Zoloft for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder User Reviews (Page 5)

• Mun...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 22, 2022

"I was having crazy intrusive thoughts, bed bound for about 4 months and very suicidal. Depressed and really had no hope. Started taking 25 mg and now 50 mg, thoughts are disappearing slowly, but left me scared, no doubt. Medication working very well, but I think I need to increase to 100 mg. Really good medication, took time to work, but doing a great job!"

• Mar...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 12, 2022

"I had a mental breakdown, which I attribute either to late onset OCD or my OCD rearing its head. I couldn’t stop thinking and believing I had cheated on a homework assignment in university 5 years ago and wanted to get myself expelled from university. I had multiple people, including a professor and academic advisor, tell me it wasn’t cheating, but I couldn’t stop thinking this. I had panic attacks daily until I went on Zoloft. I started on 25 mg of Zoloft and then went to 50 mg. Now, if those obsessive thoughts start crawling into my mind, I can just brush them away. This medication probably saved my life because I was getting to the point of considering suicide. I had zero side effects with this drug."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 16, 2023

"Zoloft was a serious life-changer for me. I cannot express how tormenting and horrific my OCD was. It was extremely unbearable, and I really wanted to die until I took Zoloft. At first, it was amazing (and still is, by the way), but I feel like its effectiveness decreased, or maybe my OCD just became worse because I can't stop thinking about how horrible of a human I am, or at least supposed to be. But aside from all that, I get great sleep at night and feel refreshed in the morning. It really helps with anxiety and worry. I love it so much and seriously recommend it for OCD patients out there. The only side effects I am experiencing are nausea and dry mouth, but you can deal with them!"

• jon...
• July 23, 2010

"I've been taking 50 mg of Zoloft for OCD now for 9 days. I stayed off medicine and dealt with the OCD for a long time until I could not take it anymore. Since I have been on it, I've been improving every day, although I still do the same routines. I seem to have let some go, and the constant worrying all day, to the point where you are making yourself sick, has improved so much. I'm finally able to joke with my friends and not have to worry about something so irrational. So far, I'm very happy I started taking the Zoloft. The side effects that I get are sometimes randomly during the day, I can't stop yawning, along with being very tired, but I heard the sleepiness goes away after a few weeks. I've had a few headaches and dry, bloodshot eyes when I wake up."

• Cvi...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 13, 2022

"Summary: 9/10 for me. I know I’m in the minority, but just my luck, an SSRI actually does its job and doesn’t leave me feeling flat as a pancake. Something does look flatter much more often, though. I have been taking Zoloft for 3 months now, and it has, quite literally, transformed my perception of almost everything. I began at 25 mg, a normal starting dose for those sensitive to medicines like this. I then began to work my way up to, get this, 400 mg. I took 2.5 months to get to that dosage. Nonetheless, I am essentially asymptomatic. Sure, I probably still have a personality disorder, but I’m able to put myself out there, act the way I feel, and just be able to focus on the thing that I want to be focusing on, not focusing on “did I set the thermostat to exactly 68 degrees” every 10 minutes."

• Ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 24, 2022

"I am suffering from HOCD, harming OCD, and Pure O. Harming OCD came recently. A little more than a month ago, I broke up. This triggered a mental breakdown for a reason! Headaches, depression. I was like losing my mind. Uncontrollable thoughts made me feel scared and desperate. I had panic attacks, and I was thinking so much. Couldn't sleep. Feared the worst. I was so tired from my brain and my thinking rituals (that were a 'solution' for many years now). Lexotanil (Bromazepam - something like Xanax) helped me at the beginning of my breakdown, but I had so many intrusive thoughts. I was prescribed Zoloft. I started with 0.25 mg, went up to 0.50 mg, and stayed there for some days. Then I went up to 0.75 mg for 2 days, but it was feeling 'too much' and went back to 0.50 mg. I am less than a month on Zoloft and started feeling better. More relaxed and my mind did calm down a bit. At the beginning, I was against medication. It was my only choice. Needs time. I am optimistic. Side effects subside, I guess."

• You...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• May 13, 2013

"I was on 150 mg Zoloft for about 2 years. It worked fairly well at combating my Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and depression, however, it gave me horrible insomnia/nausea. I probably would've given it a seven if it weren't for the side effects. They're just something that everyone who takes it should be aware of."

• men...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• July 6, 2015

"For a long time, I've struggled with OCD, trichotillomania, depression, anxiety, and ADHD. Now I take Vyvanse for ADHD, but for the rest, I take Zoloft, and I take 150 mg every day. By the way, I'm a 15-year-old female. It's really helped with the anxiety and depression, and my trichotillomania has gotten better with the use of the drug Lamictal at night, which is a mood stabilizer (50 mg)."

• jhu...
• February 7, 2010

"I have had great success with Zoloft after only taking it for 1 week. I suffer from OCD and mainly intrusive and compulsive thoughts. I dealt with them for a long time (I'm only 18), but I'm feeling the effects of Zoloft, and already it's great. I had side effects after the 1st pill (upset stomach, headache), but that was only for 24 hours after that, and still to this day the only side effects I'm having are excessive yawning and a weird jaw feeling, which feels kinda cool."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 4, 2012

"I am 14, female, and I am diagnosed with an anxiety disorder NOS, moderate depression, and dermatillomania (compulsive skin picking). I have been on 200 mg for a few months now. I am much, much happier and more stable. My side effects have been dizziness, I haven't had weight gain. If I miss a day, I can feel a little depressed towards the end of that day. I have had no relief from my skin picking. It may have gotten worse. I tried to add Wellbutrin, 150 mg, to my Zoloft. I took it for two days, and I felt awful, so I've stopped that. Looking into a treatment center, OCD specialist, or dermatillomania-specialized doctor."

• xox...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 10, 2017

"I have been on this medication for two days, and I have had a significant improvement in obsessive thoughts and my anxiety. I had insomnia last night, but I heard that subsides. I have tons of energy and want to go do things I had lost interest in doing. I don't know if this is just going to be in the beginning, but I have read it only gets better. I have a little nausea, but I have stomach problems as well, so I'm used to it. I will put an update later on. I am going to stick this out! update: two weeks on Zoloft and my OCD is going insane. I'm going to up to 50 mg tomorrow. will update."

• kel...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• December 10, 2018

"While Zoloft did alleviate some OCD symptoms, it made me very hypomanic. It was not fun-my thoughts were racing so badly, and I said very inappropriate things at work. This drug will probably not do that to everyone, but even without me having bipolar, I had this reaction that I don't get with other drugs. It's not a bad drug for most-just a warning that it may happen to others, bipolar or not!"

• Anonymous
• June 23, 2011

"The obsessive-compulsive disorder didn't diminish much for the first few months or so. However, it made me a less tense person, thus much more relaxed and joyful. Side effects were very mild, however, all colors became more pronounced, greener grass, bluer sky, etc. Quite nice... Some hand tremor as well as occasional postural dizziness."

• OCD...
• February 9, 2021

"I've been taking Zoloft/Sertraline for 8 months. It didn't start working until I increased my dosage to the highest amount (200 mg per day). For the first 8 months, everything was great, I didn't have any OCD thoughts or obsessions, and it felt like my life was back on track. Unfortunately, the drug stopped working in December 2020. I'm not sure why it suddenly stopped working, but I just woke up one morning with my mind scrambled with OCD. I thought it might go away on its own, but it hasn't. I'm really depressed and distraught. I don't think I'll be recommending this drug to anyone if it has a propensity to randomly stop working!"

• Anonymous
• January 25, 2010

"It really helped me years ago when I took it for about 16 months. It was a nice break from my OCD, which is pretty moderate. I had to take 200 mg a day for it to be fully effective. I did gain a few pounds and took longer to orgasm. But it all worked fine. The sad part is you do have a trade-off when you take these things. The good news is you can stop taking it for a couple of days, and then orgasm is normal, as it has a short half-life. Then go right back to normal on dosage. It quit working for me after about 16 months, and nothing else worked, so I decided to just be without it. I would try it if you need to."

• lif...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 8, 2023

"As a 13-year-old, I was having severe panic attacks and anxiety and intrusive thoughts about suicide. This led me to become so depressed I thought I would never be happy again. The medicine took a few months to work, but I remember one day just looking around and realizing how life felt livable again and not like a chore. I was on it until age 20 when I thought my life was better and I could “get back to my normal self.” STAY ON YOUR MEDS!! Six months into being off of them, the panic attacks were back and the intrusive thoughts were so debilitating I had to leave college and move back home to be with my parents. I was scared of myself and thought I could never find a way out. I’ve been back on Zoloft for 2.5 weeks now and am already starting to see a change. Zoloft has saved my life twice, and it’s absolutely worth feeling a little bit numb every once in a while because I’m also able to function as a human and be myself again. It’s so worth it!!"

• fir...
• July 23, 2016

"I was initially scared to go on Zoloft, as I had been on it when I was 12 for depression, and I was told I was a despondent zombie. I'm 18 now and have probably taken 10 different antidepressants. Two months ago, I began having horrible intrusive thoughts, and this was the first drug recommended. I agreed to try it after some pushing from my doctor and more experimentation. The first two weeks was hell; I couldn't keep anything down. I lost 18 pounds in two weeks. My OCD is better, but it's still not great. I had periods of derealization when switching doses, and some of it has stayed. I'm currently on 100 mg and probably going to up my dose."

• GLO...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 15, 2020

"I started taking Zoloft 25 mg with food for anxiety, well, my stomach got really bad, burping to excess, bloating horrible. Finally, I took it without food and still bad stomach. Then I started having panic attacks, worrying, anxiety, even a little depression when I never get depressed. Now they switched me to escitalopram 5 mg, 1 pill, 2 times a day. Some of these medicines are not good for older adults like 65 years and over."

• MsA...
• April 17, 2013

"I have been taking Zoloft for generalized anxiety disorder, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. It has been seven months since I began taking it. I have been taking 50 mg on weekdays, as it does not seem to change the effect of the medication despite what my psychiatrist has said. I feel as if it does significantly improve my anxiety, although I do have bad days. It has not seemed to significantly improve anything else; my depression and OCD may have actually gotten worse."

• Pet...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• April 21, 2019

"Very nice, however, very poor for flashbacks in my subjective experience. It helped regain my life back from all irrational fears and troubles. It is a pretty good SSRI, but I needed an add-on antipsychotic to combat the other few issues Zoloft did not fix."

• Anonymous
• March 10, 2012

"I have obsessive-compulsive disorder that seems to be increasing under the influence of Zoloft. If I miss a dose, I have a really bad day, so I try not to. The Zoloft has helped my depression significantly, though, so that is some relief. It is not the right medicine for me."

• Nic...
• June 22, 2016

"I suffer from harm-OCD (violent impulsive thoughts), and I'm taking Zoloft for almost 2 years now. I'm currently 23 years old. Here is my review: it helped me much, but it didn't eliminate OCD. Though, it reduced anxiety and the frequency my mind produces impulsive thoughts. In the past, I had pains in the backside of my head, and Zoloft made them go away. Nonetheless, I also had some side effects. If I take it late at night, it will cause me tension, making it hard for me to sleep. Additionally, I feel like it's much harder for me to climax during sex. I still can, of course, but I need to put in double the effort."

• cwi...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 29, 2020

"I know for some this drug has done wonders. But in my experience, it did nothing but make me worse. I had horrible IBS problems on it, to where I had to go to a GI doctor. It made me unable to sleep, eat, and enjoy life. I had no energy on it, at times it would make me have such bad anxiety that I would get hot flashes on my neck. I do not like SSRIs, they do nothing but make someone fat and sick. But that is my experience. Did not do anything for my OCD issues or BDD issues."

• TMa...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 5, 2016

"Sertraline has worked great for me! I have been on it for 3 months and take it for anxiety, OCD, and depression. The first 2-3 weeks were very hard as I felt I got every side effect listed. Headaches, more anxiety, the works! This is the second medication I have tried. I took Lexapro for 3 months prior to Sertraline, but it didn't help me much (actually caused more depression). It took about 3-4 weeks for me to fully see the benefits of this drug, however, it causes bluntness to my good feelings and extreme fatigue. It is very hard for me to function like this as I am a mother of 3 and need that energy/motivation to get around and not just want to lay in bed all day. I would rate it 7 with my OCD, 9 for anxiety and depression."

• cur...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 12, 2022

"I have been taking sertraline 50 mg for 2.5 weeks, with no effect other than heightened anxiety. My dose has been upped to 100 mg. Has anyone recovered from somatic OCD using sertraline? The only downside is having to wait another 3 weeks for it to work. Any comments that will help me would be greatly appreciated."