What are your opinions on Zoloft? Please help a girl out...

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I have been struggling with anxiety and ocd my whole life. Recently in the last 2-3 years it’s gotten worse and some days I can’t even leave my house. I get panicky, nausea, headaches, etc. My ocd is pretty easy to manage, but I’m a huge control/clean freak. My therapist recommended trying Zoloft. I have a fear of throwing up (it’s bad, and weird I know) and I’m worried about the initial reaction and side effects people have before feeling the benefits! Can I have some positive reviews or stories? I have the medication, I’m just so scared to start it! My anxiety is making me anxious about taking a med that can help! Please help! Thanks in advanced :)

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I’m 18 and I have been taking it for about 4-5 years mostly for depression but also anxiety. It has helped me so much. I know it really made a difference for me because myself and my family noticed a change for the worse if I missed two days or sometimes even one. I know it’s different for everybody but I have had a very positive experience and no negative symptoms. Good luck with your journey and I hope it gets better for you.

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i really liked zoloft but it was making me nauseous so eventually i stopped taking it

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I had a bad experience with Zoloft where it permanently lowered my sex drive and didn’t do much for my anxiety, depression or OCD. It’s true every person’s experience is based on unique chemistry but that also should include the consideration that this means that not even your doctor can be sure of your reaction or experience of these meds’ effect. I wish I had never subjected myself to the “try these psych meds and see what works” style of medicating. I was a chemistry experiment; one who was trying to maintain healthy adult relationships, college, my mental health, and there were consequences to each realm of my life as we played guess with my brain. No thanks. 
Do some research on “side-effects” and consider them as simply “possible unwanted effects” and see if you feel all this info together paints a choice that is best for you and your mental health. Psych drugs have saved lives, but they also have changed lives, not always for the better. I can’t say which you’d be. Your decision is important, but it is completely your own. Be safe, read medical studies, seek some stories, but make your own decision and avoid the mistake I made of trusting my doc completely that this was “the best” for me.

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Zoloft makes me irritable, and I prefer Prozac, but I’ll take what I can get with the pregnancy lol. I also pair it with buspirone which is specifically for anxiety

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I started with Celexa and it made me feel sick, but I never threw up. I switched to Zoloft and have had no issues, but it is really a person to person thing.  Medicines have different side effects on different people.

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I also like Zoloft it balances my emotions more than anything. I mean I still get anxious but it’s working a lot better for me and I take Vistril when needed for the super panicky situations. It is all kinda trial and error when it comes to this

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I liked Zoloft. Everyone is different. I was taking it with Wellbutrin and was great. Now I’m pregnant I’m on Lexipro which I love. It’s all trial and error. But don’t be afraid of the medication. It’s there to help

What are your opinions on Zoloft? Please help a girl out...

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