4th week on sertraline! 100mg, no better!

bless you what dose did they put u on x

Hi Lois, geewiz, I thought it was just me going crazy .... Firstly, I feel so sorry for you with the symptoms 'cause I know exactly what you are talking about.  I dont know your reason for being on Sertraline, but I can tell you one thing ... If you feel like this after 4 weeks, it's morel likely to carry on for another 4 - 5 weeks before it will get better.  I started to take 50mg about 11 weeks ago, and from day 2 onwards, I had exactly the same problems you are describing.  Some days I would take 3 or 4 valoids to help for the nauseousness, the dizziness was extreme, could not eat and had to force myself to eat.  Trembling and shaky and sometimes it felt like my jaws are moving and my skin crawled.  It was just so horrible.  And on top of it, I quit smoking after 33 years (my reason to take setraline to help me with smoking withdrawal problems).  Mentally, I was a wreck.  Suicide thoughts, crying all the time and just felt horrible.  Anyway, I have decided to wean off this sh*tty pill about 3 weeks ago, and quess what, I have never felt so good.  Within 3 days after cutting the pill in half, the dizziness subsided and other symptoms got better.  I'm now on day 6 with NO pill, and I almost feel like my old self.  I can go to the shop like a normal person again, feel energetic and loving and just in general so much better.  My next step is to get off stillnox (sleeping tablet) - i'm now on 1/4 and soon will get off completely.  Point is, these chemical pills make a person so sick and the dr just give to us without thinking. I've seen 7 dr in the last few months, had a mri and ct can taken and god knows what else, and everything is normal.  But not one of these dr could tell me what my actual problem was.  I even had myself tested for a parasite as I live in India on a working contract.  I so understand what you are going through and all I can say is .... think clearly if this pill is the right one for you and if you really need it at all.  Hope everything works well for you and you get better and your old self again soon.. 

 

Hi lois

These are normal ways to feel... These side effects will just fade away and you will be ok! Just give them time. It took a good 3 months for me. X

Hi Julie- he started me on 50 and I immediately started side effects,especially nausea in the morning and NO appetite at all!  Then he told to take 75 mg for a week and then go to 100!  However, I have been absolutely miserable and starting tonight I am going back to 50mg and telling him I can't take the side effects any longer.  I am shaky, my skin feels like it's burning,especially when I first wake up. along with the ever present nausea.  Thanks for responding.

Thank you Klc, the problem is I don't think I can last 3 months like this.  I am just miserable and have no desire to do anyhthing!

Hi Lois

I can 100%understand how you feel. Is it anxiety you are suffering with ? All I did was sleep the first few months and each day was so long I wondered how I was ever going to get by and wondered when I would ever feel 'normal' again. I can promise you, you will. I lost nearly 3 stone from anxiety and being unable to eat/no desire to do much. How long have you been on sertraline? X

It's not just anxiety.   It's nausea , no desire to eat or drink, sometimes my skin feels like it's burning and I don't want to move off the couch.   I have never felt this bad in my life! !

I would speak to your gp as not heard of the burning skin feeling x

Hi Wilma,

  Thank you so much for your reply.  I cannot believe these horrible side effects and I have lowered my dose .  I just can't take anymore.  I have been a non functional person for the last month.   I am hoping for some relief.   Thank you again it was good to know I wasn't crazy or dying which is how it feels at times.  Take care

Hi..someone on this site mentioned feeling the same thing.  Thank you so much for replying. 

Hello Lois , julie ,& co :-)

Sorry for delay in replying , im sorry for what you are going through but at same time glad we can support each other, 

Well its 4 weeks today &  i woke up this morning i could not believe i managed to get up and walk about, felt better in myself,don't  get me wrong I'm still nauseous & headaches were milder,drove to my parents  today 1st time in 3 wks & to see their faces of relief  i turned up was upsetting knowing what iv put them through with this damn pill!!  i was going to ring my gp this morning but thought id half the tablet to 50mg & see at the end of this week, julie you were right in saying why doc put me on 100mg so quickly , thats why i was so bad,! I hope side effects wear off soon, im hoping now i can see a light at the end of the tunnel as doctors don't know what we go through to be able to feel normal again! Hope this helps you knowing side effects have subsided A little. 

I will keep you updated

Best of luck & big huggiesxxxx

Thanks Flowerhouse.  Glad you are doing better.   I dropped down to 50 mg as well and I think I am starting to improve. ..but don't want to speak too soon.   Keep your fingers crossed for me!

Oh good news, fingers crossed, :-)) im still having vivid dreams and was awake through the night but managed to get back to sleep, i dont know about you but yesterday because i felt better i wanted to take over the world, think im either all or nothing haha,  

Lois  are you having or had cbt? 

Thanks

Flower xx

Really glad to hear you had a good day! I know the all or nothing feeling! Keeping busy and occupied helped me loads! Onwards and upwards :-) xx

I had burning skin with serve anxiety it was burning like fire my fire and arms

I know this was three years ago but I'm going through this EXACT thing. Four weeks of hell...... no appetite always nauseaous! Losing weight! Shaking! Night sweats! Just had a CT scan and two days of blood work  because of my issues..... I'm done!!!! Feeling so overwhemed