Depressed?

More common side effects may include:
Abdominal pain, agitation, anxiety, constipation, decreased sex drive, diarrhea 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

Less common or rare side effects may include:
Acne, allergic reaction, altered taste, back pain, blindness, breast development in males, breast pain or enlargement, breathing difficulties, bruise-like marks on the skin, cataracts, changeable emotions, chest pain, cold, clammy skin, conjunctivitis (pinkeye), coughing, difficulty breathing, difficulty swallowing, double vision, dry eyes, eye pain, fainting, feeling faint upon arising from a sitting or lying position, feeling of illness, female and male sexual problems, fever, fluid retention, flushing, 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 heartbeat, itching, joint pains, kidney failure, lack of coordination, lack of sensation, leg cramps, menstrual problems, low blood pressure, migraine, movement problems, muscle cramps or weakness, need to urinate during the night, nosebleed, pain upon urination, prolonged erection, purplish spots on the skin, racing heartbeat, rectal hemorrhage, respiratory infection/lung problems, ringing in the ears, rolling eyes, sensitivity to light, sinus inflammation, skin eruptions or inflammation, sleepwalking, sores on tongue, speech problems, stomach and intestinal inflammation, swelling of the face and throat, swollen wrists and ankles, thirst, throbbing heartbeat, twitching, vaginal inflammation, hemorrhage or discharge, yawning

Zoloft may also cause mental or emotional symptoms such as:
Abnormal dreams or thoughts, aggressiveness, exaggerated feeling of well-being, depersonalization ("unreal" feeling), hallucinations, impaired concentration, memory loss, paranoia, rapid mood shifts, suicidal thoughts (hang on now... say what????), tooth-grinding, worsened depression <~isn't that what it is supposed to PREVENT?

Many people lose a pound or two of body weight while taking Zoloft. This usually poses no problem but may be a concern if your depression has already caused you to lose a great deal of weight.

In a few people, Zoloft may trigger the grandiose, inappropriate, out-of-control behavior called mania or the similar, but less dramatic, "hyper" state called hypomania.

More common side effects may include:
Abnormal ejaculation, abnormal orgasm, constipation, decreased appetite, decreased sex drive, diarrhea, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth, gas, impotence, male and female genital disorders, nausea, nervousness, sleeplessness, sweating, tremor, weakness, vertigo

Less common side effects may include:
Abdominal pain, abnormal dreams, abnormal vision, agitation, altered taste sensation, blurred vision, burning or tingling sensation, drugged feeling, emotional instability, headache, increased appetite, infection, itching, joint pain, muscle tenderness or weakness, pounding heartbeat, rash, ringing in ears, sinus inflammation, tightness in throat, twitching, upset stomach, urinary disorders, vomiting, weight gain, vertigo, yawning

Rare side effects may include:
Abnormal thinking, acne, alcohol abuse, allergic reaction, asthma, belching, blood and lymph abnormalities, breast pain, bronchitis, chills, colitis, difficulty swallowing, dry skin, ear pain, exaggerated sense of well-being, eye pain or inflammation, face swelling, fainting, generally ill feeling, hair loss, hallucinations, heart and circulation problems, high blood pressure, hostility, hyperventilation, increased salivation, increased sex drive, inflamed gums, inflamed mouth or tongue, lack of emotions, menstrual problems, migraine, movement disorders, neck pain, nosebleeds, paranoid and manic reactions, poor coordination, respiratory infections, sensation disorders, shortness of breath, skin disorders, stomach inflammation, swelling, teeth grinding, thirst, urinary disorders, vaginal inflammation, vision problems, weight loss

Originally posted by TekNo88
I dont really understand what your getting at here. Please explain.

Originally posted by McGotti
I like how when I was areested for pot when I was 15,they told me Iwas self-medicating with marijuana because I was depressed.What I thought was funny was that they were willing to arrest me for use of marijuana they thought was for self-medication,and tell me its wrong to use marijauna to help with depression,Yet is was more than acceptible for me to go on depression medication that costs ten times more and had MANY more side effects than marijuana.

Hmmmmm... a possible link between....--War on drugs-----Big drug companies pushing their drugs-----politicians making harsh drug laws because they get huge campiagn contributions from drug companies

I think we have found the true reason behind the war on drugs....its not to protect anyone BUT the huge drug companies.

Originally posted by NephraTari

I don't have the answers but I think it is about time we started asking the questions..
Why are so many more people being diagnosed with depression now?
Why are children being given these drugs?
Why when some of these drugs were banned in other countries because of their dangers are they still being pushed in the United States?

I am saying.. ask yourself these questions and lets discuss some possible answers.

1. could be pure greed on the behalf of the doctors

Are you down in the dumps lately?
Can't find a job?
Bills coming in?
workers comp giving you the run around?
Marriage on the rocks?
Dog bit your leg?
Neighbors cat uses your yard for a litter box?
Life just basically suck overall?

Originally posted by McGotti
People I know when talking about "depressed" people they always say its a chemical imbalance...so then they need the perscription drugs to correct thier imbalance.That I laugh at

Originally posted by aimlessly
I have to weigh in here. I take paxil for anxiety attacks.

My first one happened one night out of the blue, I seriously thought I was dying. My chest hurt, my arms were numb and I was shaking uncontrollably.

This lasted for 3 DAYS!!!

It got to the point where I seriously could not be in public. I thought I was dying every day.

I was scared of things that make no sense. Once i was doing the dishes in my apartment and for no reason, thought that there was someone down my hallway who was going to kill me. I grabbed a knife from the drawer and stood with my back against the opposite wall and cried (hard) til my husband got home. You may ask, why didn't you leave or go outside if you thought you had an intruder? I felt like I could not go outside, either.

Panic disorders are very strange and definately NOT fun.

I went through 3 years of this kind of stuff before I got a doctor who knew what was going on. I have been on paxil for 2 years. I can not tell you how thankful I am for it.

Now, with all that said. I do think that the people with everyday kind of problems, money, girl/boyfriend problems, etc. do not need medication. But speaking from experience, some of us freak out and can't control it.