Celexa vs Zoloft

Has anybody been on Zoloft? Did it help? My doctor wants to switch me from Celexa to Zoloft...celexa has helped, but I cannot kick the tired feeling.

My doctor just switched me from Celexa to Zoloft too. I always felt tired during the day on Celexa, and my doc said Zoloft is supposed to have fewer problems with the drowsiness. Only been on Zoloft for a week now, so I'll have to see if it is without the drowsy side effects.

I was beginning to think nobody was going to answer...thanks! I have heard the same about Zoloft having fewer problems...I am too chicken to switch right now!! Let me know how it goes for you :)

Hi - I too am being switched from 4 years on Celexa 20-40 mg, to Zoloft 50mg for one week, then 100mg from then on. I want to get off them, but in November, my doctor's locum switched me to Effexor. I smoke ganja too, since I was 15, I'm 58. Effexor had a bad bad reaction, I had to go on sick leave for 4 months till my dr got back and switched me back to Celexa. I cried every single day sometimes for hours. I'm still depressed, so will try Zoloft for a month or two, then I want to go off completely. I will keep you posted. I am 40 pds overweight too.

I switched from zoloft to citalopram. Zoloft was great but had bad sexual side effects for me. Im trying citalopram and see how it goes. But zoloft changed my life. But just couldnt have sex Lol

I've tried both and currently back on Zoloft. Zoloft is worked better for me for sleeping and blushing, but I seem to have an anger switch on zoloft that is not good. I think I'm probably going to switch back to Celex or Lexapro

No zoloft, I've heard it's even more drowsy-intensive, celexa was ok - stay off of effexor! The side effects coming off it are awful = brain shivers and whatnot, I believe there's a class action against its manufacturor...

Heh - probably a class action against most co's out there, but such is the nature of doing biz these dayz...

I switched from Zolft (5 months) to Celexa, and with Zoloft the drowsiness and sexual suppression were intolerable...now with Celexa I'm getting the same benefits (no depression or anxiety) without either the drowsiness nor the lost libido.

I was switched by oncologist two months ago. I am dragging tail compared to 200 mg zoloft. Mind much quicker too with the zoloft. I don't hate it but don't get things done.. Zoloft one of the drugs the cancels out effects of tamoxifen. So he wants me to try to get up to five years in before I go off of tamoxifen. I had no probs with drowsiness. It made driving so much better not falling asleep all the time.

While on Zoloft I wasn't drowsy, but on Serlife (also Sertraline HCL) I was drowsy.

So it seems that side effects can differ between manufacturers even if active pharm. ingredient and therapeutic effect is the same.

which medicine is harder to go off of? Zoloft or Celexa?

My doc switched me from celexa 40 mls. to 100 mls zoloft, and ive been on them for a month and have had the worst diarreah and stomach pain ever. I dont know how much longer i can take it,has anyone else had this problem before?? Mentally, i feel better but physically i feel crappy.. pardon the pun.:(

i go to the hospital for a review , im on 150mg sertraline, it worked but side effects like sex , jiont pain an weight gain ,were a killer.i fear a poop out . should i go for escitalopram. give me some feed back guys

I've tried Zoloft, Paxil and Celexa (twice). I'm back on Celexa now (20 mg.). They all made me a tad drowsy. Celexa seems to be the best for me. Paxil made me unable to achieve an orgasm.

what exactly is sertraline?

I been on celexa for alot of my life, before that i was lithium and thorazine, but they both left me feelin like a zombie. Hate feelin like that,but hate feelin so depressed all the time also. Dont know what im gonna do. Anybody out there wanna be net pals with someone who is feelin like i do, please let me know. Im so tired of feelin all alone. :(

sparky wrote:

what exactly is sertraline?

gerneric zoloft buddy

i went to my p doc who lowered my sertraline to 100mg from 150 mg as to much seratonin sending me nuts, leveled now, in england he claims all ssri,are sorted for the resonable gerneric, an a lot of them are shit.He puts it like a fine wine zoloft would be £50 an sertraline would be £10 you would choise the 50 but the nhs dont give you that chance, still you dont get the £1/50 one i suppose

I have been off all antidepressants now since May 09 when I took my last Prozac. What happened was that I had a really bad bad reaction to Effexor, I was on it four months... before that I was on Celexa four years. I was switched back to Celexa from the Effexor in March 09 then researched the easiest antidepressant to withdraw from... Prozac. I forgot to take one on Mother's Day, so I deceided to go cold turkey and had no withdrawel symptoms right away, it took about 3-4 months and now I'm feeling great. I take lots of supplements and started exercising, joined our little gym... I'm starting to feel great. I think nutrition and exercise and far better than antidepressants and have absolutely no side effects. Good luck everybody!