Posted by Ted on August 10, 2001, at 15:35:22
In reply to Tell me about zoloft?, posted by bcms on August 9, 2001, at 16:03:10
I take zoloft 200 mg and have been on it for over 2 years. Here are my experiences:
First week: Headaches, hot flashes, mild anxiety, nausea.
These all disappeared after that first week.
(2nd-4th week in hospital for bipolar disorder)Later side effects:
- diarrhea (went away when I added wellbutrin)
- tinnitus (pretty bad)
- nausea for only 1 day each time dose increased
- headaches-bad ones (went away after about 6 months)
- hand, foot, and jaw tremor
- vivid dreams (kind of neat, actually)
- jaw clenching (reduced with time, but still a problem)
- dry, stinging eyes in evenings (reduced after 1 year)
- anorgasmia (very sensitive to dose. Did not occur at 100 mg; weak at 150mg; problematic at 175mg; complete at 200 mg) Med holiday works well for me.Benefits:
- helped depression
- put OCD into complete remission until just recently, but still very good.- Is it worth the side effects? YES, to me it is.
>does it make you sleepy?
I take other meds that make me sleepy, so I don't know to what extent zoloft contributes.
Ted> May try zoloft, does it make you sleepy?
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