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jennie
Poohbah
Registered: December 2002
Location: DC metro area
Posts: 1306
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Review Date: Thu June 22, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 6
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Pros:
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increased energy
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Cons:
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tremors * agitation * nervousness * thirst
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At very low doses, this medication may be beneficial for some moderate depressions.
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tita
Member
Registered: May 2006
Location: New York new york city
Posts: 193
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Review Date: Sat July 22, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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it's seems to get in your system fast
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Cons:
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none so far
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Zoloft also to help with anxiety in socail situatations this med helps in socail situations that cause anxiety which was unexpected but a great help.
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alisandria
Veteran Member
Registered: August 2006
Location: USA
Posts: 303
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Review Date: Fri September 8, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 2
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Pros:
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fast acting???
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Cons:
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headache, anxiety, rash
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My personal experience, I suffered once again headaches, increased anxiety (I fashion probably cause of the nasty headaches) and rashes on my arms. I tried this on three separate occassions with the forethought of the rashes and headache may have been seasonally related (not that I break out in rashes, but...). Each time I used it I unfrotunately had the same reactions, that did not dissipate after a month or more of being on it. ;(
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eskielover
Grand Magnate
Registered: October 2004
Location: Harrodsburg, Kentucky, USA
Posts: 3673
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Review Date: Thu September 14, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: $10.00| Rating: 4
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caused me to not sleep, kept nausea & weight loss going, & ended up with migraine pain
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This med caused me to stay awake & lack of sleep kept the anxiety level extremely high. As the anxiety level stayed high, my weight loss continued & my migraine headache pain continued to get worse. This med was stopped very soon after it was started.
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darkeyes
Moderator
Community Support Team
Registered: May 2001
Location: US
Posts: 6655
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Review Date: Fri September 15, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 6
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Pros:
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Does address depression subtly and should be titrated to therapeautic level(s),as well as many other medications
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Cons:
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When coming off of med,and gradually dosed down,"brain zaps" occured and frightened me,thinking I was now permanently neurologically damaged
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Overall,I think Zoloft can be very beneficial for those just suffering with clinical depression.
But not much for Bipolar depression.
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SerenitysWave
Grand Poohbah
Registered: December 2005
Location: Vermont
Posts: 1529
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Review Date: Sun October 22, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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relief from many depression, anxiety, panic symptoms as well as SI urges
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Cons:
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withdrawal symptoms after missed dose
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This medication is expensive... I am currently taking this medication. I am happy with the results so far, I have been taking it for a year now. I have had a couple relapses and had to up my dose, but once I got the proper dose it has been much easier to function and fit into the world. Hopefully it will last.
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whittpat
Newly Joined
Registered: October 2006
Location: California
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Review Date: Wed October 25, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Started working the 3rd day.
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Cons:
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Upset stomach
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I switch from Prozac to Zoloft and the change is amaizing. I have energy and I feel like being human.
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Raven417
Newly Joined
Registered: November 2006
Location: VA
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Review Date: Tue November 14, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Helped Tremendously after about 3 weeks!
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Cons:
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Dry mouth
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It has greatly helped with my anxiety, OCD, and agoraphobia! But, people around me tell me that I don't seem to care as much about certain things as before. I believe that I'm fine and I feel great!
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sallyoop
Newly Joined
Registered: December 2006
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Review Date: Wed December 20, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $1.00| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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I never realized how miserable I was until I took this
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Cons:
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gained 30 pounds; hellish withdrawal
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When I first started taking this, I experienced profound relief. I realized I had never known what it was like to be content and happy, or at least it had been so long that I had almost forgotten. For the first two weeks I was in a terrible fog, though, and didn't think that I could continue taking it. After that, I was sharper than I had ever been, and my memory was awesome.
I gained 3o pounds on this, though (I've only lost about 5 pounds of it in 6 months) and I had terrible hot flashes, night sweats and nightmares (when I could sleep...I had to start taking Lunesta to help me sleep). Sugar cravings were out of control, but I had never felt happier. I just got sick of gaining weight, so I switched to Wellbutrin.
I had brain zaps for at least two weeks after Zoloft...they are indescribable. It feels like your body moves, but your head stays put, and then, like its on a spring that has been stretched too far, your head snaps back, but it overshoots your body. And just like a spring, it takes it a while to quit moving back and forth.
Despite all of that, I'd take Zoloft again. I kind of miss feeling the way that I did when I took it...I've not been as happy on Wellbutrin even though Wellbutrin has fewer side effects.
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tryingtofixme
Junior Member
Registered: December 2006
Posts: 8
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Review Date: Thu December 28, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 4
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Pros:
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helped me leave my house with a little less anxiety
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Cons:
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if you are in a relationship,,, beware,,, this made me lose all interest in men and so my relationship is ruined. It made me horribly sleepy where I could only stay awake a few hours a day.
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Everyone is different and this medicine could help people. Please make an informed decision about taking it first. The side effects were
very bothersome to me. It could save someone's life though. Just beware as with any meds.
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mama2ak
New Member
Registered: December 2006
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 4
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Review Date: Sat December 30, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: $10.00| Rating: 6
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Pros:
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Worked temporarily for me
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Cons:
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Zombie feelings, stopped working after awhile
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Glad it came in generic. I was on 200 mg of it for postpartum depression and with my first pregnancy, it worked pretty well, with this pregnancy it has done nothing so I got switched to Celexa. I don't think I'll try Zoloft again but was on it through my pregnancy because it's the safest for pregnant/nursing mothers.
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liz_c
New Member
Registered: January 2007
Posts: 2
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Review Date: Mon January 22, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $6.50| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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no feelings of guilt, dependency, anxiety, made me feel safe and like i could accomplish things on my own and I did
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Cons:
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Needing to increase dosage (I guess that is for all psych meds)
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After a few months of taking this medication, I was free of fear, anxiety and I even went back to school to further my education. Something I would NEVER have done or even thought about doing.
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catwoman
New Member
Registered: January 2007
Location: san jose, ca
Posts: 3
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Review Date: Tue January 30, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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energy, no more crying spells,
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Cons:
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headache, nausea at first while on it
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I have been taking this since 12/98 for "crying spells". it does not work as much as it used to. my first year on it i was oh so happy and 1999 was the best year of my life! i bought a new car, had a great job, manic? kidding...it really helped me out as a 22 year old back then. i did go off of it from 2003-2005 and cried every day. i was so depressed and even suicidal without taking it. so to say "it does not help as much as it used to" proved me wrong when i quit it and was severally depressed and mean.
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tricia
Newly Joined
Registered: June 2004
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Review Date: Sat March 10, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $60.00| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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no bad side effects
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Cons:
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none
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this drug has helped me no bad side effects
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DoubtingThomasina
Junior Member
Registered: April 2007
Location: North Dakota, ASA
Posts: 13
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Review Date: Wed April 11, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $12.00| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Works like a charm
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Cons:
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Watch for mania in Bipolaroids
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After bad experience with Lexapro and Wellbutrin, Zoloft was an anwer to my prayer. People sensitive to antidepressants should start with small doses and slowly have your physician evaluate your progress as you increase your dosage.
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marshall
Newly Joined
Registered: April 2007
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Review Date: Sun April 15, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Works well once you get to a therapeutic level and the side effects cease.
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Cons:
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Annoying side effects for the first few months. Had to start on a low dose and work up gradually.
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Made me feel miserable for the first two months. Main side effects were queasiness, constant churning stomach, and restless nerves. However I stuck with it and gradually increased the dose. You just have to be patient. The toxicity side effects gradually go away as your body gets used to having it in your blood stream.
When I lowered the dosage by 75 percent I had occasional head rush feelings that were sometimes accompanied by orange shooting stars in my field of vision (has anyone else experienced this?). A bit trippy at first, but it eventually went away and I felt totally normal.
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chichi
Member
Registered: January 2007
Location: canada
Posts: 66
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Review Date: Fri May 18, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 6
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Pros:
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it works,
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Cons:
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2 weeks before my period it quits working my level of anxiety is higher
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I had a bit of nausea every now and then I only take once a day and I take 50 mg. If I continus to do well my doc said we will go off it after 9 months of taking it as long as I don't have any relapses. Looking forward to that day when I'm off it...but glad it helped when I needed it.
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Melissa_Ann
Newly Joined
Registered: June 2006
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Review Date: Sun May 20, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 5
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Pros:
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Helps ease anxiety & depression
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Cons:
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Keeps me up at night
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It is working pretty good so far. I've been taking it for a few months now.
Except when I forget to take it, everything crashes down immediately.
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tranquility
Grand Member
Registered: May 2007
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 805
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Review Date: Tue May 22, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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helped depression agitation
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Cons:
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none
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took zoloft for 16 years. worked very well for me. diagnosed fibromyalgia and depression worsened. added wellbutrin on top of zoloft and it didn't help, so weaned of zoloft and switched to cymbalta. I would still recommend zoloft - and after all those years it's finally available in generic form!
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mamakitty
Newly Joined
Registered: May 2007
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Review Date: Sat July 21, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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really helps keep my anxiety down so I can think clearly
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Cons:
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severe mental changes with too high of a dose
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I didn't start driving until I turned 26 because of my anxiety. My doctor said it was likely PTSD from the car accident I was in as a small child, and he perscribed Zoloft. I started driving without a problem.
Now, I'm 30, and after having tonsil surgery in March and being off of my meds during recovery (two weeks), I noticed that I didn't feel any different and assumed that meant my anxiety was gone, so I convinced my doctor that I didn't need to be on Zoloft anymore.
Bad idea! After about three weeks total of being off of Zoloft, I almost caused a deadly carwreck. I was waiting to pull out onto a busy 65MPH highway, and for some reason I got this nervous energy that completely froze my mind up. I just had this overwhelming need to do something with myself--anything, so I automatically started pulling out into traffic without first making sure I could see around the cars turning off. I was almost hit sideways at 65MPH at least, and we were so close I could see the other driver! Thankfully I managed to realize what was happening and floored it while the other car still had to swerve to avoid me.
On Zoloft again, my driving is back to normal, and now I won't drive without it! I think when I was at home recovering from surgery, I didn't feel any anxiety because there was nothing to trigger it (for me, it is being in a car, and being in social situations).
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sweetleaf
Junior Member
Registered: July 2007
Location: south florida
Posts: 15
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Review Date: Sun July 29, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 6
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Pros:
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works well on depression, less hypomania than prozac
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Cons:
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terrible stomach cramps that stopped as soon as i was off it
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I have bipolar2. Prozac had begun to poop out, so i tried zoloft. it worked well for the depression and did NOT cause the hypomania like Prozac did. I had to stop taking it because of the stomach cramps.
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xp1155
Member
Registered: August 2007
Location: Ohio
Posts: 30
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Review Date: Sun August 26, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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minor side effects
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Cons:
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dry mouth, some drowsiness at the beginning
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This did not help much with my depression, but I tolerated the drug very well. I would recommend people talk to their doctor about this treatment option over all other SSRIs.
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Sultrysorrow
Member
Registered: October 2007
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 42
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Review Date: Thu October 4, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 5
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Pros:
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You could have bullets flying by your head in a combat zone and not even blink.
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Cons:
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You'll feel as impotent as a corpse!
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I was on the max dosage while serving in Iraq under constant mortaring and gun fire. I didn't feel that "impending doom" and everything else that went with it.
I was like Tom Sizemore in the movie Blackhawk Down.
Heh heh...
But other than the sexual side effects, it works great. So if you're a monk or nun you'll be good to go.
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anna342
Veteran Member
Registered: March 2007
Location: England
Posts: 401
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Review Date: Mon November 5, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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Helps with mood
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Cons:
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Miss a dose and I feel horrible
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I'm on the maximum dose, and do see that my mood has lifted, but it feels artificial, I don't feel like I am myself anymore. By no means do I feel happy though. I get shakey if I miss a dose.
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Elbarto150
Newly Joined
Registered: November 2007
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Review Date: Sun November 11, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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Extra energy, increased pleasure and hapiness
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Cons:
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impotence, edginess, missed dose = hell
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I have been on Zoloft, Lexapro and Prozac for depression and Zoloft is definitely the best out of all three. Not only did it leave me feeling happier but it gave me extra energy to make it through the day. A few issues i have with Zoloft is that it kills your sex drive and makes you a little bit more tense and on edge feeling. Also, never stop cold turkey because you could start hallucinating and feeling really dizzy and out of it like I did.
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tanbeachbunny12
Newly Joined
Registered: November 2007
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Review Date: Tue November 20, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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Pros:
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Nothing
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Cons:
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Felt drowy,sad,depressed felt like couldnt move
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I have panic attacks take xanax for and the dr gave me a prescription for zoloft which i took one day and my mood changed I was very drowsy and my mood went to very very sad and depressed feelings I stopped taking it and will never take it again it was horrible!!!
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Piecesofme
New Member
Registered: December 2007
Posts: 4
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Review Date: Sun December 30, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 5
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Pros:
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Helped for a little while with Depression
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Cons:
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Worsened anxiety, suicidal thoughts
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This was good with side effects, I had headaches on and off the first couple of weeks. But that was it.
It was good for a little while (I was on it, up-dosing, for about 3 or 4 months) but then it just kind of drained off.
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BrandonSS90
Member
Registered: December 2007
Location: Michigan
Posts: 83
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Review Date: Sun January 6, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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About the 2nd day I took it, I felt.. more.. uplifted, and energized immediatly after I took it.
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Cons:
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Dry mouth and very jittery.. and sleepy at the end of the day..
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When I took it, it worked for about.. a month. And then it just stopped working. But I felt like I wasn't even depressed anymore during that month! It was great! I felt, energized, ready to start the day, and just more alive.
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DJChicago
Newly Joined
Registered: January 2008
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Review Date: Tue January 15, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: $1.00| Rating: 3
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Pros:
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depression not so present
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Cons:
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no emotion is present, and libido is dead. weight gain.
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Zoloft made me feel like a Stepford wife. I was placid and undisturbed by most things. I would reccomend this to anyone dealing with truly serious depression, as a way to get out. But the result is little to no interest in much of anything, including sex. If your self-conception or relationship involves a significant component of sexual desire, that is such a serious side-effect that this drug can only be called therapeutic if you have serious, debilitating depression.
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Savvi
Newly Joined
Registered: February 2008
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Review Date: Tue February 5, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Defintely halped the Depression
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Cons:
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"Emotionless" & low libido
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Besides the loss of libido, I didn't experience any other side effects. I started at 50 mg, then went to 100, then to 150. 150 made me too tired so I went down to 100 and stayed there for 8 months. I only went off it cause I had no desires in bed, the idea of it actually disgusted me. Also, it made me feel flat. I tend to be a "crier" even in happy situations, I didn't shed a tear, happy or sad, or even get a lump in my throat the entire time I was on the drug.
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poolew4eva
Newly Joined
Registered: April 2008
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Review Date: Thu April 3, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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It gave me energy/
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Cons:
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weight gain
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I just hate that i have bpd and bipolor so they have to watch and hope that i dont get so manicky.
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Fri April 4, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 2
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Pros:
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None, unless you like derealization
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Cons:
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Headaches, insomnia, suicidal thoughts, decreased libido, shaky, horrible withdrawal
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Hating pills in the first place and having a bad experience with my doctor and the pills, leads me with nothing positive to say about this drug.
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rutherford26
Newly Joined
Registered: October 2007
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Review Date: Mon April 14, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: $24.99| Rating: 4
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Pros:
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less depression
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Cons:
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Fatigue, Thirst, feeling of "overwhelming numbness", Sever head aches
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I was on Zoloft for 7 weeks and then my head aches became unbearable and so I was taken off it.
While on Zoloft the first side-affect which came almost as soon as i started taking it was at around 2:00 everyday I would just crash and need to sleep, which had affected my studies.
Also I got occasianal feelings of overwheming emotions (feeling really happy, really depressed, anxious etc all at the same time) which was quite strange but it didnt happen often.
at about the 4 week mark I started to notice that i felt less depresses, although i also started getting bad head aches, and over the next few weeks they got worce and worce untill i had to be put on prescription pain medication for the pain.
at the 7 week mark i was taken off Zoloft
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MissImperfect
Newly Joined
Registered: April 2008
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Review Date: Thu April 24, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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Pros:
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Nothing
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Cons:
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Drowsy, thirst, depression..
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I was on Zoloft for a year before I decided to switch my medication.
The doctor told me it could take months before it would kick in.
My depression worsened. I felt suicidal at times. I fell asleep during class. When I was awake, I was thirsty all the time. It might help others, but for me, this wasn't the right medication.
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gintey
Junior Member
Registered: April 2008
Location: Canada
Posts: 7
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Review Date: Wed May 14, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 3
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Pros:
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No more crying, feel a little lighterin my moods (i'm a rapid cycler, bi-polar 10 yrs, also borderline personality disorder)
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Cons:
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weight gain, no interest in sex, still searching for the right combo
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I have been tried on many different meds since i was diagnosed 11 years ago. It wasn't till I stopped drinking and drugging that the total effects of my conditioned showed its true colors. I ended up in hospital in Feb/08 and had a new doc who changed my meds. Zoloft is one of them, i dont see her till the end of the month, i will be disscusing the way i feel about this med then.
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hunnykisses
Newly Joined
Registered: June 2008
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Review Date: Tue June 17, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $15.00| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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no weight gain, motivated, thinking more clearly
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Cons:
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no energy, sleepy, loss of appetite
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Research before walking into your doctor's office!!
I took this for a couple of months rite after Paxil.
So i was treated for social anxiety and panic attacks- 25mg zoloft and .25 mg of xanax. It worked great at the beginning, but then my anxiety & panic attacks returned, as well as my depression. And they increased the dosage- 50 mg zoloft, 1 mg xanax.
Finally I went to a psychiatrist, and I was told that I been given the wrong medication for the wrong illness- he claims i have bipolar disorder, which means paxil, zoloft and prozac, actually makes it worse...
so make sure to ask a lot of questions when you are prescribed something!
I did lose weight and it seemed to be working so it doesn't hurt to give it a try- no significant side effects.
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Hermetic
Newly Joined
Registered: June 2008
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Review Date: Sun June 22, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 5
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Pros:
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Helped anxiety
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Cons:
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Tiredness, lethargy
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Zoloft helped my anxiety, but did nothing for my depression. I found it be quite a useless med as its effects wore off quickly. I do however know that many people have benfitted from it.
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MyCatPete
New Member
Registered: June 2008
Posts: 2
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Review Date: Tue June 24, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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Decreased anxiety
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Cons:
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Sexual side effects, headaches
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I was on Zoloft for a few years for anxiety and depression. It helped my mood considerably. It had wonderful results, except for the sexual side effects (not interested in sex AT ALL).
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LLMF
New Member
Registered: July 2008
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 4
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Review Date: Tue July 8, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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Pros:
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none
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Cons:
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no benefits, just side effects
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I was on zoloft for approx a year and a half at 175mg a day. During the entire time, anxiety stayed the same or worsened. Depression stayed the same or got worse. I would sweat all the time, especially night sweats. The worse part is the zombie feeling. You could have punched me in the face I wouldn't have cared. Extreme apathy, like detached from reality. Pretty much felt like a burn out...
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lotusblss
Newly Joined
Registered: July 2008
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Review Date: Sat July 19, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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made me much happier, helped my sleep
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Cons:
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a little nausea at first, some twitching, orgasms are disappointing
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I was initially prescribed Wellbutrin SR for severe, suicidal depression. The Wellbutrin jolted me out of it, but made me a bit manic, unable to sleep or eat.
The dr added Zoloft and they work great together. When I was on Zoloft alone, I felt kind of apathetic and had *no* sex drive. Now that I'm on both, I have a healthy drive (it's just that my orgasms are blah), and I still have emotional ups and downs. The difference with meds is, I can put them in perspective.
I'd hoped Zoloft would help me gain some of the weight I lost from depression/being on Wellbutrin, but it hasn't yet. The dr says it's only been a month, give it time.
One annoying thing is, I can't drink. Even if I have just one or two, I feel completely hammered and I get terrible headaches the next day.
I know these meds have side effects and they can be difficult to deal with, but a lot of days I feel that they literally saved my life. I would've carried out a successful attempt eventually. Or I would have killed myself or somebody else with my severe drinking problem. I'm glad they exist.
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Tracy1980
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Registered: July 2008
Location: Marin County, CA, U.S.A.
Posts: 45
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Review Date: Thu July 31, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $0.15| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Does make you feel better over time
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Cons:
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Very tired when first started drug
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Once the drug had some time to work, I did find that I felt better overall. In the beginning, I was very tired as a side effect, but this got better in time. Have not had any weight gain on drug so far.
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skittleburst14
Newly Joined
Registered: August 2008
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Review Date: Sun August 10, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 3
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Pros:
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mild relief from depression
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Cons:
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not enough for major depression relief, terrible headaches
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I tried this drug on three separate occasions separated by about 3-4 year intervals, hoping it would ease my depression. Every single time I started a trial, I thought, "oh yeah... I think it's working...I think..." And then by about the second week I had to admit that it really wasn't doing much aside from giving me a good headache. It may work for some people, but it truly didn't help me at all. I highly recommend Provigil for depression if you are not having luck with the SSRI/SNRI category. I think it may work well for people who suffer from a depression that has more "rage/aggression" symptoms, but my depression was more of an atypical one, and not associated with angry feelings. Subtypes of depression make a big difference in terms of what medication will work for you.
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Callista
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Registered: February 2008
Location: United States
Posts: 37
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Review Date: Thu November 6, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: $12.00| Rating: 5
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Pros:
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May have kept depressive symptoms under control.
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Cons:
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Symptoms did not decrease noticeably.
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The side-effect for me was being so lethargic that I couldn't do much at all... Eventually I had to switch because Zoloft wasn't doing any more than just keeping me from killing myself--the depression stuck around despite being on very high doses of it.
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musicfanaticx100
New Member
Registered: October 2008
Posts: 2
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Review Date: Wed November 26, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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works well for self esteem and depression
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Cons:
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causes insomnia
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Zoloft really helps me focus and not to be as sensitive to what people are saying.
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aymie
Junior Member
Registered: January 2009
Location: Georgia
Posts: 8
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Review Date: Tue January 27, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 3
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Pros:
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Cons:
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severe insomnia, tremors, headache.
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After 3 days on this med, I knew it was not right for me. I began my first dose on Thursday, did not sleep Friday, Saturday or Sunday. My body was exhausted, buy my mind would not rest. I was the worst weekend ever.
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Tinaleigh
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Registered: February 2009
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 29
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Review Date: Wed February 4, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: $6.00| Rating: 2
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Pros:
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none
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Cons:
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sent me into a huge manic episode
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I took Zoloft to combat acute depression in Bipolar 1 and before I could even feel the benefits, I flew into a horrible mixed episode and became aggressive and suicidal. I would not recommend this medication to anyone with any type of bipolar disorder or mood dysregulation.
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kris10
Newly Joined
Registered: April 2009
Posts: 2
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Review Date: Wed April 15, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 3
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Pros:
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Works for a while
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Cons:
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Decreased libido, tiredness
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The pricing is excellent on this medication, especially if you take generic. It worked for me for about a year...but the side effects never stopped. I was tired all of the time, I had NO desire to have sex at all...I felt like a zombie. I didn't feel like myself at all, basically like I had no emotions. I do NOT recommend this, at all.
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thalia2
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Registered: September 2008
Posts: 34
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Review Date: Wed April 22, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 3
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Pros:
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Helps keep you from getting too low.
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Cons:
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Huge apathy - can really keep you stuck w/o realizing what's happening.
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This is one drug my psychiatrist was pleased with but was really bad for me. It's a little like a lobotomy. It put me into a totally apathetic state where I was fairly functional and not tortured (good) but didn't care about anything (really bad). I didn't realize just how bad it was until I got off it and started feeling again. I was on it for a few years which I consider lost years. An illustration - in all that time I never listened to music because it had no effect on me. When I went off of it suddenly I could be touched by music again. I didn't move forward at all and I wish I could go back in time and have those years over. They're actually a bit of a blur since no memories really stand out - nothing moved me. Also I had tremendous weight gain (which I didn't care about either) that I've never been able to lose since.
At the time I took it my depression was more dysthymia (mild chronic) and social anxiety (btw it did little for the social anxiety). In the decade since then I've had more serious and dangerous depressions and so I can now appreciate that for some people even severe apathy might be the lesser of two evils. But in my case I've been desperate to try anything else first.
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staticmwp
Newly Joined
Registered: April 2009
Posts: 1
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Review Date: Sat April 25, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: $17.97| Rating: 4
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Pros:
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sleep better at times but symptoms come back anxiety a lil better but still there..
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Cons:
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feel fatiqued and tired during the day, and brain zaps
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been on it 4 months and hasnt really help as much as i thought it would thinking bout stopping my medications...
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essential
Junior Member
Registered: June 2009
Posts: 17
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Review Date: Sat July 4, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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Helps keep you from getting too low.
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Cons:
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Decreased libido, tiredness
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my friend used to take generic zoloft sertraline it but it works well for her to keep up all day long
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Dave21
Junior Member
Registered: March 2007
Location: Toronto, Ca
Posts: 8
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Review Date: Sat July 18, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Stopped depression. Even a slight cheerful!
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Cons:
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nothing for me
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This (esp. for myself.)has STOPPED my blues... so if you've tried to stop feeling over-sad.This will
put you back up again. For me, the idea of no side-effects is a great asset + it works effectively
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