Zoloft Side Effects

Zoloft has a KICK when you start it. For about 24 hours you will almost feel like you are going crazy. After that, I never experienced any side effects. I know DH and my mom both had the "kick" but it was short lived.

I would recommend Lexapro. It's very mild and I've not had any side effects from it and I've been on it for several years.

People are effected by it differently- it's like birth control, you have to try a few to find which one works best for you. I took it befor my son was born and was on it for about 6 months. I, personally, didn't gain weight, but i lost about 5-10 lbs (I am an emotional eater ;) I was tired, and was ready for bed at 8:30- i am usually a night owl and can stay up until 1l on most nights. It was not hard at all for me to get off of it gradually.
Good lukc and God bless

I took Zoloft for 4 months after my son was born. I am prepared to take it again when my 2nd is born if I have the same PPD like last time.

I do not recall experiencing any side effects, but my situation was a bit different, since it was right after giving birth. (For example, I lost weight because of that, so I am not sure what impact Zoloft had on my weight.) I know for a fact that I did not experience what the first poster mentioned about feeling crazy for 24 hours.

What Zoloft did for me was enable me to cope better. I did not get near as overwhelmed by things as I had been getting. After 4 months of being on it, I felt like my old self, so I slowly weaned myself off. DO NOT go cold turkey off any anti-depressant! I took 2-3 weeks to cut down on my pills until I finished them up.

I took Zoloft a few years ago. The Dr. gave it to me, because it was the mildest at the time. I just needed a little help coping. For the first week, I had trouble sleeping, but the Dr. gave me a sleeping pill to help. After that, it was great. I lost weight, just about 5 pounds or so. It made me feel like getting out and doing stuff again. I did not sit on the couch and eat. The Dr. told me to expect to take it for at least 1 year. I took it for about 18 months. I had no problems. My family is suggesting I try it again.

Everybody is different. I may have gained a couple of pounds when I took it for PMS, but it wasn't consequential. And my family was thrilled to have a calmer me! It was well worth it. I only caution one thing.... When I decided to go off I went off too quickly...cold turkey, so to speak. Go off very very slowly over a course of weeks. If you go off too quickly you can get flu like symptoms. Let your doctor help you feel better!