Zoloft is prescribed for heavy depressive disorder, a continuing low mood that effect with everyday living.
The drug can also be used against panic disorder (unforeseen attacks of overwhelming anxiety, along with the fear of recurring attacks), and for posttraumatic stress disorder (re-experiencing a dangerous or life-threatening affair through disturbing thoughts, flashbacks, and intense psychological distress).
Furthermore Zoloft can be used for the kind of depression called premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). This frequent problem is marked by a depressed mood, anxiety or tension, emotional insecurity, and anger or petulance in the two weeks prior to menstruation.
How to use this product
One dosage a day, morning or evening, with or without food.
If you have forgotten to take your medication one day, only take the forgotten dose if you remember within a few hours or else, skip the dose. Do not try to "catch up" by doubling the dose.
Side effects
Like all other medication, with Zoloft you may experience some side effect. They are usually mild and just temporary. The most common side effects that might occur are; Abdominal pain, agitation, anxiety, constipation, decreased sex drive, diarrhoea or loose stools, difficulty with ejaculation, dizziness, dry mouth, fatigue, gas, headache, decreased appetite, increased sweating, indigestion, insomnia, nausea, nervousness, pain, rash, sleepiness, sore throat, tingling or pins and needles, tremor, vision problems, vomiting. If the side effects becomes annoying, serious or don?t evaporate with further treatment you should contact your doctor.
Precautions
It is possible that Zoloft can have an impact on the fetus during pregnancy. Always consult with your doctor if you are pregnant.
Drug Interactions
If Zoloft is taken with certain other drugs, the effects of either of the drugs might be increased, decreased, or altered.
Zoloft must not be taken within 2 weeks of taking any drug member of the MAO inhibitor. Drugs in this grouping include the antidepressants Marplan, Nardil, and Parnate. When serotonin boosters such as Zoloft are combined with MAO inhibitors, severe and occasionally fatal reactions may occur.
