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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DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 3  anxiety lack of sex drive, increased appetite It worked OK at best for me. It did somewhat help my anxiety symptoms. It was very difficult on my marriage due to the absence of sexual desire- to the point where I was disgusted by sex. I eventually had to get off of it and change to something else. F 25 1 years
50mg 1X day
1/4/2012
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 1  Anxiety, depression, scared feeling my doctor put me sertraline for my depression and anxeity, I took the first pill yesterday and about 2hours later i was so sick to my stmoach, my pupils were dialated I felt horrible I finally went to sleep at 930pm and woke up at 1130pm and back up at 230am, really do not like this at all. im also on larazepam and that medicine does not make feel like this, it actually helps me sleep. F 30 1 days
50mg
12/27/2011
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 2  depression and anxiety More anxious, irritable, insomnia, sweating I feel like I'm on speed. I am afraid to keep taking it, and would be afraid to go up to 50 mg. F 62 8 days
25 mg 1X day
12/23/2011
 4  Panic attacks Lightning flashes, palpitations, insomnia if taken to late, heartburn, sexual side effects, slight naseau in the beginning. F 39 1 years
Now 200
12/14/2011
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 2  depression emotionally numb At first when I stared taking Zoloft it was such a relief. For the first time in several months I did not feel deeply depressed. It was like taking a vacation from the sadness. Then one day I realized I didn't feel anything. I wasn't sad, but I wasn't happy either. Nothing really bothered me, but nothing excited me that much. I felt no emotional reaction to anything. This scared me because it happened slowly so it took me a while to notice. In the time it took for me to notice I had failed my entire first semester of college, because I didn't care. Even when I was depressed I did better in school. This medicine was a great vacation from my feelings of sadness but I would never want to live my life on it long term. F 26 6 months
100 mg 1X day
12/10/2011
 5  Depression and OCD Absolutely NO side-effects whatsoever!! Zero,zilch,nada! Tried all SSRI's and newer SNRI's...Zoloft is superior in every way. This drug I will take for the rest of my life. It is truly life changing. I stopped taking it a year ago just to see if my mind had 'healed' but I was a mess!! Will never try that again!! Also,get the Greenstone generic brand, it's made by Pfizer on the same manufacturing line as real Zoloft, so you can get the real pill for $9.99 for 3 months at some pharmacies!! Ask your pharmacy to order it if they use any other brand!! Don't use Teva or Ranbaxy or Northstar etc. generics there is a difference, trust me! You can't beat this stuff!! The original and best!! M 36 12 years
100mg 1X day
12/2/2011
 4  anxiety/depression sleeping alot, some weight gain, brain zaps, and very vivd dreams/nighmares I had tried Paxil, Lexapro, Buspar, and Effexor. The first time I took Paxil about 9 years ago, even on a small dose, I was sent into another whole level of anxiety/depression I had never experienced before; very scary. I then took the others to try to get more normal, with no luck. I then started taking Zoloft (2 years after taking the Paxil) I finally stated to feel normal again. However, by this time, I had realized I had to start on a very, very, small dose. Also, I had found out other family members had used this drug, and has helped. This drug is not a miracle, bur it did help me in my case. I stopped a couple years ago, and have now started taking it again after falling back to where I was in my early 20s. This is one of the older drugs that has been around for awhile, and has cheap generics if your insurance won't cover some of the newer expensive ones. Everyone has a different effect to different drugs, and can really just be a trial and error experience for many of us. M 32 3 years
30 1X day
11/30/2011
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 4  Anxiety/depression/trauma None. Initially Zoloft was great. It leveled me out and made coping with circumstances manageable. I must have developed a tolerance however, as my dosage was increased and now my doc is transitioning me to Lexapro. F 31
200 MG 1X day
11/30/2011
 2  Panic disorder Too much coffee like jitters F 44 10 days
100
11/27/2011
 4  panick attackts depression anxiety Zoloft worked good for bout a year and then stop i was pregnant with my secound child while taken this and my son was born with no thumbs couldnt bend his arms and 1 kidney Do Not repeat Do Not take this while you are pregnant. F 34 1 months
50 mg
11/20/2011
 1  OCD, PMDD, obcessive thoughts Facial muscle twiches, dry mouth, headache, rage, sent my OCD into overdrive, serious anxiety, insomnia, dizziness (esp. during workouts), bloating, suicidal thoughts....ect., ect. My ODC is Tricholtillomania, which Zoloft (sertraline) sent into overdrive perhaps because of the side effects of anxiety and muscle twitching and, of course, the insomnia. I only took it for a month and a half and stopped because the side effects where not subsiding and I NEVER had ONE day when I felt good or as if this drug was working. I felt like I had a severe HANGOVER every day. And although, the drug did make me crave alcohol, I did not drink every day. Since I stopped taking the drug about two weeks ago, I have a headache every damn day and I feel like I have PMS symptoms every damn day. Headache, nausea, rage, crying, depression, and suicidal thoughts continue. I'm lonely but I do not want to be around people. Ha! That is ridiculous. F 32 45 days
50 MG 1X day
11/19/2011
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 1  Generalized anxiety I was on zoloft for two weeks, switched from immimpramine, I threw up every morning and felt sick to my stomach all day the dr told me to stick it out, on my second week I started feeling crazy, I am afraid to be alone bc I feel like I'm going to hurt myself, I went to work and had crazy thoughts of jumping out my window, I told the dr I was done I threw them out that night 2 days ago, and started my old one again, I still am feeling the bad thought and stomach ache but seems to be going away slowly. I have never felt suicidal in my life, I would not reccomebd this med to anyone made my life a living hell, worst 2 weeks of my life. I still don't feel like myself after 2 days off, Im hoping it goes away soon, I have to drag myself out of bed in the morning and as soon as my alarm goes off I'm sick, no appetite did lost 10 lb in the two weeks, stay away from this drug F 25 2 weeks
50 mg
11/19/2011
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 3  Depression/anxiety Restless legs Flatulence Decreased sex drive Hard to tell what being on Zoloft prevented - would still sometimes get very down while on it. Felt more 'myself' after weaning off. One interesting point: 'night terrors', which I've had since childhood, are kept away when on Zoloft, but return when off it. M 53 17 years
100mg 1X day
11/15/2011
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 1  major depression,severe anxiety after taking just 2nd low dose sent my anxiety through the roofracing thoughts,didnt sleep on it plus a volcano of negative emotions racing inside me.ended up physch primary care with it.also been on nearly every AD going none did this to me,been put on seroquel horrible for me M 42 7 days
25 1X day
11/3/2011
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 1  Generalized Anxiety (> 6 months) Never took an SSRI before. Never hallucinated before. About an hour after taking it, started to get an 'unreal' feeling, and started seeing faces and geometric patterns around my house. Skin on arms felt like it was bubbling. Thought people on TV were talking to me. Tried to sleep, but kept thinking I heard people talking in my house. All of these hallucinations were transient and would last for a few minutes or so and then stop. Fell asleep about 8 hrs after taking dose. Woke up thinking that someone was holding me down and shaking me. Felt 'drugged' the next day. I'm sure different people react to medications differently. I talked to my doctor afterward and described these side effects. His response was, "I've never heard of Zoloft doing that!" and recommended that I see a psychiatrist. I'm not sure if the meds are for me. M 39 1 days
50 mg 1X day
11/1/2011
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 1  MDD, Anxiety Vertigo, Alcohol cravings and binges immediately after starting the drug, loss of appetite, anxiety. It helped with my self-control and anger but turned me into a raging alcoholic. Now that I am not on it...no more alcohol cravings...very peculiar... F 26 5 months
50 1X day
10/21/2011
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 5  depression/anxiety decreased sex drive Zoloft has allowed me to live a "normal" life. It does not make me feel over-medicated. It just allows me to react to things normally. I have heard a lot of people say that they hate Zoloft; anti-depressants can be very polarizing: you love it if it works for you, and hate it if it doesn't. Zoloft works for me. I had to go off of it once while I was pregnant. There were significant withdrawal symptoms, but that was temporary. Worked like a charm for post-partum depression. F 32 10 years
150 1X day
10/20/2011
 1  depression Just started, not sure was on wellbutrin, didn't work at all. F 66
2X day
10/9/2011
 1  PMDD i've tried Yaz and Celexa for my PMDD, so far neither have worked, and the YAZ turned me into a robotic shell. I didn't feel sad, glad, mad, nothing. I was a zombie for weeks. there are only three ssri's that are fda approved for PMDD, celexa being one, which did nothing, and zoloft another. At first when I started taking the drug I noticed I was severely exhausted in the early evening. I mean, it was hard to keep my eyes open. I also felt very.... stabalized artificially. My legs and stomach were holding alot of water, I'm very thin and you couldn't see my ankles anymore. But i kept telling myself stick it out, this will go away. Side effects go away, you don't want to live another month contemplating suicide, stick it out stick it out.... All of a sudden the tiredness disappeared. I actually started feeling better. I still had Pmdd that month, but not nearly as bad or "dark" as I call it. I was excited, maybe this was for me. I'm also on xanex and ambien due to sleep issues Do not stop zoloft abruptly, you must wean off of it. I was only on it a little over a month on 50mg and when i stopped i was morbidly depressed. It was as if life itself was sucked out of me. If I won the lottery i would have trouble saying "yay". All i wanted to do was cry. Even with the horrible side effects i went back on and am currently trying to wean off myself. F 27 45 days
50 1X day
10/2/2011
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 5  ANXIETY PANIC DISORDER Experienced almost all of the ones listed on the label. now and then a side effect returns but goes away in a few weeks...sweating, RLS, itching, jaw clenching this drug literally saved my life after resistance to taking any anti-depressant for anxiety, I finally took it and was so glad I did. anxiety was soooo bad, I was actually on my way to the ER and planning my funeral because I was sure I was going to die. A MONTH OF HELLISH ANXIETY ...Zoloft has given me my life back F 52 1 years
50 1X day
9/29/2011

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