Zoloft for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder User Reviews (Page 4)

• Criss...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 26, 2017

"I was put on Zoloft for PTSD. I took 25 mg daily for just over 3 months. It really did help my anxiety and allowed me to finish the school year. With Zoloft I have been a lot calmer, and it really helped me with day to day activities. If you just started this medication and are experiencing side effects, hang in there! My first week made me very nauseous and gave me insomnia. The nausea lasted only a week for me. Even though it did wonders for my mental health, it gave me a lot of physical health issues, so I had to stop taking the medication. It caused me to gain a lot of weight in a short amount of time. Furthermore it caused a slight bedwetting issue and very elevated liver enzymes. Good for anxiety, but my body didn't like it."

• Lady...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• August 16, 2016

"I was prescribed this med last spring (over a year ago), I am professionally diagnosed with PTSD, OCD, depression, ovary issues and severe anxiety attacks.. these were diagnosed PRIOR to being on Zoloft. It helps me feel less in need of doing things NOW with my OCD "rituals", my ovary issues are getting better, it does also help with social anxiety for me. I'd like to say and point out, I heard of a lawsuit going on with Pfizer on this med and I'm very upset on that. First off, if your going to become pregnant, ANY doctor should tell you not to be on anything except for prenatal vitamins. It's the doctors getting the money for prescribing the meds, don't let that fool you. If you are nursing, pregnant or want to have a baby, do without!"

• Jeff
• March 7, 2017

"Tinnitus that is constant. Loud all the time and gets louder occasionally. It drives me crazy to the point of wanting to get off zoloft. I ask every Dr I see if anything can be done for tinnitus. Answer is always no. Is it this medication? Anyone with tinnitus will understand. I also have various problems urinating and sexual stuff. Thank you for giving me this forum."

• ptsd...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 21, 2017

"MIGRAINE SUFFERERS BEWARE: this medication took my migraine condition to another level of pain and frequency. The worst part is that my doctor did not share with me that Zoloft can make migraines worse before I started the medication. I had at least 2-3 days every week that not only was I completely incapacitated by the pain of them (something typical with migraines) to the point that I could not go to class, but the vomiting and nausea was relentless. I lost 15 pounds on this medication after taking it for just 6 weeks because of the vomiting from migraines. I went to the hospital toward the end of trying Zoloft because of dehydration and the worst pain I've felt in my life from the migraines this caused. be careful if you have migraines"

• VPano
• April 25, 2020

"Started taking Zoloft on September 8. The first month was very tired with headaches. October: headaches and no appetite that persisted until third month. Had some hair loss and diarrhea for a month or so in December. Then I had nausea and bad brain zaps around February 9. That was when I was fully off for a week. Jan: I was taking half dosage whole month. Now it’s April and I still have a few dull brain zaps when I’m really tired or if I cried. Plus the sexual side effects did not go away. Decreased libido and I don’t feel horney anymore. There’s literally not the same feeling as before I started taking the medication. Not as much natural lubrication either. The doctor that gave this to me told me nothing about but gave me a print out. Always ask what medications that your doctor is supposed to be upselling before accepting ANY. ALWAYS look at the warnings. Sadly this did not work and it’s taking me a long time to try to get back to a normal libido and mind again."

• CMan
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 28, 2016

"Alright so I've been on 100mg of Zoloft for a while and I'm supposed to start 200mg tomorrow and I'll be honest, it's done absolutely nothing for me personally so far.. I'll be starting Risperidone and coming off this one. I've had no side effects as well as no positive effects what so ever, it's a very weak medication, basically like drinking water. I guess if your symptoms aren't bad at all and you want an easy way out of your problems, then this could be the drug for you. These are the symptoms I experience and trying to medicate: Hypervigilence, jumpiness, sensitivity to sudden noises (like a door slamming shut), only experience emotional ''numbness'' or anger/rage, cloudy mind, disconnection/dissociation/depersonalization, etc."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 17, 2016

"Take this with a grain of salt, only took it once, but that once was enough. Took it at night, few hours later became very restless and only got 3 hours of sleep that night. Next day, it was still there and came with fury. Muscle aches everywhere, body twitches, everything. Had to take 10mg hydro to take the pain away, but still felt it even with that. Never taking it again, that pain was unreal."

• CMan
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• June 14, 2018

"I've been taking Zoloft 200mg every day for about 1.5 years now. I was lucky because I've never had any real side effects from it and I jumped up 50 mg at a time pretty quickly. It took at least 2 months for me to notice any changes in my unstable mood. Recently unfortunately it feels as though Zoloft has lost it's effectiveness and I'm feeling pretty awful again. I don't feel depressed, I just feel unbelievable anxiety, paranoia, stress, rage, disconnection from reality, etc. which is why I was taking it, although the stuff is like water for me, it barely does anything, although initially it helped take the edge off a little bit. Everyone's different so you'll react differently, there's no way of knowing unless you try it."

• Upsta...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 7, 2017

"I have IBS so meds are a problem. I suffer from complicated grief and PTSD as a result of my loss. I finally consulted a psychiatrist because primary care Dr. Not knowledgeable enough. We tried five meds, at least. The best by far was Lexapro but it made the IBSD so bad it became dangerous. Now on 50 mg Zoloft generic after starting with half a 25 my pill and slowly working up. Just had flare of IBS so can't increase another half as Dr. Prescribed until it settles down. At first I thought it was working, not any more. I can't sit still, a foot is always rapidly shaking, even if I wake up during the night. I feel really hopeless and like underneath the drugs effects I'm ready to scream. Have to talk to my psych Dr."

• Othra...
• August 5, 2021

"125mg of Zoloft a day has been a lifesaver for me. I was hospitalized for disorganized thoughts, panic, a flat affect (lack of emotions) and an inability to function. My brain was so messed up it was a struggle to do easy things like order off a menu or hold a conversation or stay awake. My brain kept getting cloudier and I believed there wouldn’t be a cure until I was put on this medication. Suddenly everything stopped getting worse. Slowly in the next few weeks I felt better, less panicked and depressed, no more thoughts of suicide, more clear thinking. Luckily I have had no side effects at all, only slight nausea when starting. I will say that the downside is that after a few months I found the medicine no longer made me happy but instead just made me numb. It’s still a lifesaver but I’ve had to add other medications to treat my depression. It also helped a lot with OCD though, basically curing my OCD."

• Heather
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• October 12, 2021

"So I've had severe panic attacks, anxiety and depression from losing my mother in 2010. I had tried others before taking Zoloft and they weren't as good as taking Zoloft. I have finally stopped taking it because it has made me gain sooo much weight. I was 135lb when I started and am now 200lbs but other than the major weight gain it has helped me. The withdrawals are pretty bad currently but I'm hoping that now that my life is in order and great that I can't do it without it. Just wanted to tell my experiences"

• mraeced
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 25, 2018

"I started taking this only as a last resort medication because the reviews scared me. I halved my 50 mg into 25 mg, gave it a few weeks & before I knew what it felt like and I was making progress more than I was in 2/3 months. This medicine picked me up out of my depression & panic but after a while it felt like I was back to being stable, just negative to myself. I talked to my doctor & she recommended I stop taking to medication bc I was on the lowest dose with bad thoughts, it wasn’t for me. I haven’t taken it since. Just my .25 mg xanax for when I have a panic attack & I’ve been doing pretty good. I'm still getting back to my calm & “normal” routine. I wouldn't take it if thinking about getting pregnant"

• Jansjag
• August 30, 2016

"I really feel better since taking Zoloft I lost my daughter to cancer in 2007 and it really helps my anxiety about her passing."

• It...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 19, 2018

"Zoloft got me through so much trauma over the past 6 months that I didn’t think was possible! Basically, this medicine saved my life. It has given me the ability to function. Stick with it!"

• landv...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 11, 2013

"Has lowered general anxiety while not eliminating panic attacks. Love this medication and would not like to try any other."

• nani
• November 23, 2015

"I had a car accident 2013 Nov ..,concossion, ptsd , etc . and finally the best treatment is zolof ☺I feel better, ,,no panic attacks anymore and nausea almost gone, ,and frustration almost gone"

• karat...
• December 11, 2011

"Been on this for several years and it works very well for my post traumatic stress disorder."

• JONES...
• April 9, 2013

"I am a vet with post traumatic stress disorder. My dr. Just put me on 25mg sertraline. My first night of taking the pill I could not sleep. I'll have to wait and see any other effects."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 15, 2020

"Zoloft made me not care about anything. I wasn't happy, I wasn't sad, I was just numb and indifferent. I didn't like that and went off."

• lockjaw
• December 14, 2011

"Zoloft treated my symptoms very well. The only problem was my inability to ejaculate. Need less to say, I had to discontinue this medication due to this side effect."

• Eismin
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• April 26, 2020

"My PTSD symptoms got way worse while on Zoloft. I felt far more anxious on this than before, and paired with Abilify it made my life a living nightmare"

• zoloft...
• February 8, 2021

"Zoloft induces tinnitus. Your psych will blame it on age. Don't risk damage to your hearing."

• Jrod_...
• June 27, 2011

"It really works for me."

• Glimmer...
• July 20, 2016

"Didn't do much for me except killed my sexual drive with the wife. After two weeks had to get off it. Works for some but not me."

• Mona
• Taken for 10 years or more
• March 30, 2021

"On Zoloft 200 mgs for 10 years .It does not help PSTD. Not for me anyway. I have generalized anxiety too, it does very little if not anything, :( no relief."