I am taking Zoloft for anxiety. It seems to make more depressed. Can Zolft make you more depressed?

I've been the EXACT same way with Zoloft...

Yes zoloft can cause worsened depression. Iv experienced it. Iv also noticed that I am very moody some times. It was worse when I just started taking it but now I find it hard for me to cry sometimes and other times all I do is cry. It has also made me some what angry.

Hi Answers,
You should definitely consult your doc right away. I take Zoloft, but have had zero side effects. Everyone reacts coherently though. You should try another medication. Lexapro is another that works well for anxiety. There are so many great ppl on this site. Please don't harm yourself. If you need to vent I will always respond. Hope you feel better soon & keep your head up! Best of luck! ~HOPE

in short, see your doc right away because it is possible to become more depressed overall because of these types of drugs (as well as more anxious). if you deside to taper before seeing your doc i wouldnt blame you (go down 1/2 a pill a week in my opinion). any harmful behavior can be cognitivly increased with stress

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How long have you been taking the Ativan and the Zoloft? Ativan can actually make people feel more depressed AND Zoloft can cause people to have suicidal thoughts (although usually it occurs in adolescents mostly). This sounds like a big problem to me so I would suggest you get your doctor on the phone ASAP and ask him/her to try you on something else. I hope you can resist the urge to cut; I know some people say it helps, but I personally worry that someone may actually get carried away and go too far (or deep). If you need to post here and talk things out, please do so. I hope this helps and I also hope you'll come back and let me know how it goes with your doctor... and so that I know that you're still okay :) Good luck and God bless.

When I first started Lexapro OMG I was having High anxiety and Depression. I did not like the feeling at all I know it talks 4-6 weeks for it to start working but I had taken orher SSRI's before and did not feel like this I asked to be switched and I am now on Cymbalta which is a SSRI AND SSNI. If you are still feeling bad call your doc go and see him maybe he will make a change to something that my suit you better. I hope this helps a little.