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Before Taking This Medicine
Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:
- Brain disease or damage or
- Mental retardation or
- Seizure disorders (history of)¡XThe risk of se
ures may be increased
- Kidney disease¡XIt is not known whether the chance of side effects will be increased
- Liver disease¡XHigher blood levels of Zoloft may occur, increasing the chance o
side effects. Your doctor may want you to take a lower dose or to take your doses less often than a person without liver disease
- Mania (history of)¡XMay be activated
- Weight loss¡XZoloft
y cause weight loss. This weight loss is usually small, but if a large weight loss occurs, it may be harmful in some patients
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How should you take this medication?
Zoloft comes as a tablet and concentrate to take by mouth. It is usually taken once daily and may be taken with or without food. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask you
r doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take Zoloft exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor.
Continu
e to take Zoloft even if you feel well. Do not stop taking Zoloft without talking to your doctor, especially if you have taken large doses for a long time. Your doctor probably will want to decrease y
our dose gradually. This drug must be taken regularly for a few weeks before its full effect is felt.
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What side effects may occur?
Less common or rare side effects may include:
- frequent urination, hair loss, heart attack, hemorrhoids, hiccups, high blood pressure, high pressure within the eye (glaucoma), hearing problems,
hot flushes, impotence, inability to stay seated, increased appetite, increased salivation, increased sex drive, inflamed nasal passages, inflammation of the penis, intolerance to light, irregular he
artbeat, itching, joint pains, kidney failure, lack of coordination, lack of sensation, leg cramps, menstrual problems, low blood pressure, migraine, movement problems,
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Why is this drug prescribed?
Zoloft, an antidepressant (mood elevator), is used to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and panic attacks.
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Overdosage
- hair loss
- changes in sex drive or ability
- drowsiness
- excessive tiredness
- difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep
- diarrhea
- vomiting
- rapid pou
nding or irregular heartbeat
- upset stomach
- dizziness
- excitement
- tremor
- coma
- seizures
- hearing voices or seeing things that do not exist (hallucinating)
- unconsciousness
- fainting
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Adverse Effects
Central and Peripheral Nervous System Disorders: - Frequent: Confusion. Infrequent: Ataxia, abnormal coordination, abnormal gait, hyperesthesia, hyperkinesia, hypokinesia, migraine, nystagmus, vertigo
. Rare: Local anesthesia, coma, convulsions, dyskinesia, dysphonia, hyporeflexia, hypotonia, ptosis.
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