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 | Migraines that moved from my eyebrows, my cheekbones, all over my head. Shakiness, like having too much coffee. I was only on Zoloft for a month and experienced these side effects after only a few days. I still shake (I don't drink coffee, take any other drugs, drink or smoke) when stressed, hungry or nervous. | F | 23 | 1 months | 2/21/2005 | 4 | depression | M | 53 | 18 months | 2/20/2005 | 3 | depressed | tired,shakey hands,mood swings,increased appetite,weight gain,it took forever to get off...atleast 20 min.,irratable | it works pretty good but, the side affects took over in a major part.. | M | 16 | 18 months | 2/20/2005 | 3 | anxiety/depression | Still on it, seems to be wearing off a bit. The first couple of weeks, I felt emotinally numb, couldn't feel any highs or lows. Still have a hard time laughing like I used to. Sexual drive very much reduced, much to my chagrin. Increased headaches as of late. | While the medication has helped, especially in the elimination of severe panic attacks, it seems that it can only work so well. My doctor has me on 50mg, perhaps that is part of the problem. Worst of all, though, it seems to become weaker as time goes on. After the initial month or so, it seemed to really perk me up, get my back to my | M | 17 | 6 months | 2/20/2005 | 1 | Depression | Tremors, night sweats, suicial thoughts, manic behavior, agitation, loss of appetite and 18 lb. weight loss in 8 weeks, hot flashes, obsessive behavior, muscle twitches, severe and sudden mood changes that just as suddenly depart and are followed by exhaustion. | F | 33 | 3 months | 2/16/2005 | 5 | Anxiety/Depression | My hands, neck and face feel hot for the first few hours after taking it, but not enough to be bothersome. | I have tried Welbutrin and Effexor but neither of them helped at all. I was hesitant to try Zoloft due to the possible side effects but to my surprise it has helped tremendously. It took about 2 weeks to notice any changes. I take it first thing in the morning (50 milligrams) and almost immediately begin to feel great. I'm happy, energetic, less anxious and find it so much easier to simply talk to people. I'm really enjoying life again thanks to Zoloft! | F | 26 | 2 months | 2/14/2005 | 3 | anxiety | nausia, dry mouth, don't know if it's related, but I get a burning cold feeling in neck arms and shoulders when I lie down. Face also feels flushed. Interferes with sleep. | M | 7 days | 2/14/2005 | 3 | depression | I was very tried until I started taking concerta for add. I have gained 15 lbs in about 3 months. I think due to the fact the zoloft has numbed any feeling of guilt of what I'm eating. It's been a free for all. Also I had a very slow metab. to begin with. | F | 30 | 3 days | 2/12/2005 | 4 | Pani/Anxiety, Agoraphobia | Interrupted sleep. I go to bed at 10:00 p.m. and wake up at 4:00 a.m. every morning. | It's made a big difference. I don't have as many episodes and when I do have an attack, it's usually mild. Started with .25 then to .50 and now am up to .75. I also take Xanax at bedtime and in case I have a bad attack. My sex drive is lower but not gone. (thank god!) The seven months before I was diagnosed wasn't very pleasant. At least now I feel more comfortable driving by myself, waiting in lines, etc. | M | 47 | 6 weeks | 2/11/2005 | 5 | Severe depression | In the beginning, I could not stop sleeping. While motivation rose, I found myself too tired to do anything. After a few weeks that ended as well as my crying spells, my hate for life, and my suicidal thoughts. | If I was not currently on Zoloft, it may be easy to say that I would have ended my life by now. There were multiple occurances when I attempted to commit suicide. In other words, I was not in my right mind. After taking zoloft, I no longer had an urge to go out and get drunk all of the time. It really helped. I recommend this drug to anyone who needs help dealing with depression. I have tried being on Effexor for a while, however, that drug caused nausea and increased suicidal thoughts. Zoloft is the way to go. | F | 18 | 7 months | 2/10/2005 | 5 | | 2/9/2005 | 4 | bipolar II | low sex drive, hand tremors, teeth grinding, ear ringing | Worked, and more gentle than prozac, but the ear ringing and teeth grinding led me to switch to celexa | M | 38 | 3 years | 2/9/2005 | 3 | anxity/ depresstion | not being able to be creative/not as emotional...can express my feelings/ | F | 17 | 3 months | 2/7/2005 | 3 | severe depression | very tired with LOTS of yawning. total of 10 mild shooting pains in fingers. slight left eye twitch. INSOMINA!, cant sleep at night. mild chest pain. mud butt for the first 2 days. kinda feel stoned but no anxiety or worrys about anything. | 25mg a day. will up dosage to 50mg soon. im already noticing improvment in my personality. im care free and still on the ball and sharp, just more outgoing and more relaxed. i wish i had more energy but im hoping thats a temporary side effect. | M | 20 | 3 days | 2/6/2005 | 3 | anxiety, mild depression | sleepiness, loss of sex drive, jitters, spaced out | I took this drug for a couple of years back in the 90's and it seemed to work fine except for some drowsiness, jitters, and my sex drive was just about cut in half. I had no panic attacks, and generally felt good n' upbeat. I felt the need to take it again several months ago. This time, for some reason, I couldn't hack the spaced out feeling it gave me. I know that this drug takes a few weeks to level out in your system, so I toughed it out. But I still felt really wierd, and medicated. I even tried lowering the dosage, eventually braking a 50mg into thirds....and eventually giving up. I have tried to figure out why this change occured, to no avail. | M | 36 | 3 years | 2/6/2005 | 4 | Depression Premenopausal | Slight headache the first few days starting medication. Some diarrhea the first week. Started on 25 mg daily and moved up to 50mg. Lack of appetite which is a good thing for me. | It has helped me tremendously. I had panic attacks for years and never told anyone. They are completely gone. I do not cry as much and do not have sad feelings or obsess as much as I was doing. I do not seem to over react as easily. I was against taking this medication and have never taken an antidepressant before. I have to say it has worked well. I have no sexual dysfunction on it at all. I would say it has eased my premenopausal symptoms also. Difficult time in life, parents dying, kids leaving, losing my beauty and aging. It has made it easier. I stay on 50 mg daily. 100 mg seems to make me grit my teeth and make me a little tense. 50mg works well for me. Also I felt the effects right away, it did not take weeks for it to kick in. Hope this helps others. I have had no yawning. No weight gain. | F | 51 | 2 years | 2/5/2005 | 5 | Depression/Anxeity | Yawning, increased appetite, headache, tremor, night sweats and increased sweating, nausea, insomnia, weight gain, delayed ejacualation. | Helps very much, some sexual side affects. It took about 6 weeks to start working but once it starts working it works good! I have to work harder at acheiving an orgasm, but hey it works! Started off at 150mg, now cut back to 100mg. | M | 41 | 8 weeks | 2/4/2005 | 3 | depression | weight gain,agitation,hair loss,sleep disturbance | M | 45 | 3 years | 2/3/2005 | 4 | depression | upset stomach first week or so. dry mouth & eyes. lack of intense emotions, such as crying at a funeral, etc. | Looking back, this medicine helped a lot while raising young children--I simply was less irritable and down. I just wish it had not made me so | F | 40 | 7 years | 2/2/2005 | 4 | depression/OCD | sweaty palms, weird dreams, teeth clenching, hands shaking | I works very well for depression but not as great for OCD. I think it just takes longer to work on the OCD. | F | 21 | 2 months | 2/1/2005 |