Zoloft

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For the millions of patients who have taken Zoloft over the years in an effort to help curb their tendencies toward depressive episodes, the drug has seemed wonderful. After all, its advertisements tout its effectiveness in helping persons become less saddled by the cloud of depression. But many are now starting to question whether Zoloft is really "fool's gold."

Zoloft, one of Pfizer's many medications and certainly one of its most lucrative, has been marketed as extremely safe and as a result been used widely. However, this drug may result in side effects or may have contraindications that no one was warned about, as many unhappy Zoloft users have found.


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To be sure, lower risk side effects of Zoloft, such as mania or a loss of libido, have been noted; though these are not life-threatening, they are annoyances and can definitely interfere with the quality of a patient's life.

More dangerous risks that have only recently come to light are suicidal thoughts and actions. These side effects have especially been noted in younger persons taking Zoloft, which was approved in 2003 for use in 6-17 year olds with severe obsessive compulsive disorders (OCDs).

Unfortunately, it seems that while Zoloft alleviates some individuals' mood swings, it doesn't work on their depression right away. Therefore, younger persons taking Zoloft become more energetic, but are still depressed; and for those who may lean toward suicide, that renewed sense of energy coupled with major depression translates into the ability to carry out the act of taking ones life.

For those persons and their loved ones who counted on Zoloft to alleviate the pressures of depression, this side effect's deadly results are devastating.

Though Pfizer now has openly accepted the fact that their manufactured drug Zoloft may increase suicidal behavior (and their warning labels speak to that side effect), those who have experienced this effect (or their families) may be able to file lawsuits against the drug maker.

We represent the families of adolescents who have committed suicide while using Zoloft. Therefore, if you or someone you know has experienced negative consequences while taking Zoloft, we want to hear from you. Call our toll free number and get the legal advice you deserve. Our Zoloft lawyers are waiting to hear from you, and the first call is free. Get started on your road to justice today!

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JJ says: 2010-08-01 14:58:03
I also am victum of Zoloft. I took it for mild depression. After the first couple of months i noticed no change in my mood, then i started halouscinating, I became invincible, i quit my 55k. job, told my wife i no longer needed her. I spent a whole month in the state hospital, It took months for me to get the effects zoloft had on me. During that time i lost everything dear to me (including dog). The doc that prescribed the med to me did not see me while i was in the hospital same hospital he is a inturn at. The other docs diagnosed me as having several mental disorders such as bi-polar, manic depressed, grandios behavior. Not one of the docs told me i was having a bad reaction to the meds. It was a cover up. Being naive simply cause im not a professing doctor accepted what the docs said but didnt believe i was all those disorders they said i was. Not until 4 yrs later did i find out the truth. I understand statue of limitiation are in play here but, I wonder if there isnt something i can do (since the ambulance chasers wont take my case) to get compensated for my losses. Zolft makers have made billions and billions in profits, even if they get sued for millions, and have to pay, they still come out ahead. I to this day will not take any drugs, unless its for headache or someting minor.


carrie says: 2010-07-31 19:15:53
i was on zoloft before and after my daughter was born and had she had side effects from the medication and went through withdraws at the time i didnt no what was wrong and why she wouldnt brest feed and couldnt suck on a bottle and would shake and screem alot and sence ive had her in learning classes and she still has learning disability can u help me


Larry Futch says: 2010-07-27 13:40:16
I was prescribed Zoloft in 2006 for Depression. Since then Depression has increased, having suidal thoughts, Insomnia,Anxiety attacks, Confusion. Can you help me.


Bobbi Mcdaniel says: 2010-07-12 15:28:06
I got prescribed Zoloft when i was 19 weeks pregnant! My pregnancy seemed to be normal until the fifth of July. I went to the doctor for my monthly visit; it was time to do my glucose test. It was time for my appointment to see my doctor while i waiting for them to take my blood for the test. Everything was very routine and normal until the doctor couldnâ??t find my babyâ??s heart beat! so i went for an ultrasound to make sure everything was ok .i still thought everything was fine until the ultrasound technician said that she needed to get my doctor because he wanted to see my ultrasound. when the doctor came in he looked at the machine for a couple of minutes and started to cry he told me that they couldnâ??t find the heart beat and asked me if i new what that meant!!! So later on that day i went to the hospital to induce labor. At 12:22 on July 6th my baby was born at 1 pound and 6 ounces and 12 and 1/2 inches long. The doctors called it a still born. On July 6th i had to do what no parent would ever thought they would ever do and plan a funeral for my baby boy! They took my placenta and the ambilical cord and sent it off for testing to try and find why his heart stopped; there were no signs of a genetic disorder or any type of internal viruses. The only thing that was abnormal was the traces of Zoloft in my babyâ??s blood!!! Kian William Blake McDaniel left behind his mother and father and his big brother and sister born at 27 weeks he lost is life due to the side effects that have not been tested on humans and human fetuses. Many tests have been tested on animals and there was no good out come in the animal fetuses. We will all miss him very much!!!!!


ana sell says: 2010-05-26 06:39:25
I had a bad experience with Zoloft as well. It made me insane. I was very suicidal. I could not think right. I had lost all hope and went to pych hospitals who told me I was fine, and kept telling to take my meds, the zoloft. I found out later after my first and only violent episode that I had bipolar characteristics and and it aggravated my behavior and thoughts. I do not take any meds now. No more suicidal thoughts. Life is still difficult to handle, but I am not suicidal and I have God and hope in my life which keeps my in peace.


Shannon says: 2010-03-18 05:16:37
I was diagnosed at age 6, with mental disabilites. I am now 24 years old and still suffering from the same problems. I am 8 months pregant, and my ob/gyn started me on 150mg of zoloft a day. I've taken zoloft, prozac, clonzepam, trazadone, adivant before numreous times for years. I had some bad effects before from the zoloft including very agitated. This last time was on march 17th. I took my first dosage of 150mg, My doctor told me it was safe for me and my baby. I took the one dose, started shaking, getting sick to my stomach, Got lethargic like, barley could talk, or move as my body felt so heavy that i couldn't get up or function. Now with my other 4 children being a seperated mother i was having problems ajudusting to this medication, Thankfully my mother the girl's grandmother has been staying with me due to being a high risk pregnancy. I had 13 pregnancys and 4 living children. I was taking prozac, clonzepam, trazadone, and adivant with my other children, and after a few years found out that 3 of the 4 that i took anti depressents with have developmental delays, behavioral problems ect. Their going thru Therapy now and my children are only 5,4,3,2. I looked up the side effects on zoloft in the third trimester of pregnancy and found out all these problems that could happen to me and the baby. The FDA posted about this in 2008-2009. I don't understand why this doctor gave me such a high dosage and also why she didn't start me earlier on it, and weaned me off by the 3rd trimester. Still trying to figure this out, but until then its a waiting game to see if anything is going to happen to my newborn.


Tracey says: 2009-12-30 20:48:29
I am also a victum of ZOlOFT. It put me in a Hypnotic state. (sleep walking) I became very agitated,aggresive. left my house with a gun and shot it just missing 2 cars. I was imprisioned. the intire incident seemed like slow motion. This is something I would not have done if I was not on ZOLOFT. I was a Law biding citizen and never been in trouble in my entire life. and Now I am A felon!. VERY UPSET!! this medicine TOOK my life! and should be BAND!!! now i am off the medication (Zoloft) the angry has left. I feel very embarrassed and upset over what I did. I only wish I could take it all back.


Leonard Henson says: 2009-12-16 14:34:25
My son was given Zoloft by an abusive wife. He was being harassed at his work. He took a gun to work and tried to kill himself in front of the employees. He was stopped from killing himself by police. He was arrested, and jailed. While in jail he slit his throat with a razor blade from ear to ear, was taken to hospital, treated and released. The jail put him on suicide watch. A couple days later some mental health people said he was alright, and could be taken off suicide watch. They gave him two bed sheets. He later tied them together and hung himself, the prison Deputies tried to revive him, but he was pronounced dead at the hospital. My son was 36 years old, had never been in trouble with the law. When a child, and then young man, had been a wonderful student, a loving son, now my only baby is dead, I saw him being born, my wife and I protected him, loved him, now this. Why oh why?


andrea tice says: 2009-09-17 07:53:22
i was 14 when i took zoloft and it made me like a zombie it was sapose to make my moods better and when i went to the docter to check up and let him know how i was doin on zoloft i would tell him how it was making me feal witch wasnt normal at all it would make me very tired make me like a zombie and would make me cry one minute the next lash out it wasnt working tryed to tell the docter and he cept upping it i started a the lowest dose and ended up all the way to 250 mgs that was in a 4 to 5 month period i was wondering if the leg twitching and body cramps mager headaches had any other things were a couse of it


Mary Peyton says: 2009-09-01 07:25:58
My daughter went to a urgent care clinic for severe depression because she didn't have insurance. They gave her 100MG of Zoloft. I protested the dose because she became comatose with a 7 yr old son to take of. She reduced the amount to 1/2 tablet, then 1/4 tablet and finally discontinued it due to the side effects - constant twitching of face, arms, legs, etc. It has been several months since discontinuing the drug and her mouth draws up in a bow and her limbs are still twitching. Is this a normal side effect?


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