marieleanne
- Date posted
- 2y
Luna51Luna51
- Date posted
- 2y
I've been on it for about a couple of years. Some times I think it's helpful, but I'm really not so sure - I still deal with pretty intense anxiety and rumination. From what I understand, zoloft is an 'energizer' as opposed to a medication like escilatopram which i was on for about a decade. It worked until it didn't (although the side-effects of fatigue was challenging). Ultimately, i had to switch to something else, which ended up being zoloft. That said, drugs affect every person differently. Wishing you well!
Anonymous<3Anonymous<3
- Date posted
- 2y
Hi I have rocd and Iv been on Zoloft for about 8 months now. The first few weeks I had some side effects but it went away. It has definitely helped me a lot but what I have noticed for me is that it blocks my emotions. I feel numb most of the time. It’s great because I ruminate less and have less anxiety but having less emotions can get frustrating when dealing with rocd. Everyone’s different though. I haven’t heard any bad things about Zoloft so far:)
imani22imani22
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y
I started off on 50mg of Zoloft, and it didn't seem to do anything for me at first. But the doctor slowly increased my dosage over months, so now I take 150mg of Zoloft a day, and I notice a huge improvement in my symptoms. Everyone's experience is different. For me, I was afraid to try higher doses, but what finally convinced me to try it out was knowing that I could always change my mind and come off the medication if it had any negative side effects
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