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 |
| 3 | depression | loss of sex drive | Of all the antidepressants I've tried Zoloft is the one I would recommend. Be careful if you go off this drug, if you restart it it may not get you back to where you were before. I learned this the hard way. Somehow the brain chemistry changes. | M | 56 | 10 years | 3/10/2007 | 5 | mild depression, panic attacks, IBS | IBS immediately started calming down, panic attacks gone, after a few years bowels completely normal. depression lifted immediately. Migraines less severe. Slight weight loss :-) low libido :-( | this has been a wonderful help for my life. After some years of talk therapy, my shrink was convinced that my problems were largely biologically based. Reluctantly, I went on Zoloft - - it has enabled me to do well with work, balanced finances, more enjoyable and better quality relationships with friends, family, and husband. It's also helped minimize symptoms of menopause. Zoloft's persistent sleepiness symptom went away totally by increasing dosage from 75 to 100 mg. | F | 57 | 7 years | 3/4/2007 | 3 | depression | jaw clenching, sleepiness, vivid dreams | First two weeks I got nothing. Then about a week ago the dreams kicked in and I started getting tired in the afternoon and taking long naps. Naps didn't interfere with bedtime, still geting 7-8 hours sleep at night. Feel rested when I get up, just peter out around late afternoon. Jaw clenching started about the same time. Taking 50mg now, may talk to doc about upping the dose since I really haven't noticed a difference in my "mood" yet. | F | 35 | 4 weeks | 3/3/2007 | 5 | Anxiety, Depression | Dry mouth, foggy brain, euphoria, increased sex drive | I have finally begun to get my life back!!!!! Its been an amazing discovery. I am finaly getting back to the person that i used to be. I no longer have the dreaded black cloud over my head. I am glad to wake up everday and live. | F | 29 | 3 days | 3/2/2007 | 2 | Depression; Bipolar | Sex drive completey disappeared; no more orgasms | I started out on 100MG a day and it really seemed to help my depression. However that didn't last long and I was upped to 150mg and referred by my family physician to a pyschiatrist who then upped my dosage to 200mg and added 50 mg Topamax aka STUPAMAX. The 200mg completely made me into an ice queen and even if I did get the urge, I couldn't orgasm anyway. My pysch has now put me on Wellbutrin SR and I am back to having orgasms and really good ones at that. | F | 35 | 3 months | 3/1/2007 | 1 | social anxiety, depression | insomnia, increased anxiety and heart palpitations | works for some but it was terrible with me and I ended up missing a lot of school | F | 17 | 2 weeks | 2/28/2007 | 5 | depression/anxiety | freakishly detailed bad dreams; insomnia. The insomnia went away after a few weeks. The nightmares flare up rarely but did last longer. The nightmares were like freakin' 3-act plays, and there was always some element of danger or fear involved. | I've been on it for 5-6 years now and the best way to describe the benefit is it "takes the edge off." I used to worry A LOT. And if my boss had her door shut, I would automatically assume she was discussing something I did wrong even though I knew I hadn't. | F | 37 | 6 years | 2/24/2007 | 5 | Panic disorder, anxiety, depression | For the first few weeks and any time I increase the dose: nausea, twitchy (like restless leg syndrome), sleepy, loss of appetite, spacey, dizzy, euphoric. AFTER the first few weeks: increased energy, still occasional twitchieness (not noticeable to anyone else), occassional dizziness if I have too much caffeine. Great dreams, only slightly lower libido at 62.5 mg. | LOVE love this drug. It has saved my career and my relationships; I have more motivation, more energy, I haven't fought w/ my husband since I started taking it, I look forward to every day and every challenge now, and spend less time obsessing about the petty things. It has made me less inclined to pour a glass or two of wine every night, more inclined to put effort into improving my life, health, and my attitude (before the depression made such efforts seem hopeless). I pair it w/ beta blockers for the panic trigger times. Zoloft has really improved my self confidence. I have put on a few pounds and am really anal about diet and exercise - but still I don't attribute it to the drug - I think it's because of the lack of inhibition which is overall a good thing. I am healthier. | F | 26 | 6 months | 2/23/2007 | 5 | Anxiety NOS | Sexual side effects, Diarrhea, Euphoria. The only side effect that stayed with me for six years were the sexual side effects. | I took Zoloft for six years and it worked wonders! I had an extreme case of Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Social Anxiety. My friends noticed a big positive change in how I acted after the Zoloft started taking effect, which in turn, changed some of the specticism my friends had on psychiatric drugs. I only just recently had to switch because I was having very bad panic attacks and hypomania. I wish that it could have continued to work its wonders on me, but I thank god I had Zoloft for those six years. | F | 25 | 6 years | 2/22/2007 | 5 | PMDD/Depression | In the beginning I slept for 20 hours a day. I felt like a "zombie", unable to interact with others without feeling strange. Loose stools. Dizziness if I didn't take my dose on time. And the usual sexual side effects. | This drug has changed my life. I just FEEL BETTER. I want to live again. The SEVERE mood swings, emotional instability and physical pain I experienced before my period are gone. Insomnia, gone. Social anxiety, gone. My lethargic attitude on life is gone. To all those who say this drug is bad, it's just not the right one for you. It sure is for me. | F | 25 | 1 years | 2/19/2007 | 5 | Anxiety/Stress | Only side effect would be alot less of a sexual drive | This drug has really helped me get through some tough times in my life and has taken my blood pressure back down to a comfortable level. I hate having to rely on it but sometimes you just need something to take the edge off of the stress in your life. I am very happy with the results and hope to ween myself off of it soon. | F | 26 | 6 months | 2/19/2007 | 1 | depression | Severe chest pain, huge weight gain, onset of fibromyalgia and horrible arthritis pain. Drs thought I had Lupus. Have been off work for 8 months due to the effects of Zoloft. | Within 45 days of starting Zoloft I gained 50+ lbs. I started having sever chest pains. I had to have a heart cath, echo, stress echo and several other heart test.Was in ER 4 times and Was in CCU 2 times. Finally the third Cardiologist said it was the Zoloft and took me off. I was so sick I thought I would die. Stayed away from my grandkids cuz I didn't want them to find me dead. Lost all of my energy. developed Shortness of breath, fibromyalgia type pain, arthritis pain. Could barely walk. Broke my leg (had to have surgury) trying to walk up my porch steps. I have been off work for 8 months. I have suffered many side effects from the prednisone used to treat the symptoms.I am just now starting to feel better. Maybe I can return to work when I get the cast off of my leg. I lost my job and will have to find another one. This stuff is very scary. My sister went on it and started having chest pain and I told her to STOP immediatly. | F | 43 | 3 months | 2/18/2007 | 2 | mild depression/anxiety | Every common side effect from the nausea to hyperthermia, increased depersonalization. Almost all of the common side effects. Could not sleep. | I had only been on it for 3 days. I had to stop. Could not deal with the 50 mg, and the discomforts of the all the side effects. Increased depression and thoughts were more than I was willing to take over, just feeling tired and unfocused. | F | 28 | 3 days | 2/17/2007 | 4 | depression/trauma | headaches, jaw clinching at night, first 2months, last 3 months these s/e still there but are over shadowed by anxiety and figity. | I started at 25 mg, saw a difference right away, I take it a bedtime, sleep great and sprung out of bed at first. Was working out on a Sat. morning (unusual for me)lost some weight. My Dr. increased me gradually. At 100 mg I was tapping fingers, bouncing my knee and a little manic, so I cut back to 50mg... I don't spring out of bed anymore, I am picking my skin, and flash backs to trauma coming back. Not sure what to do. | F | 35 | 5 months | 2/16/2007 | 3 | anorexia /anxiety/depression | weight gain (20 lbs.-not good), shakey hands, some insomnia, night sweats, constipation. | At first I liked Z and it made me feel a lot better when I came home from the hospital(200mg) [for anorexia]. Recently, I experimented with different doseges (o-100 mg) [not recommended] and experienced the most terrible headaches, rage problems [unlike any I've ever had], and weight gain despite NO change in eating/recovery or exercise. It still helped, but I would assume it's different for everyone. | F | 18 | 10 months | 2/15/2007 | 1 | Severe Anxiety | Overwhelming Exhaustion | Took 1 half of a 25mg pill and was completely zombied!!! Never again, Lexapro made my heart race, am trying Celexa | F | 39 | 1 days | 2/15/2007 | 5 | extreme depression | lack of appetite, tiredness | F | 26 | 18 months | 2/8/2007 | 4 | Anxiety/depression | Sexual side-effects, insomnia | This medicine works wonderfully for it's intended purpose. I have switched to 5-htp though since it doesn't have the side-effects of Zoloft. The 5-HTP is great for mild serotonin disorders. I did fine at 50 mg ZOloft and fine on supplements too. | F | 32 | 1 months | 2/8/2007 | 3 | depression | Dry mouth, slight diaherrea when starting, stopping or if I missed more than one dose. Vomiting soon after I took a pill eventually lead me to switch to another medication. | Zoloft worked okay for me, but as the vomiting side effect gradually increased in frequency (from 1x per month to 2x per week), I became less satisfied. I knew from missing a few days worth that stopping cold-turkey was gonna be bad news (very dizzy and spacey) so I got my doc to give me a starter pack and then broke those dosages in half, then thirds, then fourths, then nothing. | F | 27 | 2 years | 2/7/2007 | 5 | depression, anxiety | already explained before when i rated it a 4 back on the 18th Jan 2007 and said i would report again to update | It has now been 8 weeks and 4 days and it wasn't until yesterday when I recieved its full benefits. I am able to smile, smile, smile and look forward to the present and the future. It has been hell though and so many times I almost stopped taking it but I persisted. I said I would give it 3 months before trying something else and it has been worth it. | F | 30 | 8 weeks | 2/4/2007 |