"doctor prescribed this medication for my depression. i had tried taking three different brands of anti depressants over the coarse of several years. first one, i don&#039;t recall the name, but the side effects were too much for my 18 year old self to handle. fast forward several years and events, i attempted lexapro. first dose gave me severe anxiety and i slept only 2 to 3 hours. after discontinuing that, and going another year or so without much to help with how low and anxious i felt, i finally tried sertralin (zoloft). i was told to give it at least a month. i am not going to lie. it was rough. my stomach was a mess. more side effects and a month later, i started having patience with my kids again. i don&#039;t feel like crying all of the time."