A question about zoloft ? please help?

Question

I think i am going to go on zoloft. If you have had or are currently on zoloft.....

a) how large were your doses? 25/50/100, etc.?
b) how frequently did you have to take it? ex. once a day, twice a day, etc.
c) how much does your pharmacy charge per pill? please no copay amounts

thank you

Answer 1

ahhhhhh i had one foot on the other and now the other foot is numb

Answer 2

I took zoloft after my first daughter was born but that was like 13 years ago. I don't remember how much I took. It's best to ask the doctor. I think I took one a day. I don't know how much they charge per pill but it's not expensive. It's a gentle pill but remember this, you can't just STOP taking it! You have to wean yourself off it or you'll get these head shocks. They feel strange! Feels like this little tiny electric shock so you have to wean yourself VERY carefully off these pills. Go see a doctor! Also I have to say that zoloft helped me a GREAT deal. If it hadn't of been for zoloft at the time along with healthier eating, I might not be here today!

Answer 3

Zoloft is taken once a day. The goal dose is 50mg, but you'll normally start a 25mg, and then move the 50mg.
Do you want the cost of the brand or generic?
The cost of a 50mg Zoloft tablet is about $3.10.
The cost of a 50mg generic tablet is about $2.50.
The price can vary depending at what pharmacy you go to. Also, the price will be different if you have a different strength.

Answer 4

Personally and professionally I think Zoloft is an excellent drug and I was on it for years at 200mg per day. Dosing is started at 50mg per day (except in the elderly where it is started at 25mg and increased in this amount due to metabolic factors) and increased in 50 mg amounts until therapeutic efficacy is reached-the ceiling dose is 200mg per day. Some people respond at 50mg, most show some improvement at 100mg but most need 150mg to achieve clinical effect. The full dose is taken once per day and in the am as initial side effects can cause insomnia. Taking it with food can minimize mild nausea that sometimes accompanies it in the first few weeks, but these symptoms usually disappear after a couple weeks. Therapeutic response is often evident after 1 week, but usually after 2 weeks and full benefit is realized at 4 weeks.
The price varies significantly by pharmacy depending on their formulary, but the generic form, sertraline, is cheaper.

Answer 5

Here are good prices on generic:
http://www.inhousepharmacy.com/anti-depressants/generic_zoloft.html
You can also get the brand Zoloft from there too.

I had no negative side effects and actually don't remember the dosage. I would suggest starting out low and working up.
It took about 2 weeks to start helping.

I started taking Cymbalta instead because it helps with fibromyalgia pain.

Also, Zoloft will NOT cause you to die as someone else said. That is very irresponsible to cause unnecessary worry. Antidepressants are very safe and probably should be over the counter. You do NOT need a psychiatrist to diagnose depression; you pretty much know it yourself. Any physician can write a prescription for Zoloft.

Answer 6

The generic is Sertraline hydrochloride. At Wal-Mart the full price is about $90 for a 30 day supply. If you have insurance, generics have a very low co-pay.
I was on it a long time ago, before there was a generic. It was like $130 for a 30 day supply of 50's. The price was more DEPRESSING than anything else, so I stopped after about 4 months. I got a script for the generic not long ago, but haven't filled it yet. I don't think I will.
I don't have depression anymore either. How did I beat it? Eat better (more proteins, eat lean beef) and exercise. Better than any pill.

Answer 7

You start off with 25mg dose for seven days and then increase, usually to 50mg and if that doesn't seem enough, then your doctor will prescribe a higher dose.
Usually you take it once a day, but if you're on a higher than 50mg dose, you can break it in two and take some in the morning, some in the evening.
Not sure about the cost, but you can call your local pharmacy and ask them.

Answer 8

Your psychiatrist is the expert in this rely. could desire to talk and stick on your generic practitioner's concepts. costly or much less costly isn't the concern. All drugs works very distinctive on distinctive human beings.

Answer 9

I know someone who took 50 mg once a day. He had to go off it; it turned him into a zombie.

Answer 10

You should get a psychiatrist to descuss doses and whether you should have this drug.

If you get it wrong, you will most likily get it wrong and may get very ill or die.

Secondly, you may not need to drug and you may make your self iller.

Also, drugs often interact with many other drugs which can kill.

These have to be assesed by a professional.

Answer 11

i was on zoloft, i had to take it once a day. that's all i remember.

I wouldn't suggest it; for me, it didn't help any and it made me dead tired all the time