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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ZOLOFT | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Hypothyroidism and M.S. | Clenching Teeth, Jittery, Foggy, Increased Sex Drive. Read on! Important! | Used to take 200MG Zoloft about 9 years ago for a year after attempted suicide,worked great. I am now taking it again due to depression and anxiety. Due to my lack of concentration, memory problems etc., my pysch. wanted me to have a wellness exam completed by my primary physician...Blood Test reviewed a thyroid problem ( Hypothyroidism ) which causes depression and other symptoms as well. I was prescribed synthroid to replace the hormone my organs were lacking ( including the brain! ) I will have to take this med for the rest of my life...starting to feel better! Please have a blood test completed for thyroid problems.According to the Doc, many people have thyroid problems and don't even realize it! PLEASE , PLEASE , PLEASE have a blood test done.. | M | 42 | 6 weeks | 4/14/2007 | 3 | anxiety | I have only been on this for 2 days, and IMMIDIATELY had diareha, and very sleepy, but unable to sleep. I hope this gets better, I also have no appetite, food makes me gag | I can not comment fully yet, but I want to let people know that the side effect can start from jump, so dont panic about that | F | 32 | 2 days | 4/12/2007 | 1 | Stress, Insomnia | Sweating, insomnia, diarrhea, feelings of losing control, shaky, suicidal thoughts. | I am writing this on behalf of a friend that was taking Zoloft for 9 days. He experienced all of the side effects noted prior. He went to the ER, due to a feeling of a "Meltdown" after being on Zoloft for 2 days. The Dr. dismissed his symptoms and the fact that he had just started taking Zoloft. They treated him for Cardiac symptoms. Six days later my friend hung himself from the rafters in the garage of their house. ZOLOFT is a horrible medication and there are many documented cases of suicide. Most men hang themselves and the women overdose. Be very careful and insist that your Dr and family members monitor you for the first 30 days. He was the least likely person to kill themselves. He loved life and was full of happiness until his job related stress and Zoloft. | M | 50 | 9 days | 4/10/2007 | 4 | severe depression | nausea, insomnia, increased appetite an sex drive, unable to ejaculate or takes a long time. | at first i was on 100 mg, helped at first but still fell in to deep depresion. could not sleep needed sleeping pills but when asleep slept better. sex drive shot up back to normal but either could not or just took along time to ejaculate. while on it i tried to commit suicide was increced to 200mg. helped but still was in a that rut just not as much but changed of scenery helped alot. added welbutrin an has helped alot with the zoloft feel better then i have in a long time. good combination. i got my appetite back ate like a bottomless pit so helped put the weight i lost back on but leveled out when i hit normal weight. side effects only last about 2 weeks an when dosage was uped but after that it was fine. | M | 21 | 4 months | 4/6/2007 | 4 | post pardem depression | I'm not sure what side effects were from the meds or if they were from the fact that I just had a baby haha but I had a hard time sleeping *probably from the baby* however I felt that the meds worked. I wasn't on it very long but ppl said they could notice a change in me. :-) | F | 25 | 5 weeks | 4/5/2007 | 1 | depression/anxiety | Severe intestinal side effects: Two years ago, within one weekof taking Zoloft, I was so weak from the intestinal side effects that I fainted upon getting out of bed. I lost six to ten pounds in a month,and I was normal weight. I was encouraged to continue with the treatment, to see if the effects would lessen as my body adjusted. Bad choice! I ended up seeing a gastroenterologist. On the table prepped for a colonscopy, the specialist noted,"get off the Zoloft." Post colonoscopy, and no Zoloft, the diarrhea went away. I have been successfully treated with another anti-depressant for the last two years. | Watch the gastro-intestinal side-effects. | F | 51 | 2 months | 4/2/2007 | 5 | Depression (with irratibility) | Minor. In the beginning, dry mouth and temporary weight loss. Effects reduced/gone in a couple of months. Some loss of libido, but that may be more age-related. | Zoloft has made a big difference in my life. I probably would be divorced, or dead, if I hadn't started treatment with Zoloft. I sought help for depression when I began to have serious problems controlling my temper--I would explode with anger at the slightest provocation. I also would have frequent suicidal thoughts (I didn't realize until later that this was unusual--I thought everyone thought about killing themselves several times a week). There is a history of depression and suidice in my family tree, so my psychiatrist told me I will probably have to be on some sort of meds for the rest of my life. I currently take 200mg of Zoloft every day. I take it right before I go to bed, which I think helps keep any side effects under control. I do have dry mouth, but that is more from allergy meds than Zoloft. I also have decreased libido, but I'm pretty sure that peri-menopause is to blame for that. I have experienced some weight gain (20 pounds in the last four years), but again | F | 49 | 6 years | 4/1/2007 | 2 | mild depression/anxiety/stress | extremely dry mouth, foggy head, extreme tiredness, unable to think clearly, zombie like state, and very very thirsty, and a bit of an uneasy stomach and nausea... | I took 1 50mg tablet around 8pm, and was fine. But next morning when i woke up, i was in a zombie like state. My head was foggy, my eyes wanted to sleep, my mouth was as dry as the Sahara desert and i kept drinking water and going toilet. It has been about 15 hours since i took the dose last night. I hope this will go away as i am too scared to even drive my car to the doctors, as i don't feel like i can perform tasks which involve thought in them...and my vision seems to be blury.....probably from the tiredness... | F | 25 | 1 days | 3/29/2007 | 5 | Mood stabilization after TBI | I didn't notice any side effects except that within an hour of ingesting a 50mg tablet any delusional tendenct I would have would dissapate. | I began taking 100mg/day, cut to 50mg/day after a year to year and a half of treatment. I then began cutting my dose to 25mg/day after a year or so of consistant 50mg/day use. I continued to take the zoloft at 25mg/day eventually cutting to an as needed basis as I felt as though my thoughts were becomming delusional. | M | 28 | 97 months | 3/28/2007 | 1 | Anxiety | Dizziness, zombie like state, headaches, mood swings, loss of libido | i think that ssri's just aren't right for me, I have tried celexa and now zoloft and both have had side effects so bad that i could barely function at work to a point of being worse than i was with out medication. i wish xanax wasn't so addictive because that is the only thing that has seemed to level me out... | M | 25 | 3 days | 3/28/2007 | 1 | GAD | panic, fear, upset stomach, loss of concentration, no sex drive, insomnia, clenched jaw | this junk made all of my anxiety worse than ever...i am going to go see a real doctor and get an anti-anxiety pill not some stupid antidepressant | M | 24 | 5 days | 3/28/2007 | 5 | Depression, anxiety | Involuntary flinchiness, nausea, lack of appetite, and lethargy for a week or two whenever I up the dose, after initial side effects wear off, I have improved energy and concentration, still get the flinches, I don't crave alcohol as much (and when I do I need a lot less to get the good effects), I can drink caffeine w/o getting panic symptoms, can't/don't cry as easily, still have a good sex drive (sometimes even more than before the drug) and much better orgasms. PEOPLE WORRIED ABOUT WEIGHT GAIN, READ ON --> | 75mg. I was VERY concerned about gaining weight when I started Zoloft. I have gained 7 lbs, but I don't think it's the drug, per se. Zoloft just prevents me from being as obsessive about food as I used to be. I often don't think twice before reaching for that second handful of chips anymore. But with increased energy, my workouts have improved. If you expend some extra concentration and will-power making sure your diet doesn't increase in calories, I don't think you will experience weight gain on Zoloft. A lot of the weight gain people have experienced has to do with either a preexisting condition or a lapse in concentration on those little extra handfulls of calories, which can really add up. I was slightly underweight before zoloft because of depression and compulsive anorexic tendancies. It's true that my weight wouldn't have increased without the drug, but it was not a result of the drug itself, rather it was a result of the way the drug made me think. It was a good thing a | F | 27 | 7 months | 3/26/2007 | 5 | Depression/Anxiety attacks | Over a 10 yr period I have gained 70 lbs. Other than that, it helped me with my anxiety attacks and depression. I also went to a pychiatrist and he helped me change the way i process my thoughts. I used to have one negative thought that would snowball into two etc. So with behavioral therapy and 100 mg a day of Zoloft, I was able to feel at ease. | Keep record of your weight when starting. My doctor and I just realized that my weight gain might be from the Zoloft. With the approval and supervision of my doctor I am trying to get off of the medication. I have gone down to 50 mg a day, and had no withdrawls. I have tried to quit cold turkey and have experienced what some call "brain shivers". It usually happens with another antidepressant. A simple Google search will bring up what myself and other people experience. This was only when I was getting OFF of the Zoloft too quickly. | F | 29 | | 3/20/2007 | 4 | disthymia | Severe rash when increased dosage, ibs, headache, bruxism, dizziness/light headed, bruising/longer to heal. | For the most part the brain fog of long term depression has lifted, thank God. A few side effects most of which have diminished over time. The teeth grinding is driving me nuts though. I notice if I miss a dose or take it much later in the day the depression/paranoia/jelousy return with a vengence. | F | 38 | 3 months | 3/18/2007 | 1 | Depression & Anxiety | No physical effects. Felt unable to express myself. When I had PMS and wanted a good cry I couldn't | Did feel any better for taking this. Felt trapped and my boyfriend said I actually got worse. Had the worse PMS moods I had ever had but couldnt cry when I wanted. | F | 27 | 16 months | 3/14/2007 | 4 | relieve hot flashes | some dry mouth, headaches | it actually worked. Didn't get rid of them, but makes them a lot less. It also improved my mood, although I didn't take it for that. | F | 54 | 2 years | 3/13/2007 | 3 | anxiety | Extreme diarrea first month or so until I started taking at nighttime. Then OK. Seemed to help anxiety right away. Been on for two years and did well first year or so but seemed less effective after 1st year (up to 200 mg). Switched to generic and gained 25 lbs in 7 mos. Not sure if from generic or from something else. I'm trying something new to see if weight gain and anxiousness goes away. It worked great the first year on leveling my mood and anxiousness. More patient with kids and family. | F | 46 | 2 years | 3/13/2007 | 1 | depression, anxiety | sleepiness, foggy-headed, unable to think clearly, weight gain | Zoloft did not remotely help my depression and anxiety, and it turned my into a fat zombie. | F | 37 | 5 months | 3/13/2007 | 5 | Major Clinical depression | ZOLOFT-ABSOLUTELY NONE I am writing this post as a cautionary note to anyone about to switch to generic.I have been taking zoloft for the past 12 years no side effects changed my life! Insurance switched to generic and I am struggling with headaches vivid dreams in which I awake in panic attacks full of sweat and have only been on the generic about a week | My doctor said this was not uncommon and promptly wrote a dispense as written note to my pharmacist,insurance companies must cover if dr writes this. Stay with the actual ZOLOFT these generics are not the same in absorbtion and can cause major setbacks | F | 28 | 12 years | 3/11/2007 | 4 | anxiety | F | 56 | 3 days | 3/10/2007 |