Zoloft...Extreme Fatigue?

I am in the middle of week 2 of Zoloft at 100mg/day, and have had extreme fatigue the past 4 days.

Does this go away?

I am in starting the 2nd month of the Generic and am finding the same to be true. For the last week I have been extremely tired and very grumpy. Almost like I am not taking anything at all. On the other hand with the regular Zoloft I was receiving, it was just a side effect that went away after the first month of taking it for me. People have been having some serious problems with the generic. Might want to check and make sure that isn't what you are taking.

You know I just assumed my tiredness was my depression,but I am also on the generic Zoloft.I mean it helps a lot with the moods that I get into.I know in that way,it has helped tremendously!I never thought of the pills to be the reason I was extra tired.I will also look into this.

The tiredness went away for me after about 1 1/2 months.
I feel great emotionally....better than I ever have in my life.
I would not be without it!

I have been on zoloft for only 3wks but i am deff incountering the horrible fatigue. I have zero energy, even if i know it needs to be doneand i really want to it.....I really don't have that energy to do it. We I've been taking ambien along with the zoloft so that right there makesw me dead in thr morning it takes me forever to get up and be moving. I have to recommend these vitapaks they sell at GNC, Get the Active woman because it includes the same amounts of what is in "burn 60" and a very high amount of vitamins. I started taking these in the morning and I could not belive how much more focused and awake i was but with no jitters or anything, It;s been great so far now there are 7 plls you take but like me i just take the first 15 min as i sit outside relaxing i slowly take each one, I have noticied and my husband has too, the changes in my being able to get up and actually help put in the yard or around the house with out my 20 yawns every min, I sure hope some other who area having a hard time sleeping and having energy through the day can try the vita paks. You can get them on/at GNC and in March they are buy 1 2nd is half off. I have tried tons of coffee and energy drinks and this vita paks work far better for me!!! If you do try em let me know what you think!!

This stuff made me sleep more than normal + whenyou run a houshold and a business it is actually helpful to get stressed out from time to time or stuff goes undone and now you have even more to be depressed about!!!!!!!!

I want to stop with the zoloft but I don't know if I can make it. I tried before alone, but I felt so dizzy, with bad mood and my head felt the blood inside, to cross from one side to another very fast.
...That was terrible....
I talked with the doctor and she just told me to reduce the disification to a 50% for a month, and then stop with it totally.
She also gave me phentermine at the same time to control my appetite.( I was thin before, 2 years ago since I started with the Zoloft).
Should I finish with the zoloft and take the phentermine at the same time?

I can't beleive you got a Dr to give you something to control your appetite.I can't never get one to give me any here in Missouri.
I'm not sure about your question.I agree with the Dr. They say not to stop taking your meds without asking first.

Hi again!! I am so happy!! DO you remember in march 19 I said I went to the doctor, etc etc?
So, ok, I decided to stop with the zoloft by my self and guess what, today its my 3 day clean, nothing, no zoloft at all.
Isn't that great?

I have to said I started reducing the pills to a halv. I cuted every one and every night from that march 19 until 3 days ago, I took just one halv.

I decided to increase also my activities like taking curses that I enjoyed, visiting nice places, and asking my husband for his support.....well I asked my kids also.

Being busy did not let me feel bad. my husband told me to forget the zoloft, to not talk about it during the day, and that was great.

The last part was to stop at all with the pill. My husband was a little worried because he remembered last time I tried to do that,...(I was ungry, dizzy, sick...), so he asked me to stay longer with halv pill.... but I stopped with the pill 3 days ago, with out to tell them.
The reason I did that is because I dont want that if I am not agreed with something, or if I am upset, they just said : mami, it is happening because "the no pills effects"...you know what I mean...
So, I am here happy, feeling fine, seeing magazines with thin and healthy women, nice clothes, and dreaming to be soon one of them again.
So, what about the diet pill? I decided to not mix any pill. I will wait a time, maybe 2 weeks, that my organism is clean fro zoloft, to start to take the phentermine the doctor recommended me, and the enjoy life, husband, clothes and bikinis again.
What about you?

Fran wrote:

Hi again!! I am so happy!! DO you remember in march 19 I said I went to the doctor, etc etc?
So, ok, I decided to stop with the zoloft by my self and guess what, today its my 3 day clean, nothing, no zoloft at all.
Isn't that great?
I have to said I started reducing the pills to a halv. I cuted every one and every night from that march 19 until 3 days ago, I took just one halv.
I decided to increase also my activities like taking curses that I enjoyed, visiting nice places, and asking my husband for his support.....well I asked my kids also.
Being busy did not let me feel bad. my husband told me to forget the zoloft, to not talk about it during the day, and that was great.
The last part was to stop at all with the pill. My husband was a little worried because he remembered last time I tried to do that,...(I was ungry, dizzy, sick...), so he asked me to stay longer with halv pill.... but I stopped with the pill 3 days ago, with out to tell them.
The reason I did that is because I dont want that if I am not agreed with something, or if I am upset, they just said : mami, it is happening because "the no pills effects"...you know what I mean...
So, I am here happy, feeling fine, seeing magazines with thin and healthy women, nice clothes, and dreaming to be soon one of them again.
So, what about the diet pill? I decided to not mix any pill. I will wait a time, maybe 2 weeks, that my organism is clean fro zoloft, to start to take the phentermine the doctor recommended me, and the enjoy life, husband, clothes and bikinis again.
What about you?

I am bad on not taking my meds every day like I should.It seemed like when I would stop/start my Zoloft I also would feel sick.I didn't have this problem on the regular Zoloft,but now I take a generic form.I too went to taking just a half of one.Good luck with everything.

I was on Zoloft for 5 years and every day I had to take 3 hour naps. I had no life and no friends because I was always tired. Zoloft will make you sleep all the time and get fat. Tell your doctor and change your prescription, don't let it ruin the best years of your life like it did mine.

Lizzie wrote:

I was on Zoloft for 5 years and every day I had to take 3 hour naps. I had no life and no friends because I was always tired. Zoloft will make you sleep all the time and get fat. Tell your doctor and change your prescription, don't let it ruin the best years of your life like it did mine.

I have been soooooooooo tired for so long and finally today it hit me that it might be the Zoloft that I started taking about 4-6 mos. ago.(That's why I looked this up on the internet) Wow, I truly cannot stand being this tired! Should I try cutting back to 1/2 pill (I take 100 mgs), or should I call my Dr. and ask for a different antidepressent? If I ask for a different antidepressent, what kind will help me that's generic? Lots of question, huh? Anyone up to answering me? Please???:-)

Hi
I am also sleeping every afternoon for 2/3 hours and then 9/10 at night. I'm so flat and without energy I'm not sure which is worse,the anxiety or the constant tiredness.

I've been on zoloft too for 4-5 months and I haven't felt "good" and very fatigued/tired no energy. It has stopped my anxiety but feeling this sleepy sucks. Not to mention gaining weight! I go to the dr on the 19th so I'm going to see if I can switch...just want one that doesn't drain me

Because I was so tired all the time, I decided to take Zoloft at night and it has made a huge difference to my energy levels. I'm not nearly as fatigued as I was. In fact I am feeling really good. The anxiety is almost gone and new energy levels have given me new hope.

Strawbs wrote:

Because I was so tired all the time, I decided to take Zoloft at night and it has made a huge difference to my energy levels. I'm not nearly as fatigued as I was. In fact I am feeling really good. The anxiety is almost gone and new energy levels have given me new hope.

I was thinking of trying that.Thanks for reminding me.I usually take my mid afternoon cause I'm a night owl and get up so late in the day.Maybe I'll try it later in the evenning.

i've been on sertraline for about 9 months, and i can't stop sleeping. i sleep through work, classes, and multiple alarms! i've tried taking the medicine in the morning, the afternoons, and the evenings, and all seem to have the same effect. i even cut back to a 50 mg dose from 100mg. emotionally, i feel fantastic, but this constant need to nap is taking a toll on nearly every aspect of my life. i'm going to try the vitamin packs mentioned above, but does anyone else have any hints? i don't want to quit the meds entirely because i'm worried about the results...

In April 208 I started taking 50mg of genereic sertraline. I took it for nearly a week. From the first night to the last, I experienced HORRIBLE restless leg syndrome at night, even somewhat during the day. It was so bad that I had to cease taking it.

My Dr then prescribed Celexa. Again, I had the same side-effect. Ugh. So I just gave up.

I began taking that same generic 50mg sertraline this year on the evening of March 20. As of this past Friday, April 3, I have increased the dosage to 75mg per evening... taken about 7pm. I like to take it about this time of the day because it makes me somewhat drowsy and I sleep good, for the most part.

I have yet to encounter any of the RLS that I experienced last year, which is WONDERFUL! And for the most part, I can tell that I am feeling better, in general.

I no longer have the drastic ups & downs in mood, rather I'm pretty consistant in feeling okay. I have yet to experience the overwhelming sleepiness, except I do take a 20-30 minute power-snooze at lunch. Other than that, I'm fine.

I've only been taking the 75mg dose for 4 days so far, so we'll see how the next two weeks go.

Strawbs wrote:

Because I was so tired all the time, I decided to take Zoloft at night and it has made a huge difference to my energy levels. I'm not nearly as fatigued as I was. In fact I am feeling really good. The anxiety is almost gone and new energy levels have given me new hope.

My energy levels are zero also and I would like to try to switch to taking it at nights. I take 200 mg. every morning so how could I switch over without having any problems? Since I took it this morning, to not overdose I would have to wait until tomorrow night right? Or how did you do it?

dacc1984 wrote:

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My energy levels are zero also and I would like to try to switch to taking it at nights. I take 200 mg. every morning so how could I switch over without having any problems? Since I took it this morning, to not overdose I would have to wait until tomorrow night right? Or how did you do it?

I'm thinking about doing the same thing and I also already took it earlier,so I think we should wait until tomorrow evenning to take it.That sounds right to me anyways.