression | At first I had severe dry mouth, felt sick to my stomach, dizzy and tired. I started taking the Zoloft at night to help eliminate feeling some of these side effects. | Zoloft turned my life around!!! I went from having 1-2 panic attacks a day to 1 or 2 a month! It saved my life. I went from being totally housebound to being able to go out on my own!!! I was afraid to be alone, now I actually enjoy it. However, I am now finding that it isn't working as well (after 8 yrs. and up to 150 mg.) so I am in the process of starting a new SSRI - Celexa. I can only hope that Celexa does as good a job as Zoloft did! I will let you know. Tapering off Zoloft and adding Celexa for 1 day now. I would highly recommend Zoloft~! | F | 37 | 8 years | 9/9/2002 | 4 | Depression/OCD | Diminished sex drive. Difficulty in maintaining erection. Weight gain. Yawning at embarassing times, like with talking to my boss. Lethargic most of the day. | Zoloft helps with both the depression and OCD. If it didn't I would have stopped taking it a long time ago. The side effects are hard to live with. | M | 47 | 3 years | 9/4/2002 | 3 | severe depression | completely destroyed what was left of my sex drive (and almost my marriage). I only take it now when I am having a particularly BAD day (suicidal). Good part is it works immediately. | Also helped me gain over 40 lbs that won't come off no matter what I do. Chronic constipation, too. Don't like that feeling of not caring about anything, though, good or bad. | F | 45 | 2 years | 8/28/2002 | 4 | depression | no sexual desire, decreased appetite, was very energizing! felt great immediately | unfortunately i went off zoloft because the sexual side-effects at only 50mg. was really bad. not only did i experience a non-existent sexual desire...i was also impotent for a while (i'm only 25!!) taking 300mg. daily of wellbutrin sr. didn't help at all so quit the zoloft completely. too bad because i was so happy, but relationship of 5 years was suffering | M | 25 | 3 months | 8/22/2002 | 2 | depression | very dizzy-dry mouth-sleepy | F | 34 | 2 years | 8/16/2002 | 2 | Depression | Tremors and twitching, Delayed and unsatisfying ejaculation | M | 35 | 4.5 months | 8/16/2002 | 4 | Severe Depression | Head tremors and twitching. | Helped me out of depression, but now having to deal with muscle cramping and tremors | F | 42 | 180 days | 7/19/2002 | 4 | panic attacks depression | weight gain upset stomach nausea | I feel more energy, more social life, enjoying life fully and more positive about life | F | 29 | 4 months | 7/19/2002 |