r/zoloft Jan 13 '22

Tips for new starters | 12 things I wish I knew before starting Zoloft/Sertraline

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I found everyone’s posts and comments on this subreddit very useful when starting out on sertraline, so thought I’d share a list of things I found helpful on my journey. I’m not a medical professional and am only talking from my own experience and that of others on the sub. At the time of writing this latest edit, I have been on Sertraline for around two years at 100mg for depression, GAD and social anxiety. Sertraline is also prescribed for other anxiety conditions, panic disorder and OCD.

**WARNING\*:* Do not dry swallow or use very little water when taking your sertraline tablets. If a tablet's coating dissolves while in transit down your oesophageus, you could be in for a painful, acidic experience known as pill-induced esophagitis. If this has happened to you drink plenty of water to clear the tablet(s), take some indigestion tablets or a PPI, and eat an apple or some apple sauce. I once had it very badly and was in severe pain for two hours - it ain't nice!

(1) Keep a daily mood diary to document your experience on the drug. You could do this with an app, a mood journal, on a spreadsheet or just use a scrap of paper. It’s so easy to forget how you feel from day to day, week to week; especially when sertraline can create some brain fog early on. Recording your mood and side effects makes it much easier to understand how the drug has affected you over time, meaning you can make an informed decision about (dis)continuation and provide reliable feedback to your doctor. I would recommend writing at least a number to rate your mood out of 5 and a simple legend. Add brief comments about any side effects, your general mood anything else you deem noteworthy. If you don’t do this, you will likely be asking yourself after month two or three: “Has this actually helped me? I can’t remember what I was like before? Is the improvement worth it for the side effects?”. I have used apps called Daylio and Moodistory, both of which I’d recommend. If you have a therapist, consider discussing your mood diary as part of your weekly sessions as further incentive to complete it.

(2) Try to stick with the drug for 12 weeks at a therapeutic dose (typically 25-200mg) before deciding whether it is helping you. It can be tempting to quit early due to side effects, but they tend to get *much* better with time and positive impacts can take a while to appear. In fact, it is common for the condition to get worse for several weeks before getting better. Sertraline might not be the right drug for you, but don’t cheat yourself out of a cure by not giving it three months.

(3) Likewise, enjoy any good days as much as possible, but don’t expect to be cured overnight. Positive changes for those lucky enough to experience them can be gradual. You may have the odd ‘euphoric day’, especially days 1-2 (placebo) or weeks 2-4 (also common), but trialling SSRIs is often more of a marathon.

(4) Side effects differ for everyone. Those taking SSRIs can experience a wide range of often polar opposite reactions, whether it’s insomnia vs. oversleeping, drowsiness vs. wakefulness, decreased libido vs. horny bonk or reduced appetite vs. hungry hippo. Based on the experiences of this sub, common side effects can include: nausea, stomach upsets, diarrhoea, headaches, head pressure, brain fog, mild to extreme fatigue, difficulty waking up in the mornings, night sweats and disturbances, insomnia, tinnitus, emotional blunting, an inability to cry, tremors, crazy dreams, dry mouth, bruxism (teeth grinding), restless legs syndrome, intense sugar/carb cravings, a more frequent desire to pee, hesitation (delayed initiation of the peepee!), delayed or inability to orgasm/ejaculate, persistent genital stimulation (intense horniness in your nether regions without the corresponding mental urges), other types of sexual dysfunction and more. However, for people with health or medication anxiety who need to hear this: YOU WILL NOT GET ALL OF THESE SIDE EFFECTS 😊. Some people are very lucky and get very few side effects if any at all. Indeed, in a major PANDA trial30366-9/fulltext), half of the participants taking sertraline didn’t even realise they were taking the active drug at 6 weeks.

(5) Most if not all side effects will improve or disappear completely with time. After three months, the only enduring side effects for me were increased drowsiness and increased time to orgasm. However, these had improved since starting. I no longer got stomach problems, nausea, dry mouth, fogginess, headaches, bruxism, RLS, tremors or night sweats like before. Whilst I started out with absolutely no appetite on the drug for the first month, I later developed major carb/sugar cravings. [Side note: sertraline is highly unlikely to make you put on weight directly, but it could increase your appetite and cravings for poor foods that indirectly does].

(6) Side effects might resurge when you go up a dose and may not start to get better for 1-6 weeks or more, depending on your sensitivity. Starting on 25mg and moving up in 25mg increments may reduce the return of side effects. FYI, it’s ok to break 50mg tablets in half if they have a scored line running down the middle.

(7) Take the drug at the same time each day so that the medication reaches a steadier state. People who get insomnia as a side effect may wish to take it early in the morning while people who get drowsiness may wish to take it before bed. However, a person experiencing drowsiness taking it in the morning may end up getting insomnia when taking it at night and vice versa, so experiment slowly and find out what time suits you best. It’s the consistency that’s most important. You can split the drug into 50/50 doses taken AM and PM, but studies have concluded that this provides no benefit while increasing the likelihood of people forgetting a dose.

(8) If you’re forgetful, treat yourself to a colourful pill box or just write the days (M/T/W/T/F/S/S) on the drug packets to help you keep tabs. In a zolofty haze, it’s so easy to get confused as to whether you just took your dose or imagined it. And yea, I have both forgotten a dose and accidentally doubled it and I wouldn’t recommend either (if you have this predicament, it is always better to miss a day than double a dose). You can sometimes count how many pills you should have taken from the date your prescription was issued, but with brain fog this can be hazardous 😅. Set a recurring alarm on your phone should you need a reminder (iOS 16 now has a medication tracking function in the Health app).

(9) Consider your caffeine and alcohol intake, as sertraline can amplify their effects. For many, caffeine on Zoloft causes major jitteriness and anxiety spikes. I was so sensitive to this that I even had to cut out decaff for a few months, but for others it is not a problem at all. There are many posts on the subreddit discussing alcohol. Sertraline can increase its effects, exacerbate drowsiness and lead to rougher hangovers. If you drink, experiment slowly to see how you now handle alcohol.

(10) Do not drink grapefruit juice or take St. John’s Wort due to the risk of developing serotonin syndrome. You should also be very careful if you take recreational drugs for the same reason. Also avoid anything containing bergamot, which is found in Earl Grey tea.

(11) Sertraline brand changes may affect you. Some people will experience side effects and/or a loss of efficacy when changing sertraline pill manufacturers (or from Zoloft to generic). Ask your pharmacist to stock the brand you are used to. There are a handful of articles in medical journals which do acknowledge this issue. Unfortunately, however, some doctors will tell you that there is absolutely no difference between brands and it’s all just placebo. Experienced pharmacologists will tell you otherwise. Generic manufacturers include DE Pharmaceuticals, Lexon, Sigma, Viatris, A A H, Accord, Alliance, Almus, Bristol, Crescent, Dr Reddy’s, Flamingo, Genesis, Lupin, Medihealth, Medreich, Milhparm, NorthStar, Noumed, Phoenix, Ranbaxy, Ria Generics, Teva, Viatris and Zentiva. Listing them here for SEO in case people have issues with specific brand swaps. I have experienced issues with some brand changes but not with others.

(12) Use sertraline in conjunction with therapy and small lifestyle improvements if you are able, as antidepressants will work much better as part of a holistic approach. If you are in a very bad place and mostly bedbound, then just set yourself the smallest goal every day to make things easier. Maybe that’s getting in the shower, brushing your teeth, brushing a tooth, looking at your toothbrush or even just rolling in the general direction of the bathroom. Slowly setting yourself mini exercise goals – if you don’t already – however small, will also help. I started with walks, then couch to 5k and then used the programmes on the Nike Run Club app (free) which I think is amazing. I love the headphone guided runs with ‘Coach Bennet’, which are like an exercise therapy session. Meditation, mindfulness, yoga, weightlifting, pilates, journaling, breathing exercises, cold showers, cocooning yourself under a weighted blanket, reducing your sugar intake, listening to music, accepting yourself for who you are, quitting a toxic job or relationship, realising you don’t have to be happy or perfect all the time, running outside in your pants…there’s an endless list of things you can try that might help you. Focus on one small win or challenge a day.

There's a lovely quote at the end of the film JoJo Rabbit by Rainer Maria Rilke. "Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final".

Be kind to yourself and don’t fret. Hopefully sertraline is the help you deserve. Good luck on your Zolofter journey and feel free to put anything in the comments that you think is missing or want to discuss!!


r/zoloft Dec 18 '22

Success Story! :) This sub isn’t an entirely accurate picture of Zoloft

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Because once you get relief you don’t really even think about coming back to tell everyone how much better it is on the other side! So please, if you’re going through it right now and it seems like there’s only potential issues with Zoloft, it’s because of the old saying “happy customers don’t typically leave reviews”. Or something like that. It’s late so I’m rambling.

There are so many of us that experienced symptoms, side effects, dosage changes, etc, and once it all resolved we didn’t have a reason to come back. I always appreciate it when I see a success story on here on my feed because I think we need more of that. I’m guilty of waiting to come back to post my story as well, so I’ll give a little update.

It was honestly hell in the beginning. Increased anxiety, sleep issues, digestive issues (never trust a fart on Zoloft), and just a general weird feeling 24/7. It took about 3-4 months before I started feeling even the tiniest bit better and now it’s been like 8 months and I’m so much better than I could have imagined.

I’ve had 1 panic attack in the last 6 months and it wasn’t even that bad. My depression is essentially gone (as it was tied to the state of my life due to my anxiety). I’m able to leave my house and go to parties and out in public and not break down. It’s legitimately a night and day difference.

Now for my advice to those of you still in the thick of it:

  1. I would recommend keeping a journal and note how you feel and symptoms and all of that. Write in it every day. It’s difficult to see changes in yourself when you’re just going about living, but when you can look back at your own words you can see the progress. Progress is typically minuscule day to day (you’re not just going to wake up and feel better one morning) but is tremendous over longer periods of time. It compounds on itself.

  2. Go to therapy. I was on Paxil and Lexapro previous to Zoloft and never went to therapy for any significant period of time. And I never got better. The medications just helped keep my symptoms at bay but I continued to develop bad habits and thought patterns that ultimately slowly made me worse off. If therapy is out of reach you can pick up books on Amazon to self direct your own therapy. I recommend reading “The Body Keeps the Score” to understand what is happening inside of you and “Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in 7 weeks” to follow a CBT plan. There are also support groups/group therapy options that are free in a lot of areas.

  3. Get outside and get moving. Try and get some sun every day. Some fresh air. 7 minutes of moderately intense physical exercise. Drink enough water. Eat good food. Meditate. Do yoga. Just connect with your body and the world around you.

I wish you all the best of luck. There are a countless number of us that have been exactly where you are right now. I can promise you that the grass is a lot greener on this side. I’ll see you when you get here.


r/zoloft 3h ago

Success Story! :) My life if changing

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I spent a lot of time reading these when I was getting started, so I wanted to be sure to share my experience.

I started taking zoloft to address a panic response I developed in work settings. It started in larger, high stress presentations and got progressively worse until simple low stake conversations triggered it. I was diagnosed with CPTSD and this is one of the ways it manifested in me.

Anyways, I slowly worked my way up over several monthts with tons of side effects (increased anxiety, jaw clenching, sleep problems, headaches.)

I started seeing improvements about a month ago, and now, only a week into an increase from 75mg to 100mg, something amazing has happened. My panic and anxiety is just... gone. I'm like my old self after 10 years of struggling. I'm shocked. I was hopeful it would help, but it's a massive difference. Even high stress presentations aren't phasing me. I'm just feeling the normal amount of adrenaline. I don't feel disconnected or like a zombie. Just normal!

It's also helping with my other symptoms I've always struggled with, like sleeping with my back to the door, closing my eyes in the shower and just generally living in a state of fight or flight. I'm very happy.

Just a little encouragement for those getting started. Hang in there. Something really wonderful might be on the other side of this.


r/zoloft 9h ago

I made it!

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100mg of antidepressants turned me into a whole different person,full of positivity, energy, and zero social anxiety. Sometimes I remember my dark past: 7 to 8 years of no sleep, endless overthinking, zero confidence, and being unable to talk to girls.

My problems started around age 14 due to a very specific issue that I spent 4–5 years trying to fix without success. Spending every waking minute trying to solve it turned me into a zombie. I was working 8 hours a day with only that single thought in my head, faking everything: my smiles, my anger, my confidence. At the end of the day, I would always crash back into my real self, especially at night.

It became a vicious cycle I couldn't break. I was skipping school, spending all my time alone, and constantly searching the internet for answers or discussing the issue with people going through the same thing. That's all my days consisted of. When COVID hit, everyone automatically passed the school year; if it hadn't been for that, I would have had 114 absences by the end of March just because I was terrified to go in for that specific reason.

For 7 long years, my life was full of misery, daily stress, and fake happiness. The worst part was that I didn't share it with anyone,not even my family.Because I convinced myself they would think I was crazy if I tried to explain it.

I finally built up the courage to see a psychiatrist and open up. I don't want to get into the exact details because it ruined my life from ages 13 to 20 and brings back painful flashbacks, but it really felt like an unbreakable cycle with no solution.

After talking to my psychiatrist, he immediately prescribed Zoloft (SSRI treatment). I'm now in my 3rd month and I can actually live life now. Like, man, I finally made it.

People shouldn't be scared to ask for help. After struggling for 8 years with extreme OCD and anxiety, it's all gone now. It's actually mind-blowing to see my true self.I can't believe I'm the same person.

You can ask me any questions and i'll try to answer them all!


r/zoloft 6h ago

Success Story! :) I thought it was not working... until I missed 2 doses and saw that, yeah, it is WORKING

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(Humble post, as a tiny thank you for your contributions to this sub, I just wanted to add my first inpressions and parhaps give others a bit of hope).

I read this sub religiously and was patient, waiting for the medication to take effect on me. It's only been 5 weeks so far (50mg), so I was not expecting big differences so soon.

Due to change in my perscription, I had to miss 2 days before resiming (ie missed 2 doses, 72 hours between them) .

And my boyyyyy, believe it or not I had FORGOTTEN (so fast, I know) about how it was to feel dispair and a knot in my chest, the feeling that I will never be happy and nothing will ever work out for me. It was like meeting an old friend, because I felt this all the time for years, up untill I started taking sertraline.

I think this might work for me and help me with anxiety! I am in awe... I dont even know what to say.

I plan to take better notes of all symptoms and how they evolve so I can share a more comprehensive experience with you guys in 6 months).


r/zoloft 18h ago

Success Story! :) Left the house for the first time in months :)

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I haven't been able to leave the house because I would have really bad anxiety and panic attacks while I was out. Even the thought of leaving the house made me feel sick and anxious. Well, I was able to go out at 5am this morning and take a walk without a panic attack. I had some anxiety but it was manageable. Going to try and do this again tomorrow :) Really proud of myself!


r/zoloft 3h ago

Question About to start for the first time and I have a couple of questions.

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Tomorrow (hopefully if the pharmacy finally has it ready) will be my first day on 25 mg. And I’m actually kinda nervous to start since I’ve never had to take any medications regularly. And I’m not sure exactly how I’m supposed to feel… anyways, I have a couple questions that I just thought of and haven’t had the chance to ask my psychiatrist about. (I’m aware I can search these things up but would like to hear from people with experience)

I’m bad at drinking a lot of water, in turn I find myself dehydrated often. Is this something that’s really important to keep in check for this medication?

Should I make sure to eat before I take it?

Should I take it first thing in the morning? Or afternoon?

Any vitamins I should pair with it?

Is coffee still alright? 👀

Anything else I should know?


r/zoloft 3h ago

Question About the vivid dreams

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Just started my fourth week on Zoloft (50 mg), and I’ve noticed that I have SO many dreams in one night.
They’re not nightmares at all, and most of them are usually about things I was thinking about before going to sleep.
The whole thing where I dream about whatever I was thinking about before bed NEVER used to happen to me, but now it happens pretty much every day. I’m really curious if anyone else has experienced the same thing?


r/zoloft 9m ago

Question How to taper off safely

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Hi all

I (f34) started on this pill 9 weeks ago. I started at 50mg, but decided after about 7 weeks I wanted to come off it as it made me feel rough. I was taking the pill due to a circumstance in my life which is now resolved. I've tapered off to 25mg for 2 weeks now due to doctors advice, I had 2 really bad days of depression and nausea but this has now settled. I am supposed to be started today as one day of taking 25mg, one day of not before stopping completely in 2 weeks, but I have read this method isn't very good.

Would it be better for me to just fully stop today? I think I can ride it out but I'm unsure if its a bad idea?


r/zoloft 6h ago

Question Shift work

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Just a question, I havent started zoloft yet but am going to. I'm a nurse and I do shift work, they say you should take it the same time everyday however what am I supposed to do on night shift? Has anybody else had this issue? I also take vyvanse in the morning


r/zoloft 13h ago

TRIGGER WARNING Overdose symptoms???

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2 days ago i took 1000mgs of sertraline (my normal dose is 150) and ive felt ill. i was throwing up all of yesterday, cant keep anything down, i havent slept at all (even wfter melatonin), ive been shaking and anxious and seeing things and im so scared

how can i stop these symptoms and like get better again. im so exhausted and scared and i cant tell anyone irl because ill get sectioned


r/zoloft 12h ago

Question Question re. Sleep - when do you take the medication?

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What time of day do you take Zoloft/sertraline? And why do you take it at that particular time? Have you changed the time since you started taking it?

I simply can’t figure out what time of day works best for me if I want it to have a positive effect on my sleep. Before starting sertraline, I slept extremely poorly and woke up many times during the night.

In the beginning, when I was on 25 mg, I had three nights in a row where I slept through the entire night without waking up. It was SO magical to experience sleeping through the night!!!! I looked 10 years younger, had so much energy, and felt amazing.
Unfortunately, my sleep has been terrible again every single night for the past 8 weeks.

At first, I took sertraline in the evening, but it didn’t help my sleep. I’m now taking it at 4:00 PM, but I’m still sleeping badly. Has anyone experienced something similar and found a “sweet spot” for taking sertraline that helped improve their sleep?

I’ve been taking sertraline for a little over 9 weeks: 1 week at 25 mg, 1 week at 50 mg, 3 weeks at 75 mg, and now 4 weeks at 100 mg, which is the dose I expect to stay on.

I’m taking sertraline for an adjustment disorder/stress reaction, anxiety, stress, and intrusive thoughts/OCD.


r/zoloft 2h ago

Question Is it too soon to increase sertraline from 50mg to 75mg?

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Hi everyone,
I started sertraline (Zoloft) about 21 days ago. I was on 25mg for the first week and have now been on 50mg for around 14 days.

I’m taking it mainly for OCD and anxiety. I actually feel like I’m starting to feel more like myself again and less constantly on edge, and less angry, so I think there may already be some benefit. However, I’m still having anxiety/OCD symptoms, and my doctor suggested increasing my dose to 75mg because OCD/anxiety often requires higher doses.

I’m wondering whether that would be too soon? Because usually people say to wait 4-6 weeks before deciding on an increase as that is where the full therapeutic effects are felt.

Also another unrelated question:

I’m also noticing that my sleep has changed since starting Zoloft. According to my Apple Watch, I used to get around 1–1 hour 40 minutes of deep sleep, whereas when I first started Zoloft it dropped to around 30 minutes and now I’m getting around 40 minutes. I’m finding it harder to wake up in the morning because I don’t feel as rested. Is this common and will it improve?


r/zoloft 2h ago

Tinnitus complaint after 1 week

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Started taking 25-25mg and had a mini panic attack after 1 week. Also noticed ears ringing noticeably like I’m going deaf. The panic subsided but my ears still ring. Spoke to the doc and dropped the dose down to 25mg and I still notice the ringing. Thinking of stopping the med. Any thoughts and advice.


r/zoloft 3h ago

Question Anyone taking a high dose of Zoloft over the recommended maximum (200mg)?

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So I just found out that the recommended maximum dosage of Zoloft was 200mg. Meanwhile I have been taking 300mg for 6 years and my psychiatrist has told me he has patients on 400mg.

I should say that I didn't go from not taking it to 300mg, this was a gradual increase over almost 20 years. I initially started on 70mg at the age of 12. Then after a year it was increased to 100mg which I was on for 5 years. Then it was increased to 200mg which I was on for 8 years, before going up to 300mg. We did try reducing it by 50mg a few years ago but that resulted in me having daily panic attacks. Both my doctor, psychiatrist, and psychologist are happy for me to be on 300mg as they all feel for me to be able to function this is what my body needs.

I have been fortunate that I haven't had many side effects temporary or long term. I did experience some dizziness and headaches going from 100mg to 200mg, and I am a bit more sensitive to heat and don't cope when it's hot and humid (thankfully where I live Summer is very much a dry heat).

I'm just wondering if anyone else is taking higher than the maximum dose of Zoloft?


r/zoloft 9h ago

Has anyone added Wellbutrin to Zoloft?

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hello I’ve been on 100mg Zoloft for 10 years or so and recently had horrible increase in anxiety that wasn’t helped by increasing the dose so my psychiatrist is adding Wellbutrin. I’ve been experiencing depression, anxiety, and just my mind racing and worrying a lot. looking for positive stories with this combo.


r/zoloft 1d ago

Discussion Boyfriend says I shouldn’t depend on my medication and I should wean off it soon

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After 20 years I finally decided this year to get on Zoloft I upped my dosage up to 100mg and it has helped SO much! I’m so happy I finally got the help. From having panic attacks driving on the freeways to being able to drive far away and feel fine I’m grateful! Anyways, i haven’t told pretty much anyone other than 3 people closest to me including my boyfriend. He’s always been anti meds and holistic but the other day he made a comment after I mentioned how great I feel and I’m able to travel and go on trips without the nagging anxiety. He goes on to say that I eventually need to get off it and I shouldn’t depend on medication. And for this reason is why I will never be open about my medication with others including family because of the stigma surrounding medication and getting the help.

Anyways just felt like venting! How do you guys deal with situations like this with your significant other?

(Zoloft has helped me tremendously so I’m definitely not planning on getting off anytime soon)


r/zoloft 5h ago

Question How to manage withdrawal symptoms?

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Specifically, I want to know if I take a dose or a half dose or whatever, will the subsequent withdrawal be even worse?

I know you're not supposed to just stop your meds, but I made the decision on a whim and it's already been a week so...

Should I just thug it out for another week or take a dose?

(Ik the correct answer is to taper, but I'm not gonna die so idc. I just want all of this evil drug out of my body right meow 🫣)

I already tapered from 100 to 50 and was on that for like a month? And then I quit from there.


r/zoloft 12h ago

Some words of encouragement please

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Someone tell me the side effects will stop😭 long story short I’m 22 years old and almost 4 months postpartum dealing with severe postpartum anxiety, yesterday my doctor put me on 50mg of Zoloft and 5 mg buspirone as needed. My anxious thoughts have already calmed down but the side effects are so intense. Yesterday I had watery diarrhea which has since subsided, last night I could not fall asleep until 4 am and I woke up feeling like I got shitfaced, just feeling so dizzy and nauseous like being hungover. It’s so hard feeling sick like this from the side effects and trying to take care of my baby at the same time. Please tell me your experiences and give me some words of encouragement.


r/zoloft 7h ago

Zoloft breathing

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I’ve been taking Zoloft for about a week now (50mg) ever since I’ve taking it I’ve had the normal side effects like nausea stomach ache diarrhea. But I’ve been extremely hyper focused on my breathing and it’s starting to get really annoying and uncomfortable. Is this normal? If so how did you manage to get over it?


r/zoloft 7h ago

Question Is this normal?

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Hi. Im on day12 currently of 50mg (and first anti depressants ive been on soo idfk). For depression and anxiety. I dont really think ive been having alot of side affects? Bad stomach, headaches, dry mouth, nausea. Thats kinda all? Day11 I kinda started feeling the "it gets worse before it gets better" shit. I drank an energy drink today as well (just 250ml can of redbull) and im normally very used to energy drinks, they do not affect me istg and it also didnt affect me today? At least to where i recognised it at least? Drank a littleee bit as well (I am of legal age, dw lol) and it didnt feel like i *had* to be careful with it? Like, got drunk way faster kinda careful (I also havent fell to sleep yet since, soo I cant say how ill feel in the morning).

I also cannot take medication without food with it, like i just cant. So ive been having it with like a kinder bueno and yk, things like that. (And if anyone has any recommendations on things to try to take it with, i am all ears lol). And have since my first. Im just wondering if that could be making it not work to its full potential? Orrrr? Idfk. Lol. Thanks.


r/zoloft 7h ago

VENT BELOW ADVICE NEEDED

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Im 30 days into lowering my dose from 50 to 25 and my anxiety is very bad. I can barely leave the house alone...

I lowered because i could not O and my Libido was becoming non existent

What would you do? I dont have a doctor and im having trouble finding one...

Im starting to wonder if i made the wrong choice tapering off but the lack of libido was becoming very depressing...

Any advice or shared experiences are very very much appreciated...

Thank you all


r/zoloft 7h ago

Question What to expect?

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I’m 18, never been on any medication before but have been struggling with anxiety and adhd for most of my life . i just got put on zoloft today (25mg) and ofc i looked it up immediately and was flooded with videos of people saying how horrible zoloft is. i’m still gonna take it for the first couple weeks like my doctor said but i was wondering what to expect in terms of side effects and overall changes. i appreciate any help you guys may provide


r/zoloft 11h ago

Question Stubborn Weight Gain on Zoloft

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I’ve been on Zoloft for about 2 years, and while it has significantly improved my mental health, I’ve gained easily 40 lbs that is so stubborn. I was already slightly overweight, although I wasn’t worried about it really and my weight had been steady. Now I feel like I NEED to lose some weight in order to do the things I love (playing with my kids, riding bikes, etc).

I’m curious what has worked for you all?