I too have been taking zoloft for the past 4 months now. It is the first medication I have ever taken before for my anxiety. I am 20 and I like to go and party and have some alcoholic beverages( but I do drink responsibly and don't get out of control), and I have found it not to be a problem because I take my zoloft before I go to bed as I was instructed by my doctor and the pharmacist. I know when I started taking zoloft I had headaches almost everyday for 4 weeks, but I was told that it was a side effect, and it was because now I am fine and I feel it works. I have a question though.... ..When you went off your zoloft was your doctor aware of it? Because I know that you must gradually take yourself off of zoloft or you can make your body "withdrawl", and depending on the amount you have been prescribed and that ranges from 25mg-250mg/day that may have effected a lot of what you are feeling. As for the chest pains, as long as they are not unbearable they are most likely an anxiety symptom. So if you have not seen your doctor in a while, I suggest it, so that your body can be properly re-introduced to the zoloft. I hope I have helped you. If you want to know anything else let me know :)