Patient Log of Experience Using ZOLOFT
DRUG RATINGS REPORTS HISTORY FOR A PATIENT TAKING ZOLOFT
Key to ratings for ZOLOFT: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine. |
Rating | Reason | Side Effects | Comments | Sex | Age | Time Taken and Dosage | Date Added | |
1 | PTSD | Extreme nausea with vomiting 3-4 times daily. Teeth grinding. Cannot stop moving. Cannot control drinking alcohol. Feel angry/hostile. Smoke way more cigarettes. It's like Zoloft makes me crave cigs and booze. | After 5 months of taking Zoloft, I quit cold-turkey because of the nausea. It has been 2 1/2 months since I took Zoloft, yet the "brain-zaps" continue along with grinding my teeth. If I drink even 1 beer now, I cannot stop. I have to keep drinking until I pass out. I would only recommend this drug to seriously ill patients who have tried all other meds. | M | 49 | 5 months 150 1X D | 10/3/2012 | |
1 | PTSD | Loss of emotion, extremely vivid dreams that made me talk very clearly in my sleep, describing my dream out loud. Severe nausea that progressively got worse the longer I took the drug. Got so bad I was vomiting 3-4 times a day, and could not keep my food down. Quit cold turkey in 2003. I had "brain zaps" every 10 minutes or so for the first month. The "zaps" got less frequent over time, and after about a year, the zaps were 99% gone, although for about 4 years after stopping Zoloft, I would still get the occasional zap about once every 6-7 months. Have not had any zaps for about 3 years now. | I took Zoloft starting in 1997 and was on 150 mg./day until April, 2006 when I quit cold-turkey. I tried other antidepressants to no avail, so I tried Zoloft again last year, but could only take 5 months of it before the nausea got too bad to bear anymore. | M | 50 | 6 years 150 1X D | 12/10/2013 |