ZOLOFT Reviews (SERTRALINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.3 (1667 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ZOLOFT with similar:
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| 3 | Situational Depression | I went on it due to losing a family member to a violent situation and 5 years after the fact - I still didn't feel like myself ... so my Dr. recommend Zoloft - 2 weeks at 25mg and then to 50mg a day - I had side effects in starting the medication: very dry mouth, no sex drive, lack of caring about much (not a bad thing in the beginning), and weight gain - 30lbs What bothered me - once I realized after 6 months is that I knew it had helped as much as it was suppose to but it was time to address the issues no longer mask them. Zoloft doesn't make the issues go away -- it only makes it to where you no longer care... in the beginning when you need to "step" away it is a good thing but it is not a long term fix. Going off was when I went into a nasty experience: dizzy spells to where I would lose my balance, felt like I was in a fog, so difficult to wake up in the morning, always feeling tired, very cranky, prone to yelling, and my favorite -- thoughts of suicide -- wasn't | I would urge caution when stopping this medication -- it is very difficult and the symptoms can and probably will be much worse than before you started it --- I recommend a liver cleanser | F | 31 | 6 months | 5/16/2006 | 1 | clinical depression | no sex drive, sleeplessness, terrible feeling, weight gain, can't sudy: I'm student, Think befor taking it, don't beleive doctors who say that this drug is not addictive: it is their bread to say that. It is addictive!!!!!!! | I advice people go to this webcite www.neurorelief.com/newsletterarchive.php?issue=408 and see what TAAT can do. | F | 19 | 2 months | 5/13/2006 | 2 | depression caused by hormones | Made me more jumpy and increased my anxiety. I once took it for 8 months and the anxiety was always there. As soon as I stopped the zoloft, my anxiety went down. Caused liquid diarrhea---everyday for two weeks. | I know it works great for many people. I have a friend who swears it saved her life. For me it basically incresed anxiety and diarrhea. | F | 36 | 3 months | 5/10/2006 | 1 | depression, panic attacks | no sex drive, weight gain, people told i have changed It messed up my brains I wasn't depressed but I was acting like real mental Feeling like they put some machine inside of my brain which thinks for me. It is really scary | I tried a lot of antidepressants but they never solved the problem. That is what helped me: neuroscience test (go to neuroscienceinc.com and get information about their test and products), book "Feeling Good" by David Burns (until you find all your silent assumptions (when you read this book, you will understand what I am talking about) which cause you depression you will never get out from it, this book will help to do this. Targeted Ammino Acid Therapy (TAAT), cranial electrotherapy stimulation, deep breathing exercise – 3 times a day (do it when you are anxious and have panic attacks, also while doing it, imagine yourself as you wish you wanted to be), special diet for depression (really helps for mood swings), day light lamp, hot and cold shower, daily exercise, meditation, keeping schedule, acupuncture St. John’s Wort - 9 pills a day, Red clover - 6 pills a day, Omega 3, Calcium, B-complex. | F | 36 | 4 weeks | 5/10/2006 | 1 | depression, panic attacks | feeling like zombie, no personality, not sex drive, memory loss, weight gain, acting abnormally | I hate this drug, first, doctors say that they are not addictive, and then when you can’t stop them, they say you have to take them, and you just become the victim of the antidepressant business.Why can't people sue doctors for lying? | F | 20 | 2 weeks | 5/10/2006 | 1 | anxiety | Enlarged pupils, night sweats, panic attacks, tremors, nausea, vomiting, agitation, diarhea | I felt significantly worse on the medication. Now experiencing withdrawal symptoms including tremors, panic attacks, nausea, vomiting, continued night sweats. It's horrible. | F | 37 | 3 days | 5/6/2006 | 4 | anxiety depression | 1st few day had severe fatigue.Pounding,racing heart.Now I take at bedtime with little side effect. | Decreased anxiety about "the little things"that were once big things(in my mind)Taking 25mg for now. | F | 42 | 1 weeks | 5/4/2006 | 4 | depression | Severe diarrhea, which caused bad abdominal cramping | It worked better than any other medication I have ever taken for depression. Only had to stop it because the diarrhea never stopped. | F | 51 | 5 months | 5/4/2006 | 2 | anziety | Severe Night Sweats, Muscle Trimmers, Teeth Grinding, Inability to climax, Weight Gain, Headaches | I loved being on this drug. I had more energy, and felt more calm and positive about life than I ever had. My family really noticed a difference. I had a real sense of well-being and was way more patient than normal. However, the side effects, although mild at first, got more and more severe until I finally had to discontinue use. I am currently on buspar but the anxiety seems to be returning, as well as increased irritability. | F | 42 | 120 days | 5/4/2006 | 5 | Major Depression with psychosis | Intitally the side effects were diarehah and feeling tense and weird. Then after a couple of months I had great gains in my health. I was in a suicidal depression and this has gone away. Now after one year I have gained a lot of weight. About 30lbs. No sex drive. | Throught the year I have been taking it I have had times of extraordinary high levels of functioning. And then it seems to stop funcitioning. It seems to me there is a direct relationship between how much stress I am under and how the drug is able to compensate. Above all else I am not suicidal and my mind is very clear. I am a high achieveing student and I finally finished my papers and enjoyed writing them. I will do anything to preserve my mind. In this respect the zoloft works. However, I am one of those who has gained a tremdeous amount of weight. My cloths do not fit. This does not bother me. What bothers me is that I can't move or won't move. It is important for you to know that I also have thyroid disease (hypothyroidism) and the zoloft is interferring with my thyroid medication. It is all a struggle and a matter of trade-offs. No one is going to be happy if I take another chunk of flesh out of my arm. During the darkest part of my depression that was the only means I had to kn | F | 44 | 1 years | 5/3/2006 | 2 | Depression/Anxiety | Initially loose bowels, headache, flu-like feeling. Ongoing loss of appetite, insomnia, jittery feeling, increased anxiety and depression. This was on 50mg a day. | Obviously not the SSRI for me. It seemed to make me worse rather than better. Switched to Luvox which I am finding much more beneficial. | F | 29 | 6 weeks | 5/3/2006 | 5 | Major Depressive Disorder, Anxiety | Zoloft took about a month and a half to reach its full effectiveness. I switched from Serzone and went through a very dark time while making the change. I wasn't sure at the time that it was worth it. Daily side effects are few if any. I lost a couple of pounds at first, but that seems to have evened out. | I am amazed by the effectiveness of this product. I discovered that I had anxiety issues because they went away for the first time in my life when I took this medication. When I was on serzone I felt less depressed, but still anxious-- but I didn't think that the level of anxiety I experienced was out of the ordinary. Wow. Was I wrong! Now I don't feel depressed, and I don't feel anxious either. It's the best feeling ever! | F | 40 | 4 months | 5/2/2006 | 2 | depression | dry mouth prickly tongue unable to sleep | F | 67 | 4 months | 5/2/2006 | 4 | anxiety, vertigo, panic attacks | Nausea for 2 weeks, difficulty achieving orgasm | This drug is pretty powerful. Expect nausea at first but it does subside after a few weeks. The sexual side efeects also subside a bit. Zoloft just mellows you out and gives you a calm feeling. I stuck with 25mg/day and occasionally take the 50 mg dose depending on how I feel. My doctor says it just mught be a placebo at that dose but it seems to work. I don't plan on taking it for a log time. I take the drug after dinner even though the doctor said take it in the morning. Too much nausea then. | M | 40 | 4 months | 4/29/2006 | 4 | Social Anxiety Disorder/OCD/GAD | Loss of appetite, drowsiness, tiredness,weight loss,dry mouth,decreased libido,constipation. | It's probably a little too soon for me to feel the full effect of taking Zoloft. I've noticed minor changes so far, like I'm not as anxious in certain situations, like I usually am. My OCD is the same so far. I'm currently taking 50 mg, might need to increase the dose. Not sure as yet. I'm hoping the side effects subside soon, especially the loss of appetite. I can't afford to lose any more weight!! | F | 30 | 3 weeks | 4/28/2006 | 5 | anxiety, bipolar | insomnia, decreased sex drive | as i have bipolar i thought anxiety was just another thing i had to deal with that was part of it. since taking zoloft i have realised anxiety is a separate issue that can be treated effectively(altho of course the 2 problems interact), and for the first time, taking this along with a mood stabiliser, i feel calm, relaxed, confident and HAPPY! its only when all these unpleasant symptoms have gone that i can see how it is to be a "normal" person and how people function at work, in relationships,etc, without being completely stressed out. i love it! | F | 29 | 3 weeks | 4/27/2006 | 1 | Depression | violent stomach spasms, lack of libido | I had days of euphoria. My initial experience was great. I was an obese woman who lost 15 pounds in a week because i felt so much better. I felt so good that I didn't care that i couldn't climax while being intimate with my spouse. With each dose, however, the nausea got worse. Then vomiting. I switched my dosing schedule to make sure there were no other medicines or food additives in my stomach at the same time. It got so bad that i landed myself in the emergency room vomiting blood from a ruptured blood vessel in my stomach. At the time i discontinued Zoloft, the manufacturer (Pfizer?) still denied that it caused nausea or vomiting, even in a select few sensitive patients. Since then i have met over 100 people via the internet that disagree. | F | 33 | 3 years | 4/27/2006 | 5 | severe clinical depression | insomnia!! scattered brain, and inability to focus... but that could be due to the depression | Honestly, I'm just posting here because I'd like to hear back from somebody going through this, too. It's a pretty pathetic plea, but I thought somebody might be able to relate. | F | 29 | 40 days | 4/25/2006 | 4 | Chronic depression | I used to have a very high sex drive and lost complete interest in sex. Weight gain, even with exercise. | Dosage: 175 mg a day. This medication saved my life. I was hospitalized and was very agressive. Zoloft made me able to have a rather normal life and be able to perform my daily duties. I added Wellbutrin to help with the sex drive, but it did not (although my energy level went up). I am going off Zoloft because the side effects are more important than the benefits at this point of my life. I am looking for an alternative to it but keep taking Wellbutrin. | F | 35 | 1 years | 4/22/2006 | 4 | Depression and anxiety | Diarrhea, nausea, headaches, but these all stopped after about a month. It helps to take it with food. | Zoloft really helped me with anxiety, and it also helped with depression to a lesser extent. Once I got used to it, I had no bad side effects other than some weight gain (about 10 pounds over a year) and a general feeling of apathy, but I kind of enjoy that. It's harder to motivate myself to do things I don't want to do, but it's not bad enough to stop taking it. I take 150 mg a day and it took me a few months to get up to that amt. | F | 36 | 1 years | 4/20/2006 |