Behind Kaitlyn's Suicide
Sunday June 27, 2004
Was it the antidepressant she was taking, Zoloft, that caused 16-year-old Kaitlyn Kennedy to go into the garage at her family's home and hang herself? Was it a series of missed cues and bad decisions made by her treatment providers? A grieving family in Medway, Mass. has many questions and hopes to find answers by suing the manufacturer of their daughter's medication.
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Hi , I am sorry about Kaitlyn’s tragedy.I too was on zoloft and my doctor refused to listen to my complaints when I was trying to convince him about what was happening to me . I was getting agitated.wanted to resolve all issues in life and feeling very determined to end my life to fix the whole problem . zoloft was propelling me to solve problems with zest and my mind was racing .the doctors and family refused to give heed .Only i know what I was going through so I think I know why Kaitlyn did it.
I am very sorry for what Kaitlyn and you, her family had to go through. I understand the anger and the grief that you feel. I myself have been on Zoloft and found it to be worse than the others that are out there. It gave me the thoughts and urges the same as Madhu. I was BA shortly after I began taking Zoloft. But, it is now known that anti- depressants such as Zoloft, Paxil, Prozac, etc cause suicidal urges and thoughts to be amplified. Unfortunately many doctors own their souls to pharmacutical companies. And unfortunately it will remain like that until they find a drug that will for sure help people. Suing the drug companies will not bring your beloved daughter back. It will not bring closure. No amount of money can ever replace the death of a child. Or make it seem right. The drugs they have out is known to be a trial and error. No drugs out there are 100% certain that it will help the ones that are sick. They dont even know now, the companies who make the drugs, they dont even know how they work. So as many people wonder why put a drug on the market to give to people when doctors and researchers dont even know how their drug works. It is a valid question that people myself and others would like to know.
As for Kaitlyn, you cant just blame the drug companies, and dont even blame yourself. It is not your fault, and i dont know if it was the drug or not. Depression is one hell of a disorder. It changes the way people think, how they act, how they see life and the world around them. It bring a negative point of view to them and they are cloaked with misery and sadness and they think that the only way out to be in peace is not drugs, mind you, but to be free. But you have to see it, Kaitlyn wasnt Kaitlyn, I’m sure she wasnt like this in the past, it just something that descends on millions of people, and changes thier outlook on life and it sucks away the pleasure and gives you pain. And unfortunately she took the way out that is beyond any kind of parents, loved ones thinking. A permanant solution to a probable temporary problem.
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I am soo soo soo sorry for your loss. I can only guess as to what her agony was. I cant even fathom a loss of a child. My heart is breaking. You have so many questions. Why, how, and I dont think they will ever be answered. And the drug companies will…, well you can guess, how they will respond. You and your family are in my prayers. I am so sorry for your loss.
HI im so sorry for your loss i truly am.. i am currently going through my personal hell. i was taking zoloft 25mg for a week and then i started taking 50mg for about 3 weeks or so, then i stopped taking it because i started to have suicide thoughts and things of that sort all day long on and off.. sometimes the thoughts were more intense than others and sometimes i felt ok and then i felt down again becuase of the thoughts. then once in a blue moon i would feel great. I have stopped zoloft for about two weeks almost and im still having these thoughts, im hoping that they well decrease or go away with some time. they are horrible to think about it and they are really hard to ignore. i have not attempted anything. its just that the thoughts get so intense that i begin to panic and i think that im going to do something bad, but i know im really not.. im just afraid of doing anything.. i just really want to get better with either some type of other medication or maybe with just time and a therapist. i never ever felt like this before. im 21 years old and i began taking zoloft becuase i started to have panic attacks on and off so my md prescribed that medicine for me.. i regret it so much, you have no idea. while it made me feel a little bit better from panic attacks i am now dealing with a new foe. i hope i will get better soon.. i am once again sorry for your loss.. if anyone out there has anything else too add to this please do, because its been about 2 weeks and im still dealing with these thoughts, so if anybody has gone through this and has gotten better please let me know what they did, or what suggestions they might have.. thank you.. once again im sorry for kaitlins family.
hi,
i don’t know if you still read all this depressing mail regarding every one ones sad problems with depression but if you do sew the chemical genius that created the mind degenerator ’cause that’s all zoloft is… it inhances depression and i now first hand. i am really agitated and angry and all ready brought my concerns up with the doctor and i too did not get positive responsive or something suthing…so i beleive that this morning will be the end of zoloft for me after only 7 days of ingestion and terrible withdrawl symptoms and manic panic dissorder frenzy…done drug…fired!!!!!!!sorry for your lost i can all ready tell she was beautifull anti depressants can bring out the monster in you espacially if there is no depression to begin with…and trust me the term depression is used too losely in this world…it is a serious mental illness but depression is also an illness that can take many years to fully diagnose…i beleive too the anti-depressants are given out too freely!!!!
I do not know much about zoloft & its effects, that is why I just looked it up on the internet. I am sorry for your loss and I pray that the other people who are reading this and are taking this drug with the thoughts of suicide and other mind-altering side-effects will MAKE your doctors listen to you. We had a dear friend who was going thru depression and the Dr. put him on Zoloft last week, Yesterday am. he killed himself. Why I totally believe that it was the meds. is because this man truly loved his wife. He killed himself in a horrible way knowing that she would be the one to find him. He never would have left her alone, and he never would want that image to be etched in her mind. Please get real help, do not wait until tomorrow…..it may never come.
A p.s. to this is I know depression is real. I also know that God is bigger than any disease. Ask him to come into your life and help you thru this time. He will NEVER leave you.
my heart goes out to the family that lost there daughter and to any other family going through this hell. my wife recently tried to end her own life as well,again the usage of zolft,wellbutrin and abilify i belive were the cause of this.as she would not do this on her own, as she claims it was not her, she was taken over by the thoughts these drugs produced. it is high time the makers of these drugs and the docs that have sold there soul to these companies all for the sake of the all mighty buck need to be held responsible.
kaitlyns fight was real and i am saddened by your loss. depression and anxiety attacks are real. i did’nt want to start on zoloft when my gp gave me a script, i put it off over and over and then when my depression became overwhelming i hoped zoloft would help.starting on 25mg then 50mg my depression continued, my gp increased the dose again to 100mg (which apparently is still a minor dose)
my moods improved dramatically and i did feel 100% although consumed with the fear of going without this pill, i would panic if i thought i would run out or get the shakes if i forgot to take it. all along hating being relient on it. after minor surgery i needed, i forgot to take zoloft for several days while hospitalised, i relized i could go without it —- but now oh the side effects the so called ‘brain shivers,’ nausea, and unwellness. a catch 22 higher dose of zoloft helped albeit numbed my depression, increased my anxiety. i want to be off it all.
against all advise i’am going ‘cold turkey’ i have to do it and find alternatives to antidepressants, there has to be a way
I am truly sorry for your loss. I just wanted to let you know that I experienced a hallucination while I was trying to get off Zoloft. My husband had to call the ambulance and my pulse was up to 155. They called that a panic disorder. I am still confused about psychiatric drugs. How long they’ve been around and what it does to a person. I have been off of Zoloft for 2 months now and I am experienceing loss of memory, mood fluctuations, and concentration issues. I was on Zoloft for about 6 years and I’m wondering if it made me worse?
I am truly sorry about Kaitlyn. Zoloft and other antidepressants may amplify suicidal thoughts, especially in children. It is very important to find a doctor who will listen to you. I was on Zoloft for 3 years when i was 16-19 and I didn’t have a problem. Now at 25, I am starting it again. Although I am truly truly sorry about Kaitlyn, I don’t think people should turn their backs on antidepressants, the right dosage, medication, and doctor can really help.
I am so sorry for Kaitlyn and her family. Yet, thank-you everyone for sharing your insights. I am dealing with a family member who was perscribed Zoloft and he has the negative side-effects… dysphoric mania, memory loss, agitation, anger, violent outburst, suicidal tendancies… everything that indicates serotonin syndrome. I talked to his doctor about this as the required action is to remove the patient from the drug as it is “toxic” to their system. Instead, she doubled his dose and added morphine. I had to call the police to have him removed to a psyche ward the other night because he was going to kill himself. What you explain is exactly what he has said to me. I don’t know what the answer is. Yet, it is proven in 25% of the users of Zoloft they have negative responses. This doesn’t include all the people who are taking the drug with negative side-effects and don’t say anything. Zoloft has been around for over 20 years and the patent expired in June 2006. There is significant information out there on Zoloft and its effects. Yet, doctors don’t really listen. He is going to try going cold-turkey which has its own issues of experiencing Pyschosis. Good-luck to all.
I have been using a zoloft derivative for 3 years now and would say that my quality of life has significantly improved. However stories like Kaitlyn’s tragedy are always a worry about the dangers that we suffering are exposed to by the very people we approach to help us. My GP does not even want to acknowledge that these drugs could be dangerous even though being in a third world country i doubt whether she benefits much from the drug companies.
I don’t know whether it is because i have maintained a dose of 50mg since the beginning but believe me i am not planning to increase. Indeed reading from this website and discovering that there is a 25mg variation i plan to reduce the dosage since like all of us on the site have noted , the dilapitating “brain-shivers” are sort of designed to force us back to the drug whenever we want to break free. I had not taken the drug for the last 10 days and when i got back this morning i had such a major dizzy spell i nearly went into a panic attack. However it all seems ok now … i will let everybody know how i cope with the lower dosage.
I suffer from a mild form of social anxiety. I’ve never seriously contemplated suicide. My previous GP decided to put me on 50mg of Zoloft. He didn’t discuss other forms of treatment like CBT or relaxation techniques. At the next consultation he double the dose of Zoloft and a blood pressure medicine. I’d spent the last three months over medciated of hypertensives and was suffering from undiagnosed hemochromatosis that was put down to just stress. My choice was not to take the Zoloft and to stop seeing the GP. I do not trust a GP to make prescriptions of such mind altering drugs that can sometimes lead to suicidial tendecies that are worse than the original symptoms. I think the prescription should be made by a mental healt specialist.
my heart goes out to the family that lost there daughter and to any other family going through this hell. my wife recently tried to end her own life as well,again the usage of zolft,wellbutrin and abilify i belive were the cause of this.as she would not do this on her own, as she claims it was not her, she was taken over by the thoughts these drugs produced. it is high time the makers of these drugs and the docs that have sold there soul to these companies all for the sake of the all mighty buck need to be held -responsible.
Hey keven, SHOVE IT UP YOUR ASS!-whovian222@msn.com
This drug was given to my seven year old grandaughter by a state therapist.These people[state therapist’child protection workers].If you can call them that.They medicate children for all the wrong reasons.They dont care to harm our children.
I have debilitating panic & anxiety attacks. Last year I took Zoloft and the quality of my life improved dramatically, however, the first 4-6 weeks of treatment was absolute emotional HELL. I called my neurologist several times to report feelings of total insanity and he told me to keep taking the medicine. All of the literature states that side effects exist but the Dr. maintains it’s not the drug, it’s me. At about 6 weeks the drug kicked in and the only negative side effect I had left was sleepiness and trouble having an orgasm.
After one year the Dr. said it was time to go off the med and see how I’m doing. I withdrew slowly over a 2 month period w/ no bad effects but the attacks were back within weeks and I’m now back starting the Zoloft Hell in week 5. Thank goodness I have my husband for support because this is really rough. Mood swings, crying,sleeplessness,manic episodes, hyperactivity, major anxiety attacks, and yes suicidal thoughts. I know the suicidal thoughts are not rational it’s more a feeling of I’d rather be dead if this feeling will never stop.
I don’t know why Zoloft makes me feel worse before I feel better but if you can hang in there and get over the hump I think your quality of life will improve as mine did. I could not live w/ the constant panic attacks. I think Zoloft magnifies all of your existing issues at the start of treatment then settles you down.
This story is truly a tradedy. It’s so unfortunate that Kaitlyn saw suicide as her only way out. I’m a fifteen year-old on Zoloft. In starting the medication, I was panicked from hearing stories of young teenagers who commited suicide on depression medications. In talking to my doctor, I’ve learned that the reason many take these drastic measures is not necessarily caused by the medication, but rather more oppurtune. The way it was explained to me is that many teenagers, before taking Zoloft or anything else, think often about killing themselves but don’t even have the energy or capacity to do it in their state of mind. Antidepressants bring you up to a level where you have energy and desire, but not necessarily happiness; just the oppurtunity to become happy. Many times the thought of suicide follows these teens into the time when they’re level-headed and that gives them the oppurtunity to kill themselves.
It’s a common misconception that anitdepressants make you happy; they don’t, that’s something a patient must do on their own. These medications simply bring you to a place where you can be content.
I feel the deepest sympathy for Kaitlyn’s family, I can only imagine what they are going through. If I had to take a educated guess though, I would say that she was thinking seriously of suicide long before the antidepressants came into the picture.
My heart and prayers truly go oit to Kaitly`ns family i buried a child i know the feeling there is nothing like it. My 10 year old daughter is on zoloft for mood disorders and sometimes i think it is helping and then other times i think what the heck is she taking this for most times it`s worse than others i keep telling the doc he says maybe it`s a behavior problem she has been on every single med you can imagine for kids with adhd bipolar pstd you name it she`s got it she has some pretty bad things happen to her a few years back that has caused these mood disorders it`s so bad at times i her mother can`t even stand to be around her because she is just so nasty she has really no friends because it`s it`s hard for her to keep friends because she is so moody when she was 7 she was admitted to a mental health unit for self mutilation what should i do?????????????????
my heart truly goes out to you and your family
Thanks for your support. It is obvious there are serious problems with these drugs. I have spoken to many people in person about their experiences.
I have also heard many of the “stock” stories used by the drug companys to hide the facts and deflect the blame for killing so many people by mass marketing these drugs… feel free to contact me if you like at: info@ktksound.com. Please stay informed and safe when dealing with SSRIs.
Al
We have a memorial site for Kaitlyn too. Please visit www.ktksound.com/kate.htm
Thanks, Kate’s Mom & Dad
I am so sorry for your loss. I have just buried my best friend of nearly 40 years. I knew that she was having problems; but not enough to hang herself in the bathroom while her new husband was sleeping. I cannot be angry with her as I too attempted this about four years ago and it was only when I was talking to her ex and father to her four children that he told me that he too had attempted some years ago, and guess what - we were ALL taking Zoloft at the time.
My friend had only started taking Zoloft a few short months ago, she had been on a mild dose of another antidepressant for years before this and she was also seeing a psycologist. How can this happen ????
I have NEVER contemplated such an ending before Zoloft. I also had taken other antidepressants before without any of these side effects. I went to my doctor twice weekly and complained about my feelings whilst taking this drug and he too said that it would take time. I am so glad that it was not over for me on my attempted overdose; and I’m glad that my new doctor changed my medication.
How many lives need to be lost before the medical profession listens ? There has been a common theme with all of these comments about the patients talking to their doctors about these weird feelings; and they are weird.
im sorry for your loss. I was wondering if you could help me. right now I am taking zoloft and the doctors have started me out with 50 mg and when im done with that it goes up to 100 mg. I am 19 years old and i have been going through a lot of stress lately. my mom and my soon to be husband wants me to stop taking it but my doctor wants me to take it as well as take classes on stress. if you could e-mail me back at heather.osborne@navy.mil
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i got dystonia…spasmatic torticollis..my neck spasms and head turns
i just thought about it
IT HAPPENED AFTER I TOOK ZOLOFT!!!!!!!!!!
does anybody out there think side effects from zoloft and dystonia are related????
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my cousin, teresa, committed suicide and was also on the drug zoloft — her “happy” pills and she called them. we didn’t know what really was going on through her mind and it pains me to read that zoloft increases your thoughts of suicide.
Hello, My husband just started taking zoloft a week ago after being weened off prozac he statrts taking 50mg this week and i dont know if they will up his meds or not we have to go back to the dr in two weeks. his complaint is not feeling depressed or ever feeling like suicide he is always angry and agatated all the time never wants to be out in the croud holidays are always sad because he doesnt enjoy them. my husband was told he has anger depression and they at first put him on lexapro after four years he got it wasnt helping and then put him on prozac and he was only able to take them for about six monthes now he is taking zoloft and im worried since reading all about that drug. all i want and ever wanted was for him to get better. as im sure that all kaitlyns family wanted please keep up the comments i thank you and god bless.
Hi, I am so sorry to hear about Kaitlyn.
My son is on Zoloft he has tried to commit suicide 3 times and has been sectioned twice under section 1 and section 3 of the Mental Health Act, he says he battles demons inside him and has demon thoughts and hears voices in his head. He told his doctor about the demons and the doctor doubled his dose from 50 mg to 100 mg. He then self harmed cutting his arms wrists & neck. So please beware of the affects of this drug.
I have been depressed most of my life, medicated, hospitalized, almost every thing but an exorcism. I was taking another antidepressant which I won’t mention and was functioning well. I married, moved, and took my records with me. I was taken off ALL of my medicine by the military psychiatrist that I had to see because of insurance and she put me on zoloft. I have literally survived burying a baby who died of SIDS and all kinds of trials. However, when I took Zoloft, I was, for the very time in my life suicidal, seriously. I wouldn’t take another zoloft for anything in the world. I’ve heard bad stuff about a lot of these antidepressants but they have saved my life and allowed me to be a functional mother, citizen or human being. I stayed in my bedroom for two solid years. I would have killed myself but I honestly didn’t have the guts or whatever but I did try several times and almost made it. I woke up in the hospital with a tube down my throat which I promptly jerked that and the IV out and was madder than hell. No, I do not like Zoloft and had rather be sadder than all hell than ever take it again. It almost killed me. This is my experience but am grateful for anyone that has escaped the abyss of depression.
Hello. I’m surprised and shocked to learn about the horrendous side effects that Zoloft can have on people. I have been taking Zoloft for three years. When I began, I had been going through a temporary depression due to life circumstances; a difficult work situation, the demise of a long-time personal relationship and my mother’s death-all at the same time. My gp put me on Zoloft (50mg). I felt better and gained the strength to cope. I have stayed on Zoloft since that time because of an added benefit. All my life I had been an angry person; inconsequential annoyances would trigger feelings of rage in me. With Zoloft, I noticed a definite lifting of my anger. I am now calm and even-tempered where there used to be fury. I have experienced no side effects. I realize that others are suffering serious illnesses and maybe Zoloft is not the answer for them, but perhaps it can help people who are going through a temporary situational stress-related depression.
My beautiful innocent 11 year old grand-daughter has been hospitalized in a mental health facility 3 times in the past yearfor being suicidal and physcotic. What’s so appalling, is she NEVER had these emotional problems until she was diagnosed with being “slightly depressed” and experiencing night terrors. Out came the drugs! Risperdal for night terrors and Zoloft for depression. Then when the Risperdal appeared not be to helping….let’s try Seroquel. After a year and a half of taking these medications and having the devil tell her to hang herself (the last straw!), I insisted that she be withdrawn from all of these medications. These psychiatrists are creating patients for life by prescibing these medications to young children! Hell of a way to do business…wouldn’t you say!!
I am so sorry for your loss. There is nothing anyone can say to take the pain away. Only time can heal and faith. I have taken zoloft over the past 10 years in about 3 month intervals due to some life stresses.
about 6 different times all together. I am currently on it again a week now and it has helped my stress, anxiety, and mild depression. AFter reading this format… it sounds like it works best for temporary depression. I haven’t experienced any side affects except for mild diahrea which caused me to lose weight. This anti depressent works for me 50mg and i do think any anti depressent is for temporary use. I have a bipolar teenager bipolar II rapid cycling inherited by his father who committted suicide. He never used anti depressents his treatment was lithium. but after we divorced he quit taking them. My point is i think many are mis diagnosed. depression due to life stresses is one thing. bipolar or old term manic depression is another. My son’s doctors are very against adolescents taking anti depressents. He is on mood stabilizers such as depakote,abilify, busbar, and recently temporarily seroquel to help him sleep. this is working well. AFter the research i have done on anti depressents and from my sons experience- I can’t imagine a doctor prescribing anti depressents to teens, or even children for that matter. it says loud and clear can cause increased suicidal tendencies under 18. Parents a GP is not one to diagnose these mental disorders. That’s why a psychiatrist is a psychiatrist and a GP is a GP. I did feel our first doc was overmedicating and we found a new better one who explains. It’s very important to seek the correct doctors for the problems. Bipolar people are not supposed to be on anti depressents. It’s a whole different remedy. None of my sons doctors would agree to putting him on anti depressents. Most children/ adolescents who have mental issues is not because they are depressed- they are probably ADD or ADHD or possibly bipolar and there are many different forms. I ask you get the proper information and have your loved ones seek a professionl in their field for these types of issues. Children aren’t naturally depressed/etc. it is probably the environment or the wrong diagnosis with improper drug treatment in my opinion. Maybe there are some doctors out there for profit but there are many who are really good and who are experts in their field. Seek the best and always get a second or third opinion. It’s hard to be a teenager let alone being a bipolar one. this is a serious condition but can be treated properly with the right doctors care. Be aware of the difference between depression systems of life issues and being born with bipolar which is usually onset around the adolescent years. I hope this helps anyone not aware of the differences. Also, it’s is very important to find the right therapist which goes hand in hand with psychiatric care.
i have not done this befor,but can someone help us as to what to do . our brother who admitted himself to hospita new years eve after a breakup with his girlfriend and could not cope. he suffers with manic depression, he knew it was the right dessision at the time.he was ok when we saw him , the next day i spoke to him on the phone he said i cant do nothing i have a nose bleed.we went up to see him that eve and he looked awful,bloodshot eyes,he said they gave him something to calm him down the night before.i asked the staff, they said iy was haliperidol,i said they were not to give him any more and questioned that he ought to have a scan as somethings not right.things have got much worse since then.he was put on sertraline,not ale to make decisions,says he cant in just about every sentance, does not wash, he can only be in the moment, i dont recognise him nor my brother terry, john said he is not here he is finished . my other sister marie rang after seeing the state of him we all have asked could they take him off the sertraline as since he has been on it he has got worse,they said it takes time for it to start working,we asked take him off he is worse, apparenly thursday they upped it to 150mg my brother saw him again and said we have got to get him out of there, i rang the hosp requested john have weekend leave as we felt better not being on the ward. the doctor rang me back and said ok, i questioned her on how bad he is and said somethings happened he should have a scan ,also said they ought to take him off the tablets,again said give them time to work. well we picked him up, he said i aint here i am somewhere else, rubbing his hands all the time, he kept saying i cant do anything,i had even had to give him a bath myself as he said he had not had a wash for 3 weeks, when i had ? the staff of his hygine or even the making of his bed which had no cover on the duvet, they said it was for them to make there bed; and look after themselves. well i said where is the motivation or the encouragement in helping him, as i asked for the sheets last week and i asked john lets do it together, so we did. they said they sometimes do more for the family, well not in my experience. last night got him to bed, this morn asked him to take meds he said no dont want to, i felt awful giving him these tabs i knew were bad but i could not go against the so called proffessionals so persuaded him, he did.he kept saying this is bad,. we were round his flat now as we felt it would help ,he kept rubbing his hands , i went to ask him did he want a cup of tea, something happened then, i was frightened, went to grab my keys shaking, it happened again, i did not recognise my brother, i ran out the flat to the shop and asked them to ring the police quick no sirens or christ knows how hed react. i rang my husband said get here now.as just as it was happening i had shouted out to john hubbys here got to go,thats when i ran out the flat. had rang hosp while outside, they asked me to ring the police, also were we going to bring him back. i had already asked the shop to ring, i was in shock, why the bloody hell did the ward ask me to ring and were we taking him back after what happened for christs sake. the police arrived we went in . i asked him why he did it he said someone told me too, the police women said would you do it to just anyone and he said no. they took him back. that was not my brother.can anyone help us as to what to do, its that sertraline. i fear for him.
Have you read about Bipolar or Bipolar II? I am in a rush but if someone is incorrectly diagnosised as having deep depression and given simple depression meds– it can make crazy. Suicidal- not self at all. read all symptoms- if he is bipolar instead that is wrong meds.
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hiya i have been depressed quite a long time now and i am only 15 but my consultant has just put me on this medication 25mg for a week and tomorow my dose will go up to 50mg but it will be going up to 200mg soon and i am really scared because before i took it i was thinking of commiting suicide all the time and then i said i would take this and i do feel less like that but i am constantly worrying somethings going to happen to me or i will do something stupid so im hoping when this medication goes up it makes me better and then geton with my life fingers crossed but i dont want some of the side effects i have read from everyone well goodluck to everyone that takes it and im sorry to hear that kaittlyn decided to take it that far if only there something for me and everyone else that when we feel like that we can get out of it without doing that.
I can empathize with you all.. I have suicidal thoughts all the time and I have been taking Zoloft for years.
I am sossyr to hear about your dear girl death. However, I am on zoloft since last 8 years and I never fell well as I am taking it.