Sertraline for Dissociative Identity Disorder User Reviews

• ken...
• March 24, 2015

"I had what was called depersonalization and derealization from my severe anxiety. I tried every natural thing I could think of: exercise, eat right, distraction, etc., but I lost hope because I couldn't push past this feeling. So I tried Zoloft as my last hope and started with 25mg. I had some side effects, but not bad. I will say it was worth it. My doctor upped it to 50mg, which gave me the most benefit. It was a lifesaver! I'm so glad I tried it. I took it for 6 months and weaned from it for 6 months, and it was perfect. However, 3 years later, I have bad anxiety again due to stressors in my life, so I'm willing to try it again. Dissociating is still very minimal. Hope this helps."

• Evi...
• February 24, 2019

"I urge everyone to give meds TIME to work. I suffered with anxiety off and on for years, but last year I watched my mother die right in front of me, after which I had a miscarriage, found out I had a Chiari 1 (a condition in which brain tissue goes into your spinal canal), and was BRCA positive, so needed to have ovaries removed shortly after. By August, I was experiencing derealization for weeks at a time, terrible panic attacks daily, and severe health anxiety with obsessive thoughts. I was dizzy and started dreading leaving the house. I feel much better now!!! My only side effects were some spaciness and fatigue for the first two weeks. I have almost no derealization, and my anxiety/panic/intrusive thoughts are down probably 80%. I would urge anyone who is desperate with their mental health to try sertraline. I started off at 25 mg the first two weeks, went up to 50 mg, at the 6-week mark I took 75 mg for a week and am now on 100 mg. The only downside is my sex drive is a bit diminished, definitely worth it though."

• Sha...
• July 22, 2020

"I found this drug disagreed with me heavily. I took it for 2 months and had some of the worst dissociation and loss of control I'd ever experienced. I was getting near-constant intrusive thoughts from parts, and nothing felt real to me. Before taking sertraline, I had a lot of extreme anxiety alternating with apathy, but after, I felt floaty and scared in a much different way than usual generalized anxiety. It was an overwhelming and vague sense of dread/loss of control, rather than anxiously fixating on things and cycling through everything that could go wrong, like usual. I also wasn't told that you have to wean yourself off this medication, so when I couldn't afford the 3rd month's prescription, I went cold turkey, and that has some horrible side effects of its own. There are a couple of positive reviews, so obviously, it does work for some with DID, but I wanted to give the opposite perspective (so people can weigh up pros/cons) because medications affect us all differently."

• hol...
• August 25, 2020

"I’ve been dealing with depression/depersonalization for about 4-5 years now. I had been to a doctor before about it and was prescribed Wellbutrin, which helped, but I eventually stopped. It wasn’t until about 2 years later that I started seeing a different doctor and was prescribed Zoloft. To start off, I never had any bad side effects such as suicidal thoughts/depression, which is a great thing to start. As weeks/months went by, I eventually started to feel a lot better and more like myself. It helps me not overthink so much and, in a sense, helps me from obsessing over bad thoughts and the OCD that I deal with. All the symptoms I dealt with before slowly went away almost completely, although I still feel off sometimes. This medication is great, and Adderall as well helps me control my thoughts and feel a lot better. I recommend this medication a lot!"

• Ang...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 24, 2021

"This drug made me hallucinate, and I was almost instantly suicidal. SSRIs lower dopamine, and I believe people with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) need to up their dopamine to help with dissociation and CPTSD. This is an awful drug for DID, depression, anxiety, stress, or anything else. Use supplements. Find your highs/lows of major neurotransmitters and find supplements that work."

• OMG...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 16, 2023

"I have trauma from multiple incidents of abuse including sexual harassment and sexual assault throughout my teenage years and 20s. Because of the abuse, I suffer from severe panic and anxiety attacks, which cause me to dissociate throughout the day. It can be really scary and stressful, so I decided to ask my family doctor for help. She prescribed me this medication. I started at 25 mg, and it helped decrease my panic and anxiety levels to manageable. But I still had some symptoms. I went up to 50 mg and felt a lot better. I'm finally sleeping a full 8 hours. And more importantly, not dissociating anymore. I have a few side effects like nausea and fatigue but otherwise no problems. Give it a try. Medication can change your life for the better."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 9, 2022

"I’ve been taking meds for thirty years, erroneously diagnosed with bipolar 1 with psychotic features. A new psychiatrist said I have Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), and that made perfect sense to me. He put me on sertraline 50 mg, and as a 63-year-old female, I was misdiagnosed and getting worse because I was at the precipice of a total split. This is the best medication for me ever. The proper diagnosis by a doctor who took time to listen and identified this in 20 minutes, and this drug kept me from wishing to die every single day. This is the best I’ve ever been."

• Joe...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 17, 2022

"My bf has said he has less control being on it and heavier dissociation. He said the best would be for him to talk to someone like a therapist, but I don't know what to do for him. His mum is saying you're not trying, and he just wants to talk to someone. Any ideas on what I could do?"