Zoloft Information

Zoloft

Zoloft is an antidepressant in a group of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Zoloft affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced and cause depression, panic, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive symptoms.

Zoloft is used to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).

Do not take Zoloft together with pimozide (Orap), or a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) such as isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), rasagiline (Azilect), selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam), or tranylcypromine (Parnate). You must wait at least 14 days after stopping an MAOI before you can take Zoloft. After you stop taking Zoloft, you must wait at least 14 days before you start taking an MAOI.

What's inside Zoloft

Recent Zoloft Side Effects

Posted by elio 5 days ago
Am on 25mg zoloft since 2 month now, tried to raise to 50mg but was like Hell came along.......now 25mg is giving me headaches and shakiness at night and back of my head at night shakes and is pressured specially at night when i put my head on the pillow laying on my back. what bothers me most is my head shaking and pressured at night and headaches. and insomnia sometimes.......Should i stop it???? how long should i wait till headaches and shakiness disappear???? any 1 knows??? am on 25mg and its going like this, wot if i raise???should be worse......Any1 can help???? am on lorazepam 2mg per day also to reduce side effects..........

Posted by elio 5 days ago
Am on 25mg since 2 month now, tried to raise to 50mg but was like Hell came along.......now 25mg is giving me headaches and shakiness at night and back of my head at night shakes and is pressured specially at night when i put my head on the pillow laying on my back. what bothers me most is my head shaking and pressured at night and headaches and insomnia sometimes.......Should i stop it???? am on 25mg and its going like this, wot if i raise???should be worse......Any1 can help???? am on lorazepam 2mg per day also to reduce side effects..........

Posted by bluemoonstone01 9 days ago
I've been on the generic Zoloft and last night I stayed up just a little too late. I thought I would skip taking my medication for one night and I had the most vivid nightmare. I woke up and my chest was pounding and I felt like I was shaking with fear. I took my medication and half an ambian to go back to sleep and woke up 2 hours later feeling much better. Yes, I think missing a dose of Zoloft may cause vivid dreams.

Zoloft in the News

Legislators move to tighten rules for drug companies - KARE
Legislators move to tighten rules for drug companiesKAREHer 37-year-old husband, Woody, committed suicide in 2003 while taking the anti-anxiety drug Zoloft provided by his doctor. She said Woody had no history of ...A Face-Off in MN Legislature to Battle Increasing Prescription CostsPublic News Serviceall 3 news articles »
Tue Jan 26 04:45:34 +0000 2010

Apt symbolism: Rothstein's stumbling exit - Sun-Sentinel
Apt symbolism: Rothstein's stumbling exitSun-Sentinel--Rothstein told Cohn that he's been taking Zoloft to treat "an anxiety disorder," along with medications for high blood pressure and high cholesterol. ...and more »
Wed Jan 27 18:52:37 +0000 2010

Drug Warriors: Addicted to Myths - Huffington Post (blog)
Drug Warriors: Addicted to MythsHuffington Post (blog)Or alcohol or Zoloft. Or jumping into bed with one sex partner after another or watching marathon episodes of House. Or dining habitually on tasty fats ...
Sun Jan 31 23:15:13 +0000 2010

Zoloft Chemical Information

sertraline hydrochloride - The salt form of a synthetic derivative of naphthalenamine with anti-serotoninergic and anti-depressant properties. Sertraline appears to selectively inhibit the neuronal uptake of serotonin, raising serotonin levels in the CNS. (NCI04)