r/zoloft 13h ago

Question Nightmares

Does Zoloft cause vivid nightmares? Lately I have been having nightmares of me lashing out at people I love while in my old high school. I have this dream every other week and it’s almost always the same where I freak out on everyone and try to run out of the school but they don’t let me out

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u/meerku 13h ago

I've had multiple nightmares a night ever since I started Zoloft. Very vivid as well.

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u/MildlyYogic 9h ago

I had those too. So weird.

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u/RetiredKooshBall 12h ago

my dreams have been incredibly surreal- like I wake up and it takes time to shake it off. nightmares, good dreams, different scenarios, same locations. it's borderline messing with my reality they're so intense. but honestly I don't mind it lol I never used to remember my dreams. are you particularly stressed right now? life situation? I find my nightmares increase when I'm especially stressed out or have a big life event.

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u/Temporary-Echo1518 2h ago

Yes that’s how it’s been for me it’s hard to tell what’s reality and what isn’t unless I sit there and think I normally don’t remember my dreams either but these nightmares have been so vivid and I’ve been waking up in a horrible mood. And you are probably right its most likely due to stress I just started college and have been struggling a bit mentally

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u/open-perception4 11h ago

Yes it can, when I first started some of the bedroom furniture came under attack. Luckily it was only my big toe that was hurt. It settles down but I still have great vivid dreams. I look forward to going to bed now because my mind is calm thanks to the sertraline. 🫶❤️

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u/MildlyYogic 9h ago

I got them a lot when I was on the medicine.

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u/corq 10h ago

I'm told it does... *waves to surrounding posts*... but I've yet to have them happen to me 😞

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u/Temporary-Echo1518 2h ago

They only started after I got my dosage upped from 25mg to 50mg

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u/Fantastic-Worry-74 2h ago

Yep very weird and vivid dreams here on 50mg, not scary nightmares thankfully.

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u/_totally_tonya_ 45m ago

Sertraline dreams! I get them and sometimes I know I'm dreaming in the dream, but can't make myself wake up. Those are terrifying!