Be forewarned Zoloft can kick you into mania. What else are you on? Before being properly diagnosed I was on only Zoloft and it started me rapid cycling. Now that I have a proper diagnosis I'm on 700 mg Depakote and 25 mg Zoloft. Sometimes the doc will add in a microdose of an antidepressant so that the antimanic won't pull you down into depression. I would give the doctors office a call and let them know what your symptoms are. Hope I was helpful. :-)

stuck is right. i was on zoloft as an antidepressant for depression. what the doctor did wrong was diagnose me as having depression only. zoloft immediately put me into a mania and until i found a doctor that understood bipolar, i was very sick. the new doctor put me on a mood stabilizer like the depakote stuck mentioned. zoloft keeps you from being depressed. a mood stabilizer keeps you from being manic. i would definitely let your doctor know. even small doses of an antidepressant without a mood stabilizer can throw a bipolar into mania. best of luck to you. let us know how it turns out

Thanks. Think I'll wait a couple weeks just to see how it goes. Right now I'm on vacation. Nothing major has happened since taking my meds. Just feeling restless sometimes, the need to keep busy, being wired, and overly hyperness. I'm not going on shopping sprees but if I had the money I sure would right now!

I'm writing down notes on my moods so when I get home I will call my doctor and see what she thinks. She did ask me about trying Depakote before but I chose zoloft because of the side effects.

Again..right now its only been a few days so I'll wait a few more and keep track of my moods. I'm not as depressed as before but last night I did have a moment when I wasn't very happy.

Thanks again!

zooloft is going to be dodgy for someone with bipolar if they are not taking a mood stabilizer as well, e.g the depoake.

For some, it maybe a problem even with a mood stabilizer.

I wouldn't think Zoloft worked that fast and it was just a coincidence - but call your pdoc. I am on 100mg of Zoloft with 2 mood stabilizers and my antipsychotics. My pdoc likes Zoloft because I have OCD (had it since I was a child) which it is famous for treating. I was previously on it when I was misdiagnosed with depression years ago and it made me go into mixed mania (I was not on any other drugs) I got up to 150mg, and I had the worst reaction at that dose.

Zoloft can give you akathisia, although antipsychotics are more likely to do that, SSRIs can and do cause it in some individuals.. Here is more about it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akathisia

under Causes - it says this:
"SSRIs, such as fluoxetine (Prozac).[8] It has also been documented with the use of paroxetine (Paxil).[5] Akathisia has been studied as the mechanism by which SSRI-induced suicidality occurs.[8] "

Zoloft was bad for me. I was irritated, very agitated, and found myself starting arguments with strangers.

Zoloft worked well for me, but I take a mood stabilizer with it. I am now on Lexapro which is about the same as Zoloft. Good luck!

So far it's also affected my sleep too...I'm almost completely wired with just about 5 hours of sleep. Yesterday I was irritates, my stomach was feeling bad.

It's time to call the doctor!

zoloft made me "bouncy", had hard time sitting still....felt like it made me hypomanic and had to stop taking it for that reason....that was a few years ago... I hope you can work out a real solution that works for you with your pdoc! HUGS

Zoloft kicked me into mania -- and then rapid cycling when I came off. I had ants in the pants with abilify too, but that did not trigger mania - it was another side effect. I would talk to your pdoc about the symptoms you are experiencing. The doctor may be concerned that you are experiencing this. Best of luck.

Thanks..

I'm procrastinating around calling my doctor. I'm more willing to just wait for my next appointment to tell her in a month. Ugh..