"i first took zoloft (50mg/daily) after my mother died in 1995. i was on an emotional roller coaster worse than anything i&#039;d ever experienced.  i was devastated, deeply depressed, angry, irritable, suicidal, (all of which run in my family) and didn&#039;t care about my usual interests, hobbies, or job anymore.  in combination with 6 months of weekly cognitive therapy, zoloft quite literally saved my life.  i stayed on it for about 8 years with good results. 

fast forward to 2010: i was diagnosed with stage 3 lymph node positive colon cancer, and in the last 18 months i&#039;ve been through 2 surgeries, 6 months of chemo, and all the usual horrible side effects. another emotional roller coaster.  my friend, zoloft, came to the rescue again. "