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Anyone take zoloft for anxiety?

Posted: Nov 1, 2009

Do you like it?

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My son takes it for depression and anxiety - Colleen

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and it did seem to help until recently when the stress factor around here escalated, but he has Aspergers, Tourettes, OCD and ADHD and it is mostly reflected in his OCD symptoms-they escalate when he is under more stress. But it did seem to work well for quite awhile. He is 19 now and has been taking it for probably 4 or 5 years.

I take it - Blondie

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I have taken Zoloft for 16 years. They have tried to change it before just because I have taken it so long and they figured I should change, but nothing works as well. So I keep taking it. If I don't take it, I don't function and I have withdrawals.

Zoloft - GGG

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Yep, tastes like chicken and makes me feel like like an ---. Need more, more, more. Can't afford to be anxious like 100,000,000 of us are. I wonder what Adam and Eve took when they got anxious?

I tried it a few years back. It didn't really help my - sm

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depression & I gained a ton of weight, but every person has a different experience with different antidepressants & you just really don't know until you try it. I need an antidepressant now, but I don't want to gain even more weight, which will only make me feel worse about myself!

It changed my life for the better. - see msg

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Each person is different; that's why there are so many different types and brands of meds. But Zoloft was a perfect fit for me. I began feeling better after just a few days. I had NO side-effects whatsoever from it - just the desired effect of controlling what had been debilitating depression.

Right now, I'm sitting here transcribing while loud construction work is going on next door. Before Zoloft, I'd have been over there screaming at them in a rage. I certainly wouldn't have been able to work with all that racket. But Zoloft takes the edge off the irritation I feel from things, and enables me to work.

It's definitely worth a try. Give it time to work; not everyone sees results as quickly as I did - it might take a few weeks. If it doesn't work, the doctor may want to up the dosage, or switch to a different SSRI. I hope it works for you. Good luck! :)

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