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 | Panic, anxiety, OCD, sleep disorder | Initially, after a couple of days, people commented that I had calmed down, didn't seem to stress over little things as before, and I was sleeping much better. Now I'm experiencing many side effects and am questioning whether I should stay on it or not. Of these, includes: diarrhea, numbness & sometimes heat in my hands & feet, memory lapses, itchiness, light sensitivity, nasal congestion, neck pain causing bad headaches, need to take deep breaths/feel short of breath, muscle spasms/tension in my hands and jaw (twitching, tremors, lock jaw, tooth-grinding, very jittery), increased sweating particularly at night, muscle cramps in my legs and arms, increased irritability just prior to menstruation (moreso than ever before), occassional dry mouth, and the sleeping flip flops (sometimes I sleep quite well and others I don't at all). | I think overall this is a good drug, if the dosage is correct. Hopefully, if/when my doctor re-evaluates my dosage, some or all of these side effects will subside. I did learn, however, that often times it will take several weeks of using the drug before you really start to see any major side effects. | F | 30 | 2.5 months | 10/12/2004 | 3 | depression | Lack of sexual desire, harder to reach orgasm | Helped with depression but total lack of desire for sex | F | 43 | 10 years | 10/10/2004 | 1 | depression | Emotional Robot with a side of bitchiness. Abruptly stopped med accidentally and was bed ridden for a week with withdrawal. | The withdrawal was scary- so nauseous I could not stand up, exhausted, dizzy, aching all over, blinding head ache. NEVER AGAIN | F | 45 | 9 months | 10/10/2004 | 3 | Depression | Lack of sex drive, weight gain, sleep problems. | Still depressed, some times worse than others. Started taking it after Prozac and (can't remember the name) made my stomach hurt so bad. I really cannot tell if it is helping. But I haven't committed suicide either. | F | 47 | 8 years | 10/9/2004 | 3 | Anxiety | Loss of sex drive, dry mouth, some palpitations. | I tried getting off of it cold turkey (was taking 50mg/day). Seemed to work but I started having lightheadedness similar to what vertigo must feel like. After being off of it for about 6 months, I'm now back on it and the same effects are coming back. It does work for some things but not sure if it's worth the side effects? | M | 45 | 6 years | 10/8/2004 | 4 | Postpartum depression | Yawn/urge to yawn, diahhrea, weight & appetite fluctuations, difficult to orgasm, loss of sexual desire, sleep interruptions, sleepiness, nausea, gas. | At just 25 mg, is helping me get through PPD with my second bout of PPD-went untreated with my first child and I feel SO much better on the Zoloft. Am breastfeeding and have seen absolutely no ill effects on the baby. 50 mg just seemed to increase side effects for me. | F | 33 | 60 days | 10/7/2004 | 3 | major dep disorder | -typical serotonine-related SE (problems with orgasm, weight loss, feeling dizzy, headaches, somewhat 'derealised') | I was told this one SSRI begins to work faster than other ones (prozac, paroxetine, citalopram) can be combined with wide spectre of other drugs, very good antiobsesive and anticompulsory effects, also after 1-2 months taking this one, my panic anxiety stopped definitively (I had since no more PA-attack). the original antidepresive action setted about after 7-10 days taking it, initially 50mg/d, morning, than increased to 100mg/d. the antidepressive effect of this med is, in my opinion, of medium intensity -- not as reliable and intense as by tricyclic ADs but still the top of SSRIs. no troubles at all by withdrawal, if done gradually. | M | 18 months | 10/7/2004 | 1 | stress and some anxiety | The constant urge to yawn and take deep breaths which became exhausting. Loss off appetite. Insomnia. The feeling of a slight hangover in the morning. The most troubling was that I had full blown panic attacks on this med. And I never had one before. I also had severe headaches the first week but that went away. It was the need to breath deeply that became disturbing. | I took zoloft for 21 days and the only side effect that went away was the headache. The insomnia was really bad and I truly feel that my anxiety was even worse on this drug | F | 50 | 21 days | 10/7/2004 | 3 | depression | extremely dry mouth, very much zombie,robot sort of | I noticed a difference after day 1 although I didn't expect to. I am taking 50mg and feel very mellow only after a few days. I'm afraid of what may happen when its time to come off this med. Will continue taking it for now. | F | 33 | 3 days | 10/6/2004 | 2 | Deprssion | Shakey hands | My hands wouldn't stop shaking after I started taking this medicine. I could barely hold a pencil, let alone type on the computer. I had to switch back to Celexa. | F | 17 | 4 days | 10/6/2004 | 1 | severe depression | tremors,brain zaps,aggresion,irribility,crying,suicidal thoughts like cutting and writing the letter,diarrea,yawning...a lot, tiredness one day sleep all day the next two days awake all night. blank starring. i took myself off now for 3 days, diarrea still, headache and occasional brain zap. depression kicked in today. | horrid drug | F | 27 | 2 months | 10/6/2004 | 3 | Social Anxiety | Severe insomnia, I'm only able to sleep 2-3 hours per night. | It helps somewhat,but I'm only taking 50 mg a day. | M | 45 | 5 days | 10/5/2004 | 5 | severe clinical depression | In the beginning, I was drousy and had dry mouth. | I take 150mg of zoloft daily. I was on 50. After a couple months my body got | M | 17 | 1.5 years | 10/4/2004 | 5 | depression | had much more energy, improvement in grades, felt fully rested every morning, weight loss, incredible improvement in general attitude, much less shy, overall much more happy | i would suggest zoloft to anyone who has been diagnosed with depression | F | 19 | 6 years | 9/30/2004 | 2 | depression | caused muscle tension - especially painful jaw clenching - took myself off | M | 48 | 9 months | 9/30/2004 | 3 | depression, anxiety, panic disorder | decreased appetite, weight loss, diarrhea, sexual side effects, tired all the time. | Zoloft help w/ my anxiety and panic disorder but it didn't seem to help me enough w/ my depression. It got to the point where I was on 150 mg and it just wasn't helping w/ the depression. Also the fact that I had lost weight (I am already a skinny person) my doctor just recently switched me to Paxil CR, I hope it works better for me and I hope I actually gain some weight instead of losing it. | F | 20 | 6 months | 9/29/2004 | 2 | stress and anxiety | diarrhea nausea indegestion malaise etc | M | 10 weeks | 9/29/2004 | 4 | Young onset Parkinson's disease | Too large a dose causes the I call no common sense effect -or cloud 9 effect. I take a very small dosage but it definately helps with bad depression | It keeps me in the lighter side of life, I can definately tell if I do not take it! | F | 37 | 4 years | 9/28/2004 | 3 | PTSD/Anxiety | This is an UPDATE: I am the 50 year old male that rated it a two at first. I have gone back down to 25 mg. After about a week at this level I am doing ok PTSD/Anxiety wise, I am off the couch (finally) with a little more energy. I am still having the diarreah problem. A mild headache right between my eyes has developed. I know I have put on weight but am afraid to get on the scale to find out how much. | I am doing better except for the side effects. Dont like spending as much time in the bathroom as I am having to spend. My inability to have an orgasim bothers my wife more than it bothers me. I am going to give Zoloft a little more time. If the diarreah does not go away I will be quitting and trying something else. I would rather be doing something other than bathroom duties with the majority of my time. | M | 50 | 5 weeks | 9/27/2004 | 5 | Depression | Headackes, trouble reaching orgasim, Trouble staying awake | Zoloft has helped me get rid of suicide thoughts, I can now be in a public situation and not feel scared. I don't feel Paranoid. | M | 19 | 4 years | 9/24/2004 |