My mother has been taking zoloft for about
6 weeks now for depression and panic
attacks. She has not seen any results
thus far but their have been side-effects
(anxiety, drowsiness and diarrhea). How
long does it take zoloft to start being
effective and are these side-effects
normal? She is also taking xanex but that
was prescribed by the same physician. Any
information on this would be very helpful.
J
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sexiesaralee
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Jan 2004 Posts: 4 Location: baltimore, maryland
Posted: 01-12-04 22:06pm
I was taking zoloft also and I gain lk 50
some lbs so I stop takin it and also when
I was taking it I was lk no moon I was
just lk I was over druged well I was I was
lk 140 when I started taking it now im lk
186 .. But also I was on the higest does
and also I was on a mood med I was over
druged and it only took me lk 2 weeks to
notice but I also had to get a high dose
cuz I started on 50 and made it up to 100
so tell her good luck
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purple333
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 1420 Location: Sydney
Posted: 01-13-04 13:16pm
Try life extension foundation (look it up
on a search engine, aslo look up zoloft
& xanex & contraindications &
side effects of each via a search engine
like google or yahoo).
Good luck
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glaston
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 18 Location: US, IL
Posted: 05-22-04 03:05am
I was put on zoloft when I was 17 and
diagnosed with antisocial personality
disorder.
It takes a while for it to actually take
hold.
I stopped taking it on my own as I noticed
a marked effect on my thought patterns, it
made me go days on end without sleep, and
caused sexual dysfunction.
It also had some strange smaller effects,
such as clammy skin. At the time, I used
drugs much more frequently than I do
now.
I've always had a soft spot in my heart
for marijuana, and zoloft pretty much
eliminated the effects of marijuana.
So I stopped taking it.
It may sound strange, but no other drug
ever balanced my moods out like marijuana.
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don rawhoof
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Jun 2004 Posts: 3 Location: rockford il.
Zoloft Posted: 06-17-04 22:04pm
First of all it takes about 6 weeks before
the medication is at its full potential it
may take longer in some people, so she
should just be patient.I take zoloft and
when it really took effect it was like
someone turned on a lightbulb in my
life.My doctor prescribed it initially to
try to control [to a point] the tics from
my turretts syndrome and with the
depression that goes along with it.So give
it some time,it's worth the wait.
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Jaydensmommy
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Joined: 28 Jan 2004 Posts: 1770 Location: , USA
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Posted: 07-31-04 16:22pm
I am also on zoloft and it takes more than
a month or so to start taking effect. It
could be possible that her dosage isn't
enough for her either, but that will be
recognized with time and they will slowly
up her dosage. It isn't going to work
overnight and I know its frustrating, you
just must be patient.
