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 |
| 1 | depression | Worst withdrawal I could imagine. I forgot the zoloft on a vacation, and was so sick I spent the entire ten days in bed, unable to stand I was so dizzy, nauseous and exhausted. I was also extremely irritable on this medication, and, in retrospect, I experienced a kind of mania, spending money I did not have | F | 36 | 4 months | 7/25/2006 | 4 | Post Partum Depression | Weight Gain!!!! Approx. 40lbs in two years. | This medicine was a life saver through two post partum periods. With my first daughter, I became very depressed and suicidal. I was hesitant to take an antidepressant because of the stigma of mental illness and because it seems like it is the answer to everything these days, but because I had a baby to take care of this was somethingI had to do--this was a solution to a very bad situation. With my second child, I started it during the pregnancy to prevent problems, and everything went well. I experienced a short "blue" period, but nothing that compared to the first round. Besides the weight gain (which became an issue that was affecting my health--4'10" and 180lbs) I would have stayed on it. It also relieved me of anxiety and worry that I thought was just part of my personality. It was great to feel like myself, only without the anxiety. | F | 27 | 2 years | 7/22/2006 | 4 | Depression and anxiety. | 20lb gain, pm jaw clenching again (prev tx w/night guard before Zoloft-clenching disappated with changed diet). | 100 lbs overweight. Dx hypothyroid 1993, ADD-Inattentive 2000, dx celiac disease 2006 (wheat, rye, barley, oats damage villi which absorb nutrients in sm. intestine). The insideousness of the celiac disease has had a GREAT deal to do with my physical and mental health. Going downhill and wondering what the heck was wrong with me for 30 yrs! (insomnia, extreme bone pain, periodic exzema only symptoms: NOT stomach aches/bloating or diarhhea/weight loss like MOST celiacs). RIDICULOUS THAT DRS DON'T THINK OF THIS, esp with thyroid dx 13 yrs ago!!! Diet was/is paramount - and I'd eat 1500-2500 quality (though grain based) cal/day and walk up to 3 mi/day. Got a trainer: ate less: hair starting falling out. Body could not compensate because of lack of nutrition. It grew so I could not tolerate fatty food (loved sunflower seeds or Haagen Daz)-had fatty floating stool + bad gas because of fat malabsorption. Since dx 2-06 have eaten NO ill grains and have gotten BETTER-5 mos and stools ar | F | 45 | 3 months | 7/18/2006 | 4 | post-traumatic stress disorder | sleepiness, nervousness, mild diarrhea | I used zoloft after prozac gave me severe constipation. It was a lot better for me. I am still very upbeat in my mood. | F | 22 | 2 days | 7/18/2006 | 2 | Anxiety/Depression/Panic Attacks | Woke up this morning with jitters. That subsided around 10am. That's when I noticed how much of a space cadet I was feeling. My head was in an unbelievable fog. I was able to focus and concentrate and hold conversations but I just felt in a daze. It is now almost time for bed/my next dose and I still have that feeling in my head and slight headache. | I wish I could give this time to kick in but really I had problems while I was at work today and can't do the adjustment period. If you can hang in there like other people on this forum than god bless you. But I think I'm going to try other methods right now ... I just don't think I can put myself through hell for a few weeks like this. You seriously feel worse than you did without the medication ... its hard but if you can hang in there then do it. | F | 23 | 1 days | 7/17/2006 | 4 | anxiety | 2 consecutive nights of complete sleeplessness; pounding heart. | I had stopped taking Zoloft 2 years ago and was just prescribed it recently. Rating of "4" based on my past experience. | F | 38 | 3 days | 7/16/2006 | 5 | stress, anxiety, mild depression | i took the first dose at night, woke up with a jittery jaw, i notice a lot of yawning, today is day 2 and i'm having a hard time concentrating on top of my other side effects. also, i can't stop tapping or shaking my leg. | added stress since i moved home for the summer, so i seeked counseling and dr recommended this for my year round stress. not sure what to think after 2 days but i have felt a lot more at ease around people who i am consistely frustrated with. i'm glad i found this website. | F | 21 | 2 days | 7/14/2006 | 2 | Depression/Anxiety | If I ever missed my dosing time...even by a couple hours...my head would get this really weird feeling in my head(like my brain was swishing around in my head). Also, I got severe night sweats (I'm talking my sheets were soaking). HOWEVER, I was on this before & after I gave birth, so that could have caused them as well...but according to my OB/GYN, the night sweats lasted waaaay longer than they should have post-partem. I just felt blah...like I couldn't connect to anything around me. | My doctor started me on Zoloft during my 7-month stay in the hospital due to having Cystic Fibrosis and being a high-risk pregnancy. Needless to say, who WOULDN'T be depressed in a situation like this?! Anyway, I don't think I noticed a difference in my mood at all throughout my whole pregnancy...but that could've been that it was because I didn't see the outside or enjoy ANY part of normal life for my whole pregnancy. After I delivered my daughter, I kept going with the Zoloft (100 mg) but still didn't notice any difference in mood. When I was in the hospital for a CF exacerbation after being on Zoloft for a year, I asked to talk to a psychiatrist and he put me on the max dose of 200 mg & assured me that "now I'll feel a diffference". After one month, I began to feel more and more anxious...until it all culminated one day when I had my very first (and what I consider severe) panic attack. VERY SCARY! I continued to have these panic attacks each and every day until | F | 30 | 1.5 years | 7/14/2006 | 4 | depression | I smile more and laugh more. Difficulty reaching orgasm, wierd dreams, weight gain. | I no longer cry everyday and think of suicide everyday. I can still orgasm it just takes longer. Binge eating like I haven't done since I was a child! | F | 48 | 9 months | 7/11/2006 | 5 | anxiety & depression | weight gain (about 10 pounds), strange dreams & some insomnia, when I ran out of pills and before I got a refill I had extreme dizziness... the doctor said it was normal. | Zoloft has really worked for me. I no longer have crying spells and I am a much happier person. I am also taking a birth control that may cause some of the side effects, so I am not sure which medicine the effects are coming from. I love this medicine and it has done wonders for me! | F | 20 | 1 years | 7/10/2006 | 5 | depression, anxiety | mid-day sleepiness, loss of appetite, increased sweating - all very mild | This drug has been VERY effective at bringing me out of depression. The side effects are hardly noticeable. I've been on 100mg for about 2 months now. After dealing with depression for most of my life, I think getting on this medication has been one of the best decisions I have made in years. | F | 26 | 2 months | 7/7/2006 | 4 | depression | very tired | F | 28 | 3 months | 7/6/2006 | 3 | anxiety, mood swings, social phobi | not much since i'm only taking 50mg but it give a weird blinking feeling in my brain when i havene't taken it for a few days and i'm not sure if that's because i also suffer with sinunitis | i have to say that it has helped me tremendously and i'm sure if i upped my dose it would help much more but i'm afraid to do that since i know that any medicine can have negative effects in the body eventually. But with that said i lost my feeling of being lost and bored, extreme anger/aggression, feeling like i wanted to run away from my family, and it even helps with my social phobia somewhat although that's still a big issue but at least i CAN go out sometimes without feeling like i'm going to die from people's rudeness sometimes. It also got rid of the nightmares and suicidal feeling after suffering a dramatic event. I don't know what i would do without it! My only concern is that now i'm starting to take birth control for some issues and i'm afraid of the interactions if any and can't seem to find that inforamtion. | F | 35 | 1 days | 7/6/2006 | 2 | depression/obsessions | Yawning every minute or two. Quit counting yesterday at 100 by lunch time. Diarrhea for two weeks. Have felt no effects at 25mg/day week one and 50mg/day week two. Side effects so far outweigh the lack of benefits. | I have averaged 6 hours of sleep per night for years. The last 4 days I have sleep 8-10 hours and then wanted to lay in bed another 4. I can't take the side effects and go to work. I have never taken meds of this type before and wonder if it worth the trouble to try and tough it out until the effects to kick in. | M | 35 | 14 days | 7/6/2006 | 2 | panic attacks/anxiety | Horribly ill- as if I'd been poisoned: cramping, intense nausea, diarrhea, sweating, feeling faint, dizzy, awakened to heart fluttering/racing, sensation of something crawling under my skin, insomnia (some nights I got as little as one hour of sleep), which only contributed to the fatigue and jittery feeling I had while awake. | I had such high hopes this drug would help me alleviate the amount of anxiety and panic attacks I experience. It took me several months to even get the nerve to finally try it. I'm sorry to say, it was a terrible experience for me. | F | 47 | 2 weeks | 7/6/2006 | 1 | Panic disorder | Massive loss of appetite! Could not even nibble without gagging. Difficulty in focusing. Increased depression and anxiety. | Unfortunately, Zoloft was totally intolerable to me and culminated in a trip to the ER after the third day of usage with dehydration and low blood sugar because it made it impossible for me to eat. I don't doubt that Zoloft is great for some people, especially those that wouldn't mind having their appetite curbed a bit. For me, who is low weight anyway, it was terrible. On to Lexapro next... hope it works better. | F | 26 | 3 days | 7/6/2006 | 4 | PMS | Slight dizziness, made me tired so started taking at night before bed and I sleep alot better at night. I have experienced weight loss (18 lbs) and a slight "hungover" feeling. I don't feel these symtoms everyday, they kinda come and go. | Zoloft has help take the "edge off" and I have noticed a change in my moods. So far I have had a good experience with it. I just hope I do not experience the weight gain that so many have talked about. | F | 27 | 3 days | 7/5/2006 | 4 | depression | loss of libido, drowsiness | Before being prescribed Zoloft I was very depressed and suicidal. After a few weeks on Zoloft it was amazing to me the way I felt (i.e., not constantly depressed). I think it did make me sleepy because I was constantly napping, but that may also partly have been carried over from when I was depressed and unmedicated (I slept to avoid how I was feeling). After a year or so I realized I didn't have much of a libido anymore and after about 2.5 years on Zoloft I finally changed my medication, but if it wasn't for that side effect, I most likely would have stayed on it. | F | 20 | 2.5 years | 7/3/2006 | 4 | Depression/Generalized Anxiety | Zoloft makes a very noticable change in my personality. I take 50 mg a day. It dulls the emotions a bit, makes it more difficult to cry and get upset about things. (Which is a good thing.)I have taken in on and off for about 7 years. I am less irritable, etc. when I am on it. The only problem is, it has absolutely killed my creativity. I am usually an extremely creative person. I am a professional artist. For some reason, in the last couple of months, my creativity just halted completely. I can absoulutely NOT think creatively at all, which disturbs me. This has never happened before when I have been on it. It is very noticeable. Besides that, though, I would recommend it. I disliked Paxil and Prozac. Zoloft is much better in general. | F | 40 | 7 years | 7/1/2006 | 5 | Panic, Anxiety, and mild depression | I started off on 25 mg now I am on 50 mg. For the first two weeks I had indigestion. I was also sleepy a lot but both of those side effects have went away. | So far, Zoloft has already made me much calmer. I have had no panic attacks and only a little break through anxiety and that is usually when I have not had enough sleep. My depression seems to be getting better also. My sexual "feelings" have actually been much better. I also take .5 mg of xanax twice a day, and I am going to start weaning off of it. I am going to give it about two more weeks and if I am not feeling completely better I am going to ask to up my dose to 100 mg. I do like this medicine though. | F | 32 | 4 weeks | 6/30/2006 |