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 | Stress | I was sleepy for about an hour after I took the pill. This only lasted a few weeks. I feel great all day now. I have more energy and motivation. I have actually lost 15 pounds which was very hard to do in the past. | F | 34 | 2 months | 6/29/2006 | 5 | depression / ocd | A little sleepy and spacey not that bad | so far so good helped with my depression.I have been depressed on and off for 20 yrs.I feel zoloft is really helping me. | M | 41 | 3 days | 6/28/2006 | 4 | PMDD w/anxiety , mild depression | weight gain that I cannot shake, but other than that it is much easier staying on an even keel in my PM week, and my family doesn't have to tolerate an anxious B**** who wants nothing but to run away during that week. | F | 36 | 3.5 years | 6/24/2006 | 3 | Anxiety, Depression | MAJOR head pressure, dizziness, moodiness, agitation, no patience, insomnia, suicidal thoughts. | Switched to Zoloft because Paxil didn't work anymore. The first dosage was 50 mg and after that increased to 100mg. The depression lifted a bit but the anxiety, head pressure, dizziness, insomnia were unbearable. Then the doctor increased it to 150 mg which made the head pressure worse so I slowly got back down to 100mg. I am still feeling head pressure which is causing my moodiness but the doctor doesn't believe me. If this head pressure will go away, I think I would be able to cope much better. I'm afraid to switch to another anti-depressent because the withdrawals that I've experienced from Paxil & Effexor was a nightmare and I know Zoloft has similar withdrawals. I guess I'll wait to see if this head pressure will ever go away. | M | 32 | 60 days | 6/24/2006 | 5 | stress | weight loss, decreased sex drive, tiredness, interrupted sleep | My wife and I have both seen a big difference in me. I'm less stressed with my kids and don't raise my voice as much when disciplining my kids. I don't let things get to me and I feel like a much more calm person. | M | 36 | 14 days | 6/23/2006 | 5 | Depression | Night sweats but not sure it's from the Zoloft. I also didn't like the weird feelings when I first started so I took half doses until I got used to them and then moved to the full dose. | I classify my life as "BZ" & "AZ" (before zoloft and after zoloft). I spent over sixty years depressed before. With zoloft I now know what "normal" life is like. But in addition to eliminating the depression it also eliminated the highs. (I used to consider myself a "mini manic depressive".) I take 100mg a day. | M | 73 | 3 years | 6/13/2006 | 5 | | 6/13/2006 | 2 | depression -possible bipolar II | I've only been on Zoloft for 2 weeks. Prescribed for serious depression. I feel drugged, just out of it for most of the day. seems to improve a little at night. also have jitters, more anxious. has anyone had a simliar experience? | I would like to know if the high, drugged feeling will pass. i take zoloft at night- maybe this is contributing to the side effects. i been depressed so many times and they usually last for a least 6 months. i need some helpful feedback. thanks. | F | 38 | 2 weeks | 6/11/2006 | 4 | depression, anxiety | tremor (especially in hands), zombie feeling at too high a dosage, tiredness, lack of energy, numbing | Zoloft has helped me a great deal since I began taking it 10 years ago. It worked well but then I decided to try and get off of it ... I tapered down from 75mg very carefully and slowly. At first, it felt great - I felt happier and better than I had since beginning the medication, and continued to feel that way emotionally until I reached 0mg. About a week later, however, the withdrawal hit and it was HORRIBLE. I was rapid cycling between being "okay" and crying uncontrollably about nothing, my anxiety was absolutely awful, I had a headache from hell, I was irritable and actually ANGRY at everyone and everything in spite of never having an anger problem in my life, and everything felt hopeless to me. I eventually struggled with whether it was withdrawal or the original problem, but then at my lowest point I decided to take 12.5mg and within two hours EVERY problem went away. This tells me (and my doctors) that what I had been feeling was the withdrawal, and not the or | F | 24 | 10 years | 6/10/2006 | 5 | anxiety/ocd | i felt more anxious the first two weeks. But the med eventually kicked in. Other side effects: dry mouth, insomnia (countered by seroquel) | took 50 mg zoloft for 3 weeks alreay. Meds are starting to work. I love this drug. Obsessive thoughts are lessened already. I became more focused at work. I'm taking this drug with Xanax XR and Seroquel. | M | 23 | 3 weeks | 6/9/2006 | 3 | anxiety/worsening depression | Yawning, extreme fatigue during day, terrified to go out of my house, feeling in a fog/not myself, diarreah, tremors, complete loss of appetite, food tastes weird, no interest in sex so far, anxiety MUCH WORSE!! (Doctor said this could be a side effect as the drug starts to work though) | I am giving it a three until I know how it works for me, I have only taken 3 doses. I will stick it out to see if the side effects go away, if they don't in another week I am giving up. This sucks, I have bills to pay and I am terrified to go to work!!! | F | 25 | 3 days | 6/9/2006 | 3 | Depression | None | Seems to be doing the trick. I do feel better but very lethargic. | F | 63 | 1 years | 6/9/2006 | 2 | irritability, temper tantrums | While on this drug I started drinking daily, alone, and sometimes to excess. I'm 43, and I drank more in 6 months than I had in my whole life. I experienced loss of interest in things I loved, loss of taste, no sexual desire, avoiding socializing. Flat affect. But I did stop yelling at my kids and biting my nails. | As flat as I felt on it, coming off was worse. I've gained 5 lbs and feel like I have cobwebs in my head. But I'm determined to stay off. This is scary stuff. | 18 months | 6/6/2006 | 3 | Post-Partum Depression | Apathy is the worst so far. I am a graduate student with a 2 year-old, and its all been very overwhelming. I've been taking Zoloft for 7 months now, and the weight gain has just started. Not sure if it is a side effect of the medication or if the medication is working well and I simply need to watch what I eat. That being said, I feel like a "Stepford" wife! I have no ups and downs -- and have really battled inertia of late. The problem is that I cannot tell at this point how much of this is medication and how much is behavior...very frustrating either way...I'm not depressed anymore, but I wouldn't call myself fully functional either. | F | 42 | 7 months | 6/3/2006 | 4 | Depression and ADD | Some insomnia at first, dulled emotions, some night sweats that went away after a while, weight gain. At first I had an increased libido. | I've never been happier than when I was on this drug. I was taking 50mg daily. I never thought I would stop taking it, but I had gained about 50 pounds in a year. My husband and I joined a gym after I had been on it for about 10 months becuase of the weight gain. I exercised almost every day and I didn't lose a single pound in four months. I started to suspect the Zoloft and slowly lowered my dosage to go off it and prevent any withdrawal symptoms. Before I stopped it I would've said I didn't have any sexual side effects, but I've noticed a serious increase in the quality of my orgasms since I stopped taking this. I've only been off it a couple weeks and haven't really lost any weight yet, so I hope that it hasn't permanently effected my metabolism. If I hadn't gained so much weight and seemed unable to lose it while on this drug, I would have stayed on it forever. | F | 26 | 14 months | 6/1/2006 | 2 | anxiety/depression | increased anxiety during the afternoon which i dread. will this pass? | I dont know if I should stay on this or not, i'm only on 25mg for 6 days so far but i cant take much more of this afternoon anxiety. should I up the dose or go off it? help! | M | 35 | 6 days | 5/28/2006 | 3 | | 5/20/2006 | 3 | Social Anxiety, Depression | night sweats, sleepiness, insomnia, lethargy, difficulty concentrating, reduced sex drive, increase of OCD symptoms (picking at face/skin, nail biting, ripping up things, plucking out hairs, obsessive thoughts), jaw clenching/grinding. | I am currently taking 200mg, the highest dose, i have only noticed lessened irritability, and a very limited reduction of anxiety. Could possably be because i was also taking AdderollXR for ADD, it seemed the zoloft incresed my ADD symptoms while failing to alleviate depression. I am concerned about the high dosage i am currently on, at such a young age, with such limited benifits. | F | 17 | 3 months | 5/18/2006 | 4 | anxiety/depression | Agitation, clenched jaw, sleepiness - which all went away. | Zoloft worked much better for me than Paxil did. I also take Lamictal but I think I want to stop taking Lamictal and just stick with the Zoloft. | F | 29 | 2 months | 5/17/2006 | 3 | Depression, Anxiety, Alcoholism | At first, it affected my bowel movements. That subsided after a week or two. Now my main complaint is an inability to orgasm. I think it also contributes to my insomnia and increased hyperactivity. | I started taking Zoloft after going to rehab for alcoholism. I was also suffering from severe depression and anxiety. It has leveled out my mood swings some; however, I am still suffering from mild depression and feelings of hopelessness (which could be from the Neurontin that I'm taking). I sometimes feel TOO hyper and fidgety. Also, I can't decide if I'd rather be more content about my life or have good sex. It's a hard call. | F | 20 | 2.5 months | 5/16/2006 |