anyone taking zoloft? or that has taken zoloft..

[nikki1408]

hi,
i just started taking zoloft a few days ago. i was just wondering what all of your experiences with it were and if you had any side effect from it.
thanks.
nikki

[matt_s]

I took Zoloft for a few months 6 or 7 years ago.  It worked as advertised but starting getting some vertigo so I switched to Lexapro.  

[nikki1408]

im glad to hear that you are doing better. that gives me a little bit of hope and hopefully something to look forward to. the first like 5 days my anxiety got way worse than it was. i constantly had this really bad nervous feeling from head to toe. other than that it just makes me really tired. so far it isnt really doing much for me but then again it is only day 10!!! hope it doesnt take much longer...

[birdinia]

Yeah.  I'm feeling back to normal taking 100mg.  I still have anxiety attacks once in awhile (I used to have them every morning) but, they're nothing like they used to be.  Have you been experiencing any side effects?

[bubbleswife]

it gave me bad stomach problems i was switchedto another med after 2 weeks

[nikki1408]

i am on 25mg right now. i go back to my dr next month to see if i need it to be raised or not. so are you back to normal now with this medicine? do you feel good now?

[birdinia]

I've been using the generic brand of zoloft (sertraline) for about 6 months now.  My doctor started me with the minimum dosage (25 mg) and I am currently up to 100 mg.  I didn't have any troubles with 25, 50 or 75 mg.  But I had a little bit of gitters and agitation for the first couple of days on 100.  That went away though.  And I haven't had any problems since.  What dosage did your doctor start you at?

[fltricia]

I had a tingly sensation in my arms for a few days and trouble sleeping the first few nights.  

When I came off of it abrubtly I thought i had a bad stomach flu for a week.

[amish1979]

I took Zoloft for a month and didn't have any effect whatsoever, good or bad.  That's probably the best experience I've had with an SSRI or SNRI so far.  Honestly, if you are going to have a negative effect it will most likely start in the first week.

[skepticalpeach]

I have never taken it, but members of my family have taken it before and liked it. I think it's one of the better antidepressants.

[nikki1408]

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