ZOLOFT Reviews (SERTRALINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.3 (1667 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ZOLOFT with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ZOLOFT | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Anxiety | Libido is really low, almost to low. The irony is that I could care less so the drug must be working :-) | M | 41 | 4 weeks 50 1X day | 9/21/2010 | 1 | anxiety | nausea, dizziness, puked when i stopped | M | 16 | 5 months 50 1X day | 9/16/2010 | 2 | anxiety/depression | Restless legs, increase in anxiety, appetite loss, no sex drive. HORRIBLE DRUG, NEVER WORKS WE SHOULD ALL SUE THE MAKERS OF ZOLOFT | Pointless drug, just makes side effects. Docs don't want to give out any benzo's and they all think I'm exaggerating my side effects. All the kickbacks the docs get from these SSRI's are the only reason they prescribe them. They don't help, and everyone knows it. More side effects and more withdrawl symptoms than ativan or klonopin. Horrible drug, all SSRI's are horrible | M | 30 | 6 months 100 1X day | 9/15/2010 | 1 | depression | Anger. Rage. Felt worse, felt out of control. I did not recognize myself. At first, I thought I was just getting worse, but, I worried it was this zoloft pill. The barely controllable anger dissipated once I quit the Zoloft. | F | 48 | 1X day | 9/12/2010 | 3 | Depression | Dizziness, loss of appetite (initially), "staring into space" | I originally was on Zoloft for two or three years and then stopped taking it, but had started to develop symptoms of depression again about 2 1/2 years ago. When I first starting retaking it, I had no appetite for about 2 months, but that went away. More recently, I have experienced dizziness when standing, especially after I get out of the car. My dosage was increased earlier this year after a traumatic episode and I found the dizziness to be worse. I haven't fainted but I started to see black spots. My doctor recommended that I try decreasing it. I am still dizzy but a little better I also find that I will sometimes zone out. Despite the side effects, I have found Zoloft helpful in keeping my moods moderated, especially when I feel low (though, on the other hand, I also don't really ever feel extremely happy on it either). | F | 35 | 2 years 150 1X day | 9/8/2010 | 3 | Anxiety attacks | Start up--increase anxiety, upset stomach, depressed somewhat, tiredness, insomnia, and muscle weakness. After a year now, all of a sudden extreme dry mouth! | I am starting to wean off zoloft due to the "all of a sudden" dry mouth. It is too extreme. My tongue is raw and I have tried mositurer with no luck. I have had a 20lb weight gain with zoloft also. | F | 36 | 1 years 20mg 1X day | 8/20/2010 | 3 | anxiety | jitteryness, tickle in throat. no ability to have sex | M | 52 | 7 months 25 1X day | 8/18/2010 | 3 | OCD, depression, social phobia. | restless leg syndrome, drowsiness. | a good drug against OCD and depression, as well as social phobia, but on me side effects were really annoying. sometimes it gave me a bit of nervousness. however, it has a special properties on patient and rational thoughts. if you've to try it, start on lowest dosage possible (25mg). | M | 24 | 1 weeks 100 mg 1X day | 8/13/2010 | 5 | extreme depression and anxiety | None | I wanted to share how much Zoloft has helped me. I'm a writer with seasonal depression and am currently going through a separation from my husband AND premature menopause. I've always been a little depressive but a for a couple of months, before I went on the Zoloft, I was waking up crying every morning and could barely get out of bed. I've had no weight gain, so far, and no sexual side effects. I'm very surprised because I'd heard horror stories about people getting fat and being unable to achieve orgasm. I don't feel spun out or "high" or anything either...I just feel like myself again. Maybe my problem was attributable solely to a dip in serotonin and since Zoloft helps the brain produce more of it, I'm just rebalanced and therefore not experiencing any of the side effects. | F | 39 | 3 months 75 mg 1X day | 8/7/2010 | 4 | depression | gained 5lbs, decreased sexual desire | I was on 50mg for 8 years, after a while it wasn't helping so the doc increased it and I am much happier now. Really very few side effects--I think it's great. | F | 52 | 10 years 100 mg 1X day | 7/31/2010 | 5 | anxiety | None | This medication has helped me a lot. I started at 25 mg and then gradually moved up to 100mg. I no longer have anxiety attacks. I still will think of the same things, like I have a disease, but I'm now able to rationalize with myself. I suffered from anxiety and slight hypochondria noticeably for the past two years and I feel better than ever now that I'm taking sertraline. | F | 27 | 1 years 100 MG 1X day | 7/29/2010 | 1 | Depression / Anxiety / PTSD | Made me have tremors, also made me feel like I wanted to crawl out of my skin. I have been off this drug for almost 3 years and I still feel like this! This is the worst drug on the market! | F | 57 | 2 years 200MG 1X day | 7/25/2010 | 5 | Anxiety, depression | Mild jaw clenching | I've tried various anti-depressants, some with disasterous results. Then started 150mg Wellbutrin and felt better but it stopped working so went to 300mg. This also stopped working. My doctor added 25mg of Zoloft for Anxiety it absolutely changed my life! I feel like "myself" again after 7 years of battling depression. For the first time in 7 years I woke up on a Saturday morning and felt excitement about all the things I wanted to do that day! Every day is a good day these days.===== I believe Anxiety was the root cause of much of my depression. I'm a happy, happy girl! No side effects at all except a bit of tinnitis and from the Wellbutrin (that improved over time) and mild jaw clenching. No weight gain. No sexual side effects. Zoloft works for me and one of my siblings but did not work for another family member who experienced a zombie effect.= Keep trying. I had lost hope but now I have my life back. | F | 58 | 3 months 25mg 1X day | 7/21/2010 | 4 | depression, suicidal thoughts, OCD, | itchy scalp | the itchy scalp scares me, as i see many comments about zoloft being linked, like other SSRI's, to hair-loss (i haven't observed any). besides that, i am happy with the medication. it made me a normally content person. i still can feel sad or distressed, but it's within the normal range of emotions. right now, this month, i feel zoloft has saved me. i will update as i progress with the treatment. also, no sexual dysfunction so far, i feel so lucky! | F | 30 | 1 months 50 1X day | 7/18/2010 | 5 | Severe Depression/Psychosis | I’ve gained a few pounds but I’m not sure if this is the culprit. | This has been a life saver for me, it pulled me out of my severe depression and now I feel like my old self again. | F | 24 | 4 months 150 1X day | 7/17/2010 | 4 | depression, anxiety | weight gain! | I gained abt 50 lbs while on this. I've finally lost the "Zoloft weight" but as I try to lose more weight I wonder if the drug is making this harder by affecting my metabolism. | F | 30 | 5 years 150 1X day | 7/2/2010 | 3 | OCD | Really bad dry mouth, decreased libido, erection problems, decreased appetite, delayed orgasm | Taken on and off for 2 years or so. Been as high as 150, now take 100. It's VERY important to not miss doses for it to work. Positive: Improves my mood, less obsessions and dwelling on things, the decreased appetite and delayed orgasm are positive side-effects, I can drink alcohol without any issues. Negative: I think it may actually make the compulsions worse, the decreased libido and erection issues are a real bummer, stopping it caused me to feel like my heart was skipping a beat along with a feeling of light-headedness. | M | 31 | 2 years 100 mg 1X day | 7/1/2010 | 5 | Bipolar/Depression | During initial startup, I experienced dizziness, nervousness, diarrhea, and even a kind of visual "tracers" effect such as one gets with LSD! Once the drug has reached full effect, these promptly subside. Subsequent side-effects include loss of sexual arousal and diminishment of performance (takes longer to orgasm). Dry mouth. Sweets cravings. Also, a certain blunting of affect happens. Cycling-off can be dire, causing extreme mental and emotional confusion. | ZOLOFT has generally been a good, useful drug for me. It sort of "greases" life, so everyday interpersonal transactions and stresses go much more easily; tasks don't seem quite as onerous and daunting. My depression is not usually "sad thoughts and crying", but rather manifests itself with oversleeping, overeating, and a mean, cranky, bitter attitude towards everything. Depression makes thoughts a jumble, a dark foggy cloud, and it's hard to read literature (you keep re-reading the same passage over and over again). ZOLOFT helps tremendously in clarifying my thoughts and reading ability. It lifts the daily mood wonderfully. One side-effect is a certain blunting of affect: sure, your lows are reined-in; but also your joys and happiness and creative afflatus are also blunted. The "Shiny-Happy People" syndrome. Still, worth it. (unlike, say, DEPAKOTE where the side-effects hugely outweigh any possible benefits) | M | 47 | 10 years 200mg 1X day | 6/29/2010 | 5 | OCD and Anxiety Disorder | Anxiety, dry mouth, tremors | I was really surprised that Zoloft is prescribed for those with anxiety disorder when it actually CAUSES panic attacks in the beginning of treatment! I took Zoloft for OCD and Klonopin for panic attacks and to counter the "caffeine" effects of the Zoloft. If I took Zoloft prior to going to bed, upon just opening my eyes the next morning I'd go right into a terrible panic attack. As I awoke, I could feel my body start to tense up readying for an impending anxiety attack. It was horrifying! I started taking the Zoloft in the morning with Klonpin and then going to bed taking only Klonpin and no longer had morning anxiety attacks. For the initial first few weeks I felt as though I was on loads of caffeine. If I held out my hand, you'd have seen it quivering. That side effect subsided about three-four weeks in. I didn't notice any improvement in my treatment for OCD for about 6-8 weeks. From others I've talked to, that seems to be the norm. I took Zoloft off and on until 2001 (pretty much quit on 9-11 because I kept forgetting to take it anyway!) I noticed that as I weaned myself off of it, I would startle easily and have this feeling of electrical shocks or zaps shooting down my arms to my fingers. This fun side effect lasted for at least a year or more AFTER completely being off the Zoloft. The Zoloft worked wonders on the OCD to the point where I haven't needed meds for years... well, except for flying... I take Klonpin for that! ;) | F | 45 | 6 years 100 MG 1X day | 6/26/2010 | 2 | Depression & anxiety | Weight gain (significant), TMJ, poor sleep, excessive drinking of alcohol, zero sex drive, uncontrollable yawning | When I first started taking Zoloft I noticed right away a decrease in anxiety and my anger levels dropped almost overnight. But after about 9 months it didn't seem to do much of anything besides make me want to get drunk all the time and eat. Going off Zoloft has been HELL. It must be done in the slowest manner possible. When I went off it too fast I became so dizzy I could barely walk and my speech was slurred like a drunk. I also had crying spells. I'm finally down to 12.5 MG every other day.. and hoping to be done for good by next month. I would not recommend this to anyone. | F | 27 | 1 years 100 mg 1X day | 6/24/2010 |