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Reviewer: Bobby, 35-44 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Zoloft has worked extremely well for me. I feel like I'm operating at about 90% of my "old" self. I didn't know if I'd ever feel this good again and I think Zoloft helped immensely with overcoming major depression and anxiety. My symptoms developed about 4-5 years ago and I had tried everything: therapy, supplements, dietary/lifestyle changes, not to mention about 10 diff
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Reviewer: K, 13-18 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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I've been on this medication for the past 5 years, and it hasn't made any difference at all. I've stayed on it for so long only because my psychiatrist never wanted to make any big changes in my medications in case it affected my schoolwork at a critical time. On the bright side, I've never noticed any negative side effects either. Basically, this medication did absolutely nothi
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Reviewer: Sandy, 45-54 on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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I had a great experience taking sertraline hcl it worked wonders for me. I ended up where i had to split my antidepressants in half.
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Reviewer: 13-18 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Reviewer: Anonymous , 45-54 on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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I had suicidal thoughts and sertraline hcl took these feelings and thoughts away. I feel that sertraline is the best medicine ever and it worked great for me.
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