Could anyone tell me about their experience with Zoloft?

About 4 to 8 weeks and should start to get better

Thank you all for posting questions and answers, very informative. I'm trying to find out how this medicine effects older adults. Does it take longer to work its magic in senior citizens? My mother is 84 and has been taking for about a week now.

Thanks in advance for your help.

"Sleep, energy, or appetite may show some improvement within the first 1-2 weeks. Improvement in these physical symptoms can be an important early signal that the medication is working. Depressed mood, anxiety, and lack of interest in activities may need up to 6-8 weeks to fully improve.
Sertraline (Zoloft) | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness"

It took me about 2 weeks to feel like I had a grip on my anxiety

When I first started taking it I was advised by my doctors that it will take at least 3 weeks to feel the full benefits, I started feeling them after two weeks. The first week was hell but it forsure gets better friend. Tough it out you got this

It usually takes about 2 weeks to start feeling the effects but four weeks to take full effect. If you don’t feel better by 6 weeks I would advice you to let your doctor know.

I take 200mg a day, I was upped from 150mg because I was only 60% myself
I have a panic disorder
Typically 30 days u should feel Improvement if not have them up the dose or switch to another SSRI paxil saved my life and I felt relief

It took me a good 4-6 week ms before I started feeling amazing. Stick with it!

Hi boating1! I understand that you have questions regarding Zoloft. It normally takes a good 30 days for your blood levels to adjust to it so that you can reap the full benefits of it. Any side effects that go along with it that you may feel, are just your body's way in adjusting to it. Keep in mind, that with any antidepressant, it will take the same amount of time to adjust. I hope this works for you! Keep us posted!

With me it was with in the first week.

I have been on Zoloft for over 10 years it has worked wonders for me. No side effects that my body is aware of but I lost my pcp Dr and I've not taken it for a week and the withdrawal are terrible, crying, depressed, anxiety, and a weird tingling sensation in my head every few minutes. I'm going to my local hospital to try and get a 30 day supply tomorrow or I'm gonna stroke out. I'm 45 and going through a terrible divorce and have to have it back I love it. Thanks for reading gn

Hello boating1, well it has been a while since you posted your question, i just wanted to ask you how you are feeling. I am also taking zoloft, i started taking it in 2001 - 2007 and then went through a bad stage in my life and found that it was not working for me. I recently went back on it about 5 weeks ago and i am barely starting to feel better. I notice that i get anxiety and suicidal thoughts when i first got back on it, ive read that it happened to someone else as well when they increase the dose. Did this happen to you? I guess i just want to know if i am on the right medication. Thanks

Hello bloating! I have been on Zoloft for years now. I started on 50 mg and I was titrated up to 200 mg which is the recommended max. I started feeling the effects after one week. I feel like a different person since being on Zoloft. I am calm, no anxiety anymore, no depression symptoms anymore, and things that used to bother me do not bother me anymore. In fact, nothing much bothers me. I have had insomnia but it could be a side effect of my other medication. If not, it is the Zoloft. I just do not want to change to another medication because the Zoloft is doing so well. Sometimes people take a different time frame to see any benefit from Zoloft or any other SSRI. Our chemistry make up is not the same. Give Zoloft a chance to take effect. If you have not felt any changes in your symptoms in about 3 weeks, I would report this to your doctor. Well I wish you the best! Let us know how you are doing. Sweetie Pie

It usually takes around 4 weeks for the medicine to work. When I first started taking it I was nervous, jumpy, anxious, etc. but I managed to muscle my way through until one day I woke up and I wasn't feeling the panic/anxiety any more. I take it right before bed because it does have a tendency to make me sleepy. I am on a very low dose... only 50 mg a day.If you are having any jitters or anything when you take it you can always see if the doctor can prescribe something in addition to the Zoloft to help you stay calm until the Zoloft is able to get to the therapeutic level in your body.