Depression Support Group

Depression is a real and debilitating condition that is often misunderstood by family and friends. Its meaning can range from a prolonged period of sadness to an actual mental illness with specific symptoms. Find and share experiences with others who are going through the same struggles.

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rossvic 09/18/2015

My Dr. just prescribe me Zoloft, I was taking Celexa for Anxiety and Depression but stop working. I started last week taking Zoloft every other day that way the transition from Celexa could be easier. On Wednesday, I stop Celexa and started taking only Zoloft. As anyone, experience loose of appetite, upset stomach and being tired?

PD: Also, Im on Ativan .5 twice a day to control my anxiety until the Zoloft kick in

Thanks

mlucasone 09/20/2015

I have taken Zoloft. My stomache hurt for about 2 days soon after starting it, but soon my stomache was fine again. Then I had more appetite than ever, and I gained weight.

As far as being tired...I think that affect stayed the whole time taking Zoloft. It made me be content to lay in bed half the day. I didnt have motivation to do anything. i was never that happy, nor depressed while taking zoloft.

Word of caution: when you decide to stop taking Zoloft, go VERY SLOWLY. You need to, VERY GRADUALLY, reduce zoloft you eliminate it. I mean, it should take at least a month to gradually reduce your dosage.

rossvic 09/21/2015

Muclasone; Thanks for the advice, good to know how other are or were doing with this medication.

andrealambert 10/25/2015

I was on Zoloft in college. While it helped with the depression, I couldn't have an orgasm at all which eventually became such a problem I had to change to Wellbutrin.

ddame 11/25/2015

For me zoloft was weight neutral, it made me tired, and emotionally numb/zombie-like for the 1.5 years I was on it. I just titrated off of it as it had stopped working for me.

maureenmcnair 12/02/2015

I am on Zoloft for my anxiety and depression. It made my stomach upset for 1 or 2 days in the beginning then everything get normal... It works great for my depression control..

rossvic 01/05/2016

Thank you everybody for the reply's, so far my appetite came back and now I have the opposite; and my stomach much better now

LivingWater 01/05/2016

I tried Prozac (made me irritable), Paxil (beautiful at first, but then it wore off) and Zoloft (made me sleepy, but that was OK since I have had problems with sleep). As for sexual side effects of Zoloft, made my orgasm slow and drawn out. Not bad, just different.

As for depression and anxiety, I didn't get relief until I got on
Cymbalta. Everyone reacts differently to the same drug. We gotta discover what works for each of us. Good luck.

DSmom12345 01/06/2016

It worked great for depression but the downside was that I didn't care about anything. I gained a LOT of weight while I was on it.

Randa76 03/12/2016

I started taking Zoloft yesterday.

My side effects started within hours. I noticed that I was really mellow all day. I was extremely tired all day and felt like I could fall asleep any minute. Last night I got no sleep. I've had depression for 24 years without a diagnosis or meds. Even the nights when I sleep like crap I get a few hours of sleep. None last night.

ThisGal 03/14/2016

One advise for everyone starting on Zoloft or anything based on the same compound... I was on Sertraline (Prozac) before starting with Zoloft and just like you I took it every other day for a slow and secure transition, and it turned out to be the worst thing I could ever do,

Every time I stood up I got dizzy as hell, blacked out, started shaking like mad and fell down a few times without me realizing what was happening for a while. I even kicked my dog once accidentaly once cuz I couldnt see a thing and I almost fell down the stairs in a different ocassion.

So please be very careful when switching and combining pills and meds in general.

Stay strong ;)

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