After 3 months or so, I am noticing that my stomach is often slightly upset and my heart seems to beat iregularly or weekly at times. I think its the meds. Anyone else have this?

I recommended to you to avoid ingesting this prescription a while ago as heart palpitations and numberous other side effects occur as a result of taking Zoloft. Not only that, you must start a detoxification diet to flush the residual Zoloft and the compounds your body converts it to once in your system.

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The most common side effects are sleepiness, insomnia, dizziness, nausea, skin rash, upset stomach, loss of appetite, headache, loose stools or diarrhea, and or delay of ejaculation. Sertraline should be used cautiously in patients who have a history of seizures, angin or heart attack, cirrhosis, or kidney disease. Sertraline may cause sensitivity to sun (severe sunburn); therefore, avoiding the sun and wearing protective clothing and sunscreen may be necessary. Major side effects are uncommon and include palpitations or irregular heartbeats or anaphylactic reactions involving swelling of the face or airways and hives.

“If antidepressants are discontinued abruptly, symptoms may occur such as dizziness, headache, nausea, changes in mood, or changes in the sense of smell, taste, etc. (Such symptoms may occur when even a few doses of antidepressant are missed.) Therefore, it is recommended that the dose of antidepressant be reduced gradually when therapy is discontinued.”

It's normal Ian..

Been on Zoloft for 2 years now..these side affects can come and go..To me it is a small price to pay to feel relaxed in my every day routine.

I know many will not agree with me..but I have found nothing else at the time to help me like Zoloft has..I take it for my panic attacks..I would take the side affects anyday over the affects of a full blown panic attack.

Mind over body..well somtimes..but needing extra help is not a bad thing.

at the risk of sounding stupid.. I am not that into drugs.. what does it suppose to do.. or what does it really do??

Zoloft is your typical cure all wonder drug. :rolleyes:

Drepession, panic, manic, you name is Zoloft is the answer!:confused:

what about being ugly? :p

GMC here I come..

I was on Zoloft for about a month. Felt stoned out of my mind the whole time.

:mad: is it that hard to make a perfect drug? come on now

We know that...look at all of the side effects of Zoloft!

Zoloft affects ppl in diff ways..I cant take Prozac or Paxil makes me feel spacey..Zoloft makes me feel better in my day to day routine..Unless you have taken Zoloft..You should not have an opinion..If you have taken it and it did not work, did you try something else..?

I am not promoting it, All I am saying is I have taken it..and It helps me.

What do you mean if you have not taken it you should not have an opinion?

These feel good, lets cure the symtpom but not the problem drugs are ridiculous. That is the epitmoe of how our society is losing touch. I am depressed, have panic attacks, but instead of examining my life style I will take a pill.

I am not discounting these drugs medically. I KNOW they help peolpe and I KNOW that they have SOME (small) value...

It is just ridiculous that peolpe take these drugs without doing anything about your lifestyle. If after lfiestyle changes, and that means EVERYTHING that is possible wrong, if after that, you still have issues, THEN try the drugs.

It seems the drugs are more of the lazy way out to make yourself 'feel' better, but to not fix any problems.

Sorry for going off Heather. This isn't directed at you at all, as I do not know specifics for why you are on the meds. This is more of a rant than anything.

The whole "side effects" thing is a little misleading.

In trials, one person could say they got a drooling of the mouth and then it would get listed.
My dad has this cool pharmasudical program on his laptop and every single drug out there has a monsterous list of side effects.
Its a benefit/ailment thing.
If what you are taking helps you manage your life better, then go for it.

When I go on any prescrption, I dont want to know the side effects. If I know them, chances are some will appear. I know its a crazy psycology, but it works.

Well, it 'can' be misleading...but I doubt theyd list the side effect if ONE person out fo their sample had it...

They'd list side affects sure that a lot of peolpe won't get...

But they qualify it with possible side effects...and the two Zoloft users who have spoken out both have the more prominent side effects listed here.

Very true, all Im saying is that it doesnt take a large number of folks, due to lawsuits, for the drug companies to list things as possible side effects.

Well I drink high octane Starbucks every day and I think the caffine plays a part. I will stop drinking coffee in the eveinings and try drinking %50 decaff for a while.

Originally posted by Manu
What do you mean if you have not taken it you should not have an opinion?

I have to agree with Heather on this one. You can read the side effects all day long, and say "wow, why would anybody ever take this?". But, until you've had a reason or NEED to take it and compare the possible side effects to benefits of the drug, you can't possibly form an objective opinion about its usefullness. IMODO anyway...

I was on Prednisone for nine months. In that nine months, it caused nausia, mood swings, massive gas pains, headaches and a permanent disability I'll have for the rest of my life. BUT, it saved my life at the time (y'all can start flaming the manufacturers all you want...). I feel into the "2% of the patients reported..." category. The guy sitting next to me at work has been on it for 11 years, kidney transplant patient, and not a single problem...

And BTW, not all things can be cured. In those cases, all you can do IS treat the symptoms...

Brian-

If you read everything I have said on the issue, I KNOW that is helps peolpe. BUT people are way to ready to take pills to fix their problems. As I said there are a SLEW of things you can do lifestyle wise that stats show WORK just as well as these drugs...but they are also making you healthier! not giving you these adverse side effects.

You're deifnately right, if you're in 'need' of these drugs, it CAN help and the side effects CAN be less intense than what you're going through...but to take these medications, which are highly addictive, life altering, with horrible side effects, WITHOUT trying any sort of life style change first...that is a dis-service to yourself.

Lifestyle changes can work on some, but, not all cases. Depression, anxiety and numerous other problems can be caused by lifestyle issues. But, in many cases they are not. What then? Sometimes drugs are all that can help. Many times there is not a clear cut diagnosis or solution for these problems.

I'm not saying someone should just jump on the drug of the week. Myself, when possible, I enjoy working out to relieve stress and anxiety. Might not work for someone else who's issues are more severe, but, it works for me, so far.

My sister tried tons of things. She knew there was something wrong. But, by the time SHE realized it, half the family wanted nothing to do with her because everyone thought she was psycho. She finally went to the doctor and tried several types of therapy and finally gave in to taking Prozac as a last option. She is not cured, but, she is doing a hell of a lot better than before.

And I absolutely agree with your last statement, Manu. I just don't feel anyone who has not walked in the other persons shoes, such as Heather's and Ian's, can possibly understand what drove them to take Prozac and it's derivatives.

Originally posted by Brian
permanent disability I'll have for the rest of my life


Yeah, I proof read that before I posted it.... dummy...

Originally posted by Fordman50
After 3 months or so, I am noticing that my stomach is often slightly upset and my heart seems to beat iregularly or weekly at times. I think its the meds. Anyone else have this?
I was taking Zoloft and it was ok except that it made me impotent. I got off of it after that.