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 |
| 4 | depression | slight headache | F | 56 | 13 years | 1/25/2009 | 4 | OCD, depression | Anxiety, twitching, racing heartbeat, drowsiness, yawning, slightly decreased sex drive, takes longer time to orgasm, loss of appetite. | The first night I took it I took 25 mg and I felt this initial 'high'. Then it turned into anxiety, tremors, twitching. That wore off after the first night. It really helps me sleep. I really felt a difference even after the first night on such a small dose. The sexual side effects are not as bad as I thought they were going to be. I'm just excited to move up to a higher dose and get something going already. | F | 19 | 9 days | 1/25/2009 | 3 | mild depression/severe anxiety | diarrhea, jaw clenching, headaches(could have been from the jaw clenching) and night sweats | I was on 50mg daily. It worked great on my anxiety, I was able to stop taking my lorazepam, and my depression started to lessen, I felt more like myself again. I would have loved to stay on this drug but I started having nasty diarrhea the very first day I started taking it. I didn't realize I was clenching my jaw until one day I realized my jaw hurt really bad and later that day noticed I was clenching it. It was very annoying. The night sweats were also just as annoying. I don't sweat frequently, just during a good workout or on a humid hot summer day, so I noticed instantly when I was waking up with a damp shirt every morning. I waited a month to see if any of these side effects would go away but they didn't so now I'm trying citalopram, we'll see how that works. | F | 25 | 1 months | 1/22/2009 | 2 | Depression | Tinnitus, zaps, vertigo, weight gain, sleeplessness, horrible withdrawal even with tapering off. | I wish I had never taken it. | F | 40 | 2 days | 1/22/2009 | 3 | Mild depression | Vivid dreams, decreased sex drive, short term memory loss | I felt like Zoloft turned me into a little bit of a zombie. I had problems remembering things I had just learned in class and every night I have very vivid dreams. Additionally, I feel like I have no sex drive, even though I'm only 18. However, I feel like the Zoloft is basically doing it's job. I feel like I can't get sad or cry. It's sort of nice at times, but other than that, starting Zoloft has been a bit rough, but I'm going to continue trying it out for a few more months. | F | 18 | 1 months | 1/21/2009 | 4 | Anxiety, Panic Attacks | The only side effect I have really noticed is decreased appetite and slighty nauseated. | I am working with my doctor on chaging my medicine from Paxil to Zoloft. I originaly had taken Paxil 20mg twice daily for the last 10 years. I do plan on having children so my doctor did advise me Paxil is not safe to take while pregnant according to studies that have been done. I am in the titration process of slowly taking away the Paxil and slowly adding the Zoloft. I really do think the Zoloft is beginning to work even better than the Paxil. With all medications you have to give it time but sometimes that just gets frustrating. I am sure many of you can relate to me on that statement. My doctors goal is Zoloft 150mg daily instead of Paxil 20 mg twice daily. If anyone has any comments to share I am up for them since I have taken Paxil for so many years and you get a little uncomfortable when changing medications. | F | 32 | 9 days | 1/17/2009 | 5 | OCD, depression | decreased libido | If I forget to take this for two days, I get very sick to my stomach and have neck stiffness. I am a totally different person with this medicine. It has helped me tremendously. I have stopped all counting and checking (from the ocd). Have taken for 12 years. Took while pregnant and nursing without problems. | F | 28 | 12 years | 1/16/2009 | 1 | post pardom depression | terrible acne, leaving scars! extreme anxiety, rage, depression, anger, wanting to always be alone, hating everyone and everything, loss of friends, extreme aggression!!! need I go on?!!?? | I am still trying to heal the emotional, physical, and relationship wounds from this toxic poison, DON'T let it happen to you! | F | 36 | | 1/12/2009 | 3 | Anxiety disorder | Not really any other than weight gain. I've gained seven unwanted pounds in almost four months of taking this medicine. | I started this for anxiety and yes it helped but I'm concerned about the weight issue. I went from an 8 to a size 10 in three months and that is not too pleasant at all. I cut my dose in half at the point that this weight gain happened (all in ten days time at the 90 day point) I am still doing ok with the anxiety and I must say that Zoloft has helped me sleep without any 'help' for the first time in many years. I also stopped biting my nails and I've never known a time that I didn't do that. | F | 34 | 4 months | 1/10/2009 | 3 | Depression, agressive behavior | It started working almost right away. I didn't get angry like I used to. Haven't even cried in the month I've been taking it. Works very well to help me with these feelings. | It was great for the first couple weeks, then I started getting SEVERE headaches (never really got headaches before), and only at night. Also SEVERE "back door trotts"...I mean I literally have to take tons of tylenol and tons of Immodium AD to counteract this symptoms...cannot be good AT ALL for my body popping all of these pills...am thinking of going off because of the diarrea and horrible headaches...will these eventually go away??????? | F | 34 | 30 days | 1/10/2009 | 5 | Depression | Only good side effects | Low dosage (25mg) daily. I literally felt it 'kick in' on the 8th night of taking it. Perhaps because it is a low dose, I don't notice any side effects, except that I'm not as depressed. I wouldn't want to increase the dosage because I think I wouldn't care about much of anything!LOL. After 2 years, I have starting having night terrors (yelling in my sleep) about once a week and after research on the net, I'm wondering if it is from the Zoloft. | F | 58 | 2 years | 1/7/2009 | 4 | bi-polar | waking up every hour on the hour in the begining..too early to tell, however i think i need stronger dose. | none | M | 34 | 2 weeks | 1/5/2009 | 5 | Depression, OCD | First few days of taking it occasional nausea, insomnia. Brand name gave me severe delayed ejaculation while generic does not. | I have taken zoloft for 7+ years now and its helped my life wonderfully. I have OCD and social phobia and it helps me to be ok in crowds, talk to people, etc. I dont get severe downtimes where I feel worthless, etc. at all. You just feel normal, no severe high or low and thats quite nice. Whats interesting though is I used to take the brand name which gave me severe ejaculation delay (30min-1hr longer than normal) but I have been on the generic for awhile and the generic does not do this to me whatsoever (no delay with generic at all, normal range). | M | 30 | 7 years | 12/27/2008 | 5 | Depression, Anxiety, Panic Attacks | Sleepy | My 13 year old son started taking zoloft for his depression,anxiety and panic attacks, he's been on it for about 4 months and is doing very well. My son lost his father 3 yrs ago and also has some medical issues. Before zoloft he was very very sad, emotional and tried to commit suicide. He is back to to enjoying his stress free youthful life again. :-) | M | 13 | 4 months | 12/24/2008 | 3 | depression | headaches, 'zing' type euphoria, vision tracers, diarrhea, abdominal cramping, | really works for me. Started @ 25mg now @ 200. At 150 realized how bad my dpression was and developed such shame from realization attempted suicide. Been taking for 13 years now. Was always hi sex drive. spouse is happy w reduced drive | M | 50 | 13 years | 12/24/2008 | 1 | Inattention to Detail | I had taken Zoloft for several years and I’ve been incomparably better off without it. As for psychiatry, no known scientific diagnosis has ever been issued. And the legitimacy of prescribing treatment (with harmful side effects) without a properly diagnosed illness is questionable at best. Instead of costly drug treatment of symptoms, consider choosing natural cure and prevention. In any case, most health problems can be cured and prevented with a healthy vegetarian diet, herbal teas, clean vitamins, and lifestyle that doesn’t oppose the laws of nature. For those who have consumed lots of chemicals, there are various detoxification options. This is from a humane point of view. | F | 47 | 4 years | 12/21/2008 | 3 | Panic Disorder | headache, inability to orgasm, loss of sex drive | I am now taking 175 mg of Zoloft (generic) and am not 100% convinced it's the right drug for me. It has helped, but seemed to take a while to kick in and I don't believe I'm necessarily on the right dosage (inching up slowly). The headaches are awful and I've never been unable to orgasm on SSRI's until Zoloft, which is frustrating. I DID, however, lose some of the weight that I gained on Paxil and Lexapro! I've been taking it for a few months now and had a panic attack a week ago. Upped the dosage and feel like I'm "almost there". I'm going to hang in there until June. If I'm not satisfied, we're switching meds again. | F | 29 | 4 months | 12/20/2008 | 2 | Major Depression | Vastly increased moodiness, extreme levels of excess energy, minor hallucinations, irritability, reduced sex drive, lasting dissociative symptoms | I was on Zoloft when I was in high school, and it worked fine. Went back on it after a couple of years of no meds, and it made almost all of my symptoms worse. I had multiple recurrent thoughts of suicide, the worst self harm I have ever done, all culminating in an overdose on the drugs, leading to an overnight hospital stay. Zoloft works really well for some people, just make sure you have people around to see how you react to it. | F | 19 | 3 months | 12/20/2008 | 3 | anxiety | weight gain | nice medication but lots of weight gain | F | 35 | 2 years | 12/19/2008 | 1 | Debilitating Panic Attacks | No feelings at all. Not anxious, not happy, not sad, nothing. Just did not care about anything. Is "Emotional Zombieness" a side-effect? Also, no libido at all. And despite the doctor's assurances to the contrary, steady weight gain that kept coming even if I starved myself and worked out every day. Had no idea who I even was anymore - why I married my husband, why I have my job - and it almost ruined my marriage. Decided to wean off and stop taking it...feelings all came back, BUT.... | Well. Here's where I have to warn you. I went through 3 WEEKS of HELL getting off the Zoloft. I couldn't stand up without getting dizzy. I had (and still have sometimes) these weird zings in my brain. Like someone is shocking my brain directly. With a Taser (don't tase me, bro). If I turn my head too quickly, it's like my eyes can't keep up, and I see strobing tracers. And there was the insomnia. And the muscle spasms. And the crying. And the murderous rage. Oh, and the original anxiety was back, too. Needless to say, I was and am ANGRY. I weaned totally off in 2 weeks, and didn't take ANY more zoloft, which was very stubborn since it might have helped to wean even more slowly (i.e. go to 25mg, then down, etc...). I did not want any more of that vile, evil substance in my body. I seriously thought about suing the doctor who told me that Zoloft "Doesn't cause weight gain at all or have withdrawal effects - that's all a myth." I have a lawyer. A good one. During | F | 34 | 6 months | 12/17/2008 |