Drug Uses of Zoloft

Zoloft is one of the most popular antidepressants in the USA. This antidepressant is used to treat depressions of any kind and some other disorders. You can diagnose if you have depression or not by paying attention to whether or not you constantly feel sad, if you do not get pleasure or satisfaction from any activities or if you have no motivation in life. These symptoms are among the most common ones, but they are not the only ones. Zoloft can be used to treat depression if you suffer from any of the mentioned above symptoms or any others.
Zoloft pills are also used to treat other disorders that include panic disorders, posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSD) in adults and OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder). Zoloft pills can also be used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorders in children (ages 6-12) and adolescents. Your doctor will be able to prescribe you Zoloft drugs after a complete physical examination. You must not take or buy Zoloft if you have not consulted your doctor.

How Zoloft Is Taken

Zoloft is supplied in tablet form for oral administration. This antidepressant must be taken one time a day and it can be taken with or without food. However your doctor may prescribe another dosage or give you other instructions on how to take Zoloft drugs. You doctor will prescribe you a Zoloft dosage that must be taken regularly. You must not take a larger or smaller dose of Zoloft drugs than the one that you were prescribed. Zoloft pills are usually taken for several weeks and the process of your treatment must be monitored by your doctor. Do not stop taking Zoloft drugs even if you start feeling better, or without consulting your doctor as it may affect your health. If you were taking large Zoloft doses, then your doctor might prescribe you lower ones for some time to decrease the dosage of Zoloft gradually.
The full effect of this antidepressant will be felt only after the whole course of treatment prescribed by your doctor. Zoloft drugs must be taken for several weeks.

Warnings/Precautions of Zoloft

You must tell your doctor if you are suffering from any diseases or if you had some serious diseases in the past. Also you must notify your physician if you are taking any other drugs before he/she has prescribed you Zoloft. You must be especially careful if you suffer from seizures, mania or have suicidal thoughts or if you have kidney or liver diseases. If you have any of the mentioned above conditions, then you must tell your physician about them before you start taking or before you buy Zoloft drugs. Your physician can recommend that you try another antidepressant, adjust your Zoloft dosage or he/she might have to monitor you during Zoloft treatment.
Zoloft belong to category C of the FDA. This means that it is not known if Zoloft will affect an unborn baby or not. If you are pregnant or if you may become pregnant during Zoloft treatment, then you should consult your physician before starting to take or buy Zoloft. The active components of Zoloft pass into the breast milk and can affect an infant. Talk to your doctor if you are a breast-feeding mother, because it is not known whether Zoloft drugs will be harmful to your child or not.

If Zoloft Dose Has Been Missed

If you forget to take Zoloft dose in time, then you must take it as soon as you have remembered about it. But do not take the missed dose if it is almost time for the next Zoloft dose. If you take Zoloft drugs every day in the morning, then you can take the missed dose as soon as you have remembered about it. In this case the missed dose can be taken during the whole day. But do not take Zoloft missed dose if it is almost time for the next one. If you take Zoloft drugs in the evening before you go to bed, then you can take the missed dose not later than the next morning. If you have remembered about the missed dose of Zoloft in the morning, then you must skip this dose and continue your regular dosing schedule. You must not take a double dose of Zoloft drugs to make up for a missed one. You must skip Zoloft dose if you have remembered about it too late.

Possible Side Effects of Zoloft/H3>

Zoloft can cause some serious side effects that can be especially harmful to your health. The most common side effect of Zoloft pills might be allergic reaction that causes difficulty breathing, swelling of lips, tongue or face, hives, closing of the throat. You might also have some rarer allergic reaction. Zoloft pills can also affect the cardiac function of your body that will cause irregular heartbeat or pulse, low or high blood pressure. You can understand that you have low blood pressure if you feel dizzy or weak. The high blood pressure will result in severe headache or blurred vision. One more serious side effect of Zoloft drugs might be chills or fever. If you have any of the mentioned above symptoms, stop taking Zoloft immediately and talk to you doctor. You might also need emergency medical treatment.
Zoloft can also cause some less serious side effects that are not so harmful to your body so you can continue taking Zoloft pills if you experience these less serious side effects. Less serious Zoloft side effects include headache, nervousness, nausea, anxiety, diarrhea, tremor, dry mouth, sleepiness or insomnia, changes in weight or appetite, impotence, decreased sex drive or difficulty having an orgasm. If you have these symptoms, then you can continue tanking Zoloft tablets but you must talk to your doctor first.
You may also experience some other symptoms that were not mentioned here. If you feel strange or unusual during Zoloft treatment, then you must talk to your doctor before you continue taking Zoloft.

Storage of Zoloft

Zoloft pills must be stored in a dry place that cannot be reached by children. The temperature of storage must be between 15° and 30°C, that is equal to 59° - 86°F.

Overdose of Zoloft

If you have overdosed Zoloft pills then you must immediately talk to your doctor and seek emergency medical treatment. Zoloft pills are often overdosed when it is taken with other medications or with alcohol. In case you have taken a bigger dose of Zoloft than the one prescribed by your doctor or if you have taken it together with other drugs or alcohol you may experience mentioned below symptoms that can be especially harmful to your body. Symptoms of a Zoloft overdose include tremor, seizures, agitation, nausea, vomiting, hyperactivity, drowsiness and enlarged pupils. Do not take another dose of Zoloft pills if you experience any of the mentioned above symptoms.

More Information on Zoloft

One of the side effects of Zoloft drugs can be drowsiness or dizziness. You must be especially cautious if you are performing any hazardous activities that include driving, operating machinery and others. It is better to avoid these hazardous activities during Zoloft treatment. Alcohol can increase these symptoms while taking Zoloft. Be careful with alcohol as it may make you feel dizzy or drowsy.

Disclaimer

The information about Zoloft drugs provided above is only general and it does not cover all uses, instructions, precautions, drug interactions and side effects of Zoloft pills. This information is provided for your informational purposes only and it should not be relied on in any case. This information on this prescription medication does not contain directions for any particular patient and it gives you only general view on this antidepressant. We are not responsible for any consequences that can arise from the use of this information on Zoloft even in case they include damages or adverse consequences to people or property. We disclaim any responsibility for the reliability and accuracy of this information on Zoloft drugs. No warranty, either expressed or implied, is made in regards to this information.