sertraline vs. zoloft

[jtl712]

I used to be on zoloft for 4 yrs and felt good...stopped for 6 months and on my 3rd week of sertraline right now not feeling as good the first time around. Is there a difference with the two drugs?

[pmgplg]

Hi there. How do you feel now being back on regular Zoloft? Please let me know and how long it took for it to work. Thanks!

[pmgplg]

i am experiencing the same! This is awful. Are you still going through it? Please let me know.

[Jerry_NJ]

Yet to find out the benefits to me of generic Zoloft.  What I read in the last post is the generic isn't the same - sad, but it is what I will try.   My prescription insurance may pay (at least most) for a Brand Name if it is established that the generic don't work.  I don't see how I get there, I am starting on generic.

We'll will see.  Trazadone seems to be causing mental issues, minor but a problem nonetheless.  

I didn't scrub to the old posts but got the drift that outside the USA there were defect/problems with the generic.  May have gotten that wrong... full speed ahead.

[Music2011]

Hi, I have the same exact feeling on sertraline. I have been struggling for about a year now being on sertraline because my insurance would only pay 200 towards a 600 dollar monthly supply! I could not afford that. It got so bad that I considered going on something else but I was afraid of weight gain, the brand name Zoloft worked best for me. I finally went back to dr and asked her to prescribe the brand name Zoloft because there is this company that you can call and for at least a year you may be eligible for a discounted rate. Thank God, I was eligible and my monthly payment is 60 a month for the brand name. I have been back on the Zoloft for 4 days and already feel better....It is not in your head, they effect people differently. Please call your Dr. and find out about the company that is online that offers the discount.

[Heartotexas]

So glad I stumbled across this thread, and just in time! Having similar issues, so this information may be a lifesaver (no exaggeration, as some of you know too well). I often seem to be in that tiny percent of people who are highly sensitive...sigh. Wondering if that's the deal w/ this, too. Zoloft is $50 more monthly than generic ($600 yrly!), but worth it if it improves my quality of life. Hanging on, I will try to report back if I have a significant difference (or not). Best wishes to all who come here, and BIG thanks from Texas.

[Evakikat]

Totally agree with you. I have exactly the same. Everybody keeps telling me that these 2 medicine s are the same.. But its not true. First I got setraline ranbaxy for one year . I should take akineton at the same time for the very annoying side effects I had. Now I take Zoloft. Now I am OK!!! Finally!! At the hospital said setraline ranbaxy is generic made by second class company . Zoloft are the pure setraline made in Germany.