"i was crying over the weirdest things and didn&#039;t want to get out of bed. then i started taking zoloft 50mg daily, a month ago. i felt relief an hour after taking it. the side effects for me were stomach upset, decrease in appetite, and sleepiness. that only lasted a week. after three weeks i increased the dose to 100mg which my doctor suggested in the beginning. i have been on many different antidepressants since i was a teenager and this is the first one that i feel &quot;normal&quot; on. i don&#039;t feel emotionless or stay on a fake happiness high. i feel relieved and can deal with the day to day stresses."