I took Zoloft for over 10 years and it worked. I had one side effect and that was short term, it interfered with my sleep. It lasted for about a week and then I was fine. The only reason I stopped taking it was due to not remembering to take my pills. Since I was at the maximum dose, I would have had to start over again. I decided not to. Bad decision on my part.

After the reaction I had from my first dose of Lexapro last night, I'm going to ask to go back on Zoloft.

I was on Zoloft for 13 Years. Worked great, no side effects, but now I'm Celexa

Each medication effects each individual differently. I hate that we have to be walking chemistry experiments. Anyway, Zoloft turned me into a zombie. I would go to work, come home, and stare mindlessly at the TV. It cost me a relationship and I got so behind on my schoolwork I had to drop out of my PhD program.

Lexapro made me a jittery mess. Over the span of several years, I ran the whole gambit. Pristiq worked best for me but then I built up a tolerance. At higher dose, the side effects became too much, plus it was too expensive, almost a car payment.

I am on Zoloft. I do have to remember to stay hydrated. The spacey feeling goes away as soon as I hydrate myself.

I do have increased anxiety levels and am using the natural relief therapy techniques (move, simple movements to get the levels to move), and the Zoloft keeps me to better management levels.

There are side effects, however, I keep track of everything I'm doing, as sometimes, it's what I'm doing and mild dehydration is a common side effect that can be relieved by getting hydration levels up.

Best wishes.

Thank you everyone. I just hope it will work because my anxiety is really affecting my life. I take klonopin and of course that works great BUT can be addicting. I need something everyday. If this doesnt work I am not taking anything else. Because I do feel like a "walking chemistry experiment". I am on enough medication.

I was on antidepressants for 10 years, then xanax was added a year ago for occasional anxiety. After 2 to 3 yrs on one antidepressant, they seemed to wear off, so dr would switch me to another one. Last one was Cymbalta, since I also have fibromyalgia. It was expensive and didn't seem to help any more than the Paxil I was on previously. Anyway, I gradually got off and decided that I am not wanting any more meds that cause so many side effects, along with terrible withdraw symptoms. However, my anxiety has been tremendous and I have no reason for it, because I have a good life. I am still taking xanax, but hoping to completely eliminate it by going to more natural healing. I'm taking SAM-e, vitamins, and just started using a cranial stimulator, along with many prayers. Just wondering if anyone else has used the cranial stimulator and if it helped? Along with the anxiety every day, I have no appetite, don't even want to think about food.