Taking Zoloft?

Question

Hi,i have been on zoloft for the past 4 days on 25mg and just started 50mg and my sex drive is basically abolished, totally destroyed my ability to reach a climax..does that mean the medication is working or do side effects come even if its not going to work?

thanx

Answer 1

You won't know for around a month because that is how long it takes most anti-depressants to work for changing the depression/anxiety. After a month then you can decide whether its helping or not.
It is a well known fact that many anti-depressants (including Zoloft) can have sexual side effects as wel as other side effects. Only you can determine if it's worth it or not to take it.
My advice, give it a month or so.
Good LUck

Answer 2

Considering the fact that your question popped up when I clicked on "Alternative Medicine" I'm going to give you an "alternative" answer. Taking prescription medications for just about anything masks the symptoms your body is producing as a reaction to an imbalance of one kind or another in your body. So, basically, the medication is wreaking further havoc with your system by not allowing your body to produce its natural reaction to your imbalance - be it hormonal, nutritional or what not - and on top of that it's flooding your body with synthetic chemicals to boot.

Perhaps some people feel the side effects (which aren't really side-effects, they're the effects that those synthetic chemicals cause in a human organism alongside the effects you're hoping for) are outweighed by the seeming resolution of the negative emotions. That might be true if the medication temporarily keeps a suicidal person from committing suicide or harming those around them, but not so when there are much better alternatives in holistic health care.

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Answer 3

I was on Zoloft For 6 years And I never realized that my lack of sex drive was related to it. THE DOCTOR NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT THE SIDE AFFECTS. After years of being dead down there I read and read the Internet and found out that Zoloft is a SSRI, that is a selective serotonin re -uptake inhibitor, and a major, major side effect of ssri's is to inhibit libido. If you stay on any kind of SSRI you can forget sex. Talk to your Doc and tell him yor sex drive is important. He will give you somthing else like a benzodiazapine and your drive will come back in a week or so. Talk to him. I really dont know what your problem is but there are alternatives to SSRI's.

Answer 4

Unfortunately, loss of libido is a side effect of many antidepressants. Side effects will happen even if the medication isn't going to work 4 u. They r the way ur body reacts to the medicine. Not everyone experiences side effects.

Answer 5

I to am taking zoloft. Yes, my sex drive is gone, but the benefits greatly out weigh the non ability to have satisfying sex. Even temper, no mood swings, ability to stop and figure out problems without feeling overwhelmed.! I think this is a wonder trade off.
Nicky

Answer 6

As soon as drug introduced to your system, the chemicals produce changes or side effects. The drug may not do what you want it to but it will do something. You can judge better when your system balances the new chemical - about 2 wks.

For your sex drive, you might want to try the herb "Black Cohosh" I think is the spelling. Anyway, a little of it should help.

Good luck!

Answer 7

Side effects and therapeutic effects are not the same. It could take several months for full therapeutic effect. It is a shame about the side effects.