r/zoloft

I have been on Zoloft for about 10 months (started postpartum from OB). started at 50 mg and switched to 100 about 8 weeks ago with my original psychiatrist. And… over the last 2-3 weeks I feel so… functional??? Happy go lucky??? And not anxious??? And excited to do my job every day??? This is wild, I keep questioning whether it’s normal/ sustainable or if I’m going crazy.

I’ve been on almost every other antidepressant over the years and nothing else made me feel like this, like I thought some of them “worked” but had no idea how much they were not.

I met with my psychiatrist a few days ago and she said that Zoloft won’t do much to help my specific problems. I went to them because I feel like I have social anxiety, but now I’m questioning what the problem is. I’m really afraid that I’ll always be a socially awkward person who has no friends or love life. She said forcing myself to talk to people will help with Zoloft, but how can I do that when I can’t keep a conversation going without feeling uncomfortable and/or tiring.

My question for anyone reading this is did Zoloft help you with socializing? Did it make you more confident in social settings or possibly give you more of an urge to socialize?

Hello friends!! Ive been on the lowest dose since February and added Wellbutrin in March. This is the holy grail combo. I feel so sad for the girl I was before medicine. I knew that I felt bad but I really invalidated the fact I was severely depressed until I was at my worst. I LOVE life now. I love people, plants, the sunshine. I love it all! I’ve been able to go to the dentist for the first time in years, build a community of people I love again, maintain a clean and healthy life. It is so worth it! For me, it’s only about $0.15-0.44. Super affordable.

The dizziness subsided after two weeks so really try to stick it out for the full effect 4-6weeks in.

I hope this being confidence to anyone reading and wondering if this is for them. I spent a month reading this subreddit before finally seeing a dr(:

Good luck🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

I’m currently on day ten. Perhaps I feel a bit better in terms of mood stability, and I’m experiencing less negative/paralyzing intrusive thoughts.

Although, I just feel absolutely demotivated and I’m struggling to believe in myself and have faith in my abilities.

I’m just feeling quite self-conscious in general, tired, and still mentally foggy from months of feeling down.

I know from experience - this negative voice inside my head IS depression. It’s also from complex trauma, too.

When did you start to finally feel better, where you’d say it was noticeable? When did your spark and belief in yourself return?

Hi All

I am in the UK.

I have started out on (Zoloft) Sertraline, as it's called here been on it now about a week 50mg.

I have been having some side affects.

First, 3 days all ok, then on day 4 had a massive panic attack and wretched insomnia has set in. It’s like I am wired and body is afraid to sleep. I just can’t drop off, I even took 2 Nytol tablets and got about 2/3 hours, but that is it. I have had to take a few days off work now.

Another symptom I have is that it’s like a switch has turned off my groin down below. No erections at all, peeing has changed, now have hesitating waiting to go, also going for number 2 have to strain a bit more. Things feel different in that area.

Also I also have added nerve sensitivity now, in my arms and legs, though I had Allodynia previously, just wasn’t this bad prior to starting.

Are these common side effects, I understand with SSRI’s you may have to go through a tuff period, to see the light as such, but didn’t think it would be this bad.

I was on 37.5 now just up to 50 2 days ago ! Does it make you really tired when up a little ? Does it go away ?

I tapered slowly off 50mg. That part went fine. But now 3 weeks since my last dose and the brain zaps are horrible. Looking for similar experiences.

So I’ve been on 50mg for 7 weeks. Around the time I started or a week or two after, I’d started feeling a buzzing like blood flow on my right wrist. To the side of where you would take your pulse. This was a constant flow feeling, like a whooshing thing. I didn’t equate it to the Zoloft. I figured since I’ve been losing weight and also hydrating more, maybe my veins became more pronounced. This was only in the right wrist. Fast forward to yesterday, I had a minor procedure no where near my wrist. (The nurse felt it while she was putting in the IV and said it was weird). Anyways I didn’t take the Zoloft yesterday. Wake up this morning and the only side effect to missing a dose is that the whooshing is gone!! Like not even there anymore. Took my dose at noon and waiting to see if it returns. Anyone have anything similar?

I have been on Sertaline for over 2 years. I went from 50mg down to 25mg now and i have been on 25mg for 6 months now. I do drink on occasion on weekends with my boyfriend for fun and i am starting to notice that i get drunk way faster than usual and i blackout and i cant remember the night. I am not downing bottles either, usually its 2 bottles of wine between us, some shooters or a small bottle of tequila(obviously we dont drink it all in the same night) i am not looking for a rant about how i should not be drinking alcohol but i am 26 and drink for fun on weekends, just looking to see if anyone else has experienced anything similar or anyone elses experiences :)

Has being on Zoloft showed you your causes of anxiety, helped you to analyze your thoughts, and find a solution that works for you?

I am currently on 25 mg but don’t want to be on it long term and was wondering if people have learned more about their anxious habits since being on the medication.

I, 25m, have been on Zoloft 50mg since July 2024. It really helped with my anxiety, but now that I’m getting older I have a general sense of not wanting to do anything. I don’t want to go out, or hang with friends, play video games. Literally all I want to do is lay in the bed. And I used to not be that way. Has anyone experienced this before and if so, how did you deal with it? I talked to my therapist about it and she said it’s a “personal decision”, but that doesn’t help me much.

Anyone had a positive experience with upping to 75 after being on 50 for quite a while? Or do I need to keep increasing to 100?

Hi I’ve been on Zoloft for a month now.

25mg for 2 weeks and then increased to 50mg, it’s been 2 weeks after dose increase.

Since I started it I had a shaky feeling and it got worse after dose increase. I feel trembling from the inside. I have less energy.

I feel dizzy

And very less mentally sharp.

And two days ago I started having slow digestion. It’s weird, my stomach takes a long time to empty.

What’s confusing me is that on the first week of 25mg I was feeling fine. Except for some night adrenaline dumps that were tolerable. It made me happier instantly and gave me energy. Then it suddenly made me worse instead of better.

I don’t know if I should wait bc it’s still early to assume.

Can these side effects vanish with time?

Did anyone experience anything similar? And got better with time?

I resisted this for a long time. Decades. Severe chronic insomnia since graduating college with panic attacks. Life was done for me. I just started this med and for the first time in years have not cried all day. Has anybody else suddenly stopped sleeping, no pun intended, overnight? A switch got flipped and no doctor has ever been able to tell me why. How does this happen to a seemingly healthy college student? Has this been anyone else's experience? Has this med helped you and how? Idk why everyone seems to be depressed, anxious, and medicated. What's going on with humanity? I have no ruled out spiritual attack btw as I'm a believer.

I’m on day 3 and my blood pressure is too low for my liking. I am on Metoprolol extended release at the lowest dose and just got my blood pressure back to the 110 area and since starting Zoloft my blood pressure is back in the 80s and 90s. Will this eventually even out in my system?

So I started my second month on sertraline now , my first supply was from a brand called crescent i was starting to feel a little better and now this time the pharmacy gave me a brand called flamingo and i took its first dose yesterday and i have been feeling much worse with a massive headache and wasnt able to sleep properly at all and have a migraine like headache , i have migraine too its not as severe as an actual one but its similar

Is this normal? Should i contact my doctor?

When I started sertraline the ear ringing started at some moments. But it went away. Now a couple weeks later my right ear is a constant Eeeeeeeeeeeee. Non-stop every day :(.

I am taking sertraline 3.5 months, 11 weeks on 100 mg.

I take sertraline also for hyperfocus, but with this new gift it only gives me more things to focus on lol

Does this ever stop????? Any advice? Somebody can relate?

I just hit week 6 on Zoloft 150mg and I still have physical anxiety which is why I hopped on Zoloft in the first place to fix. I know it can take up to 12 weeks to fully feel the benefits, but I’m just wondering when do you think it will hit for me or when did it start working for you?