ZOLOFT Reviews (SERTRALINE HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 3.3 (1667 Ratings)

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ZOLOFT  (SERTRALINE HYDROCHLORIDE):  Sertraline is used to treat depression, panic attacks, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, social anxiety disorder (social phobia), and a severe form of premenstrual syndrome (premenstrual dysphoric disorder). This medication may improve your mood, sleep, appetite, and energy level and may help restore your interest in daily living. It may decrease fear, anxiety, unwanted thoughts, and the number of panic attacks. It may also reduce the urge to perform repeated tasks (compulsions such as hand-washing, counting, and checking) that interfere with daily living. Sertraline is known as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). It works by helping to restore the balance of a certain natural substance (serotonin) in the brain.   FDA Approval Date: 1991-12-30 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  mood when i was in elementary my mom put me on the drug zoloft. the dr. put me on it for mood from what i remember my bro had one of my barbies and he wouldnt give it back i blew up i never acted like that before hand anyways i went to get a knife next thing i knew i chased him up the stairs and he locked himself in his room my brother is seven years older then me mom looked zoloft up on the internet and saw the side affects and had me taken off the drug and I have always wondered if this drug might have Changed my mental state of mind. F 18 1 months
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6/30/2012
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 3  CFS, depression Jaw clenching. Can't sleep. Diahreah, excessive gas, tummy troubles. The first week I took it in the morning and wouldn't get out of bed. Started taking at night. Better for a bit. Now I can't get a full nights sleep and I'm getting more paranoid but am not not as depressed. F 38 1 months
50mg 1X day
6/27/2012
 1  Depression Loss of motivation, decreased sex drive, and restlessness M 15 2 months
100
6/27/2012
 3  Social Anxiety/Depression Extreme loss of appetite, drowsiness, nightmares. Zoloft did help me somewhat with anxiety, but not so much with my depression. I couldn't handle the nightmares on top of the starvation so I had my doctor switch me to Prozac. M 18 45 days
1X day
6/25/2012
 1  OCD Drug Tolerance, Increased Aggression, Loss of Memory, Loss of Attention, Increased Risk of Panic Attacks, More Anxiety, New or Worse Depression Stay away from Zoloft! I used to take 300 mg with no improvements at all. I would use physical exercise instead of pills. M 19 6 years
50 mg 1X day
6/22/2012
 1  OCD Tolerance, Increased Anxiety, Increased Panic Attacks, Insomnia, Faster Dehydration, Fatigue/Weakness, Loss of Attention, Loss of Memory, Loss of Motivation, Loss of Food Appetite/Anorexia, Brain Zaps, Possible Serotonin Syndrome, High Blood Pressure, Loss of Inhibitions (Too Much Talking), Some Crazy Thoughts, Tachycardia, Chest Pain, Possible High Blood Cholesterol People say Zoloft isn't addictive, but it absolutely is ADDICTIVE. You can build up tolerance as if it was speed, benzos, or heroin. Once you start this, it's going to be difficult to get off of it. F**k this pill, I s**t on Frieza. What do you want? A permanent er**t**n, massive doses of c***ine, peanut-sized t****cl*s, thick brown urine, handfuls of d***n*rs, horse steroids, Frankenstein Monster Syndrome, b**** t***, massive trauma, total shutdown, sudden death? ***h*les won't come first because this drug ruined my life. It works like sugar and can give you a massive heart attack when withdrawn from a higher dose. I forget to take that pill, I will get chest pains and tachycardia. It's like adult candy, a pill that is poison rather than sweets. M 19 6 years
50 mg 1X day
6/22/2012
 4  Depression/Anxiety/Social Phobia Restless Leg Symdrome, Mild Headaches, Nausea, and Mild Drowsiness Completely cured my panic attacks, extreme anxiety, and obsessive thoughts. It also lifted me out of my depression, but I think it had a greater effect on my anxiety. Helped a little bit with my social phobia, but not to a great extent. Recently stopped taking zoloft and moved to Effexor XR due to having restless leg's all night and keeping me from sleeping. M 20 2 months
100 MG 1X day
6/11/2012
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 4  Depression and Obsessive thinking Took a dose at night and I woke up with flu like symptoms. Doctor said to split the dose and take it in the morning for a few days. Stomach had a rough time tolerating it. Quit it one time cold turkey and ended up with very bad stomach problems. Rapid weight gain but was probably from my appetite coming back. I took this drug from the time I was 17 to 18 years old. Excellent drug for getting me out of the three month depression I was in. I had never been depressed before and high school started to suck so it hit me. It took a few weeks but worked really well once it kicked in. Could not have a natural orgasm though. F 6 months
1X day
5/30/2012
 2  Social anxiety/depression This drug was not suitable for me. Taking it resulted in severe agitation and sleeplessness. As a result of these side effects I discontinued the medication. A lot of people have success on this drug, unfortunately we were not a good match. F 26 9 days
25 1X day
5/28/2012
 5  Anxiety / stress / panic attacks first few days were the worst, my anxiety was heightened. I was jittery, and had a lot of nervous energy. It took about a week, to go away. But each day got better and better. You actually feel "the cloud lift" after a week or so. I do not want my dosage or MG to go up. I want to stay at 50 MG's and hopefully this will keep everything in balance. F 46 30 days
50 MG 1X day
5/25/2012
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 4  OCD, Anxiety & Major Depression I had no negative side-effects and loved Seratraline. It has helped me a lot more than earlier meds. However, I have tried to taper and quit several times and CAN'T. I become dizzy, nauseus and can't function; feel as though I'm poisoned. One tiny dose makes all that badness go away in less than 30 minutes! So, yeah, I know I'm an addict... TODAY I'd like to know if my recent muscular twitches are related to this medicine. My belief is that once a person is on a med like this, his/her chemistry is changed, and, s/he can't "revert to the earlier version" of his/herself, so to speak. One is forever changed and cannot function as expected without the drug. F 51 16 years
100mg 1X day
5/23/2012
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 5  Depression/anxiety Initial loss of appetite, dizziness, tightness of jaw, Spaciness, reduced sexual satisfaction. when I first went on Zoloft I was a nursing new mom with horrible anxiety and insomnia. The first 2 weeks on thia drug were hell, and I really thought I was going crazy, but when I called my dr. She said I had probably gone through the worst of it and to continue if I could. Thank God I stuck it out because every single side effect, except the sexual went away after a month and my depression and anxiety cleared up completely. Also got rid of a life long problem with insomnia. My advice is increase and decrease dose VERY SLOWLY which unfortunately a lot of practioners don't know. Also, this drug is completely safe for nursing mothers, as I read the actual studies. F 35 2 years
25 mg 1X day
5/22/2012
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 5  Shocked by 220 Volt Wall Heater I began taking Zoloft over 7 years ago for Anxiety, Depression, OCD. Zoloft has been a great medication for me throughout the years, however in November of 2010, I was shocked by a 220 volt wall heater. I knew that something wasn't right with my brain the next morning. I had severe memory loss. I was dazed, confused, anxious, unable to talk to people or even compose an e-mail. I didn't know what was wrong with me, only that something wasn't right. It has taken me almost 1.5 years to recover from this shock that went through my fingers and up my arm. I had to try all sorts of other anti-depressants and anti-anxiety medications to try and regain how my brian use to function before I was shocked. What I realized about these drugs is that they all made me feel weird, false feelings that weren't really real. Every week I was at the Psychiatrist office. The shock had put me into a very deep depression, one I had never experienced before. Over the past 1.5 years I have tried Lorazap F 38 7 years
25-100MG 1X day
5/21/2012
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 4  Anxiety decreased sex drive, drowsiness This med has helped me tremendously. I was having horrible anxiety and I wasn't happy with the way xanax made me feel. It just kind of temporarily suppressed the feeling rather than making it go away completely. So the first two weeks I still had anxiety attacks. But, it gradually got easier every day after that. I have noticed that if I miss one day, the anxiety starts to creep back in, so I have to make sure I take it regularly. I take mine at night, right before bed because I noticed I had a little dizziness when I initially took it. But, by the time I wake, I feel fine. It is harder to wake up so to say on that note...but nothing a cup of coffee can't cure. Another perk is that I was able to take this while pregnant (I was very skeptical). My OB insisted everything would be just fine and they are. I have a healthy 5 month old and I haven't had any issues. F 26
75mg 1X day
5/21/2012
 5  gad and mild depression no negative. Eextremely lowered social anxiety along with neuronton and clonidine. When I ahve run out or try to discontinue abruptly because I fell "ok" I end up having extreme anxiety attacks. M 37 4 years
100mg
5/12/2012
 1  Panic Attacks Hand trembling, Restless legs (felt like jolts of electricity running down my legs). Very strange twitching in my arms. Ringing in my ears at times right after taking it. Teeth clenching to the point of immense pain thus causing insomia from lack of sleep from the pain. No more, im done with Zoloft. I would rather deal with the occasional panic attack than constant side effects. M 34 1 months
100mg 1X day
5/12/2012
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 4  Mild to severe depression weight gain, minor mania, exessive yawning I would reccommend this medication by the way i loved the minor mania experience M 17 2 years
1X day
5/10/2012
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 3  Depression No sex drive. Vivid dreams/nightmares. EXTREME acne around mouth and jaw. But it did help with depression. However after dealing with this acne I'm going to try another med. no over the counter facial lotions washes worked. F 36 4 months
50mg
5/2/2012
 3  anxiety. ptsd Weird side effects. Like excessive yawning. F 20 7 days
50
4/29/2012
 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
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