As mentioned before, I am a newbie, but was wondering if I could get any help on this. I am currently on Zoloft and have been taking it for about 10 months now. I have just recently grown worried about some of its side effects. One thing that I have noticed, or rather, that has been pointed out to me by others, is that I have formed a sort of temper since I started this medication. It doesn't come out too often, but when it does, it's not very good. For a good portion of my life, I have been very timid. I had always preferred internalizing problems instead of talking about them because I had always thought that they would burden the people around me. This was partially what led to my depression. It is not like this anymore. It seems that since I have started taking the medication, that, when severely angered, I lash out - screaming at whoever angered me and completely disregarding their feelings. It has been somewhat hurting the relationship I am in now, but I've been working on controlling it. My boyfriend has expressed that when I "got that way," it frightened him because it didn't seem to be me at that moment. I have read things about Zoloft effecting this sort of thing, but I am not quite sure about it. The next time I will see my doctor will be in a couple of months. I am asking for any help or suggestions.

Thanks in advance.