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4wks and 1day on 100mgs sertraline

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debra34304
debra34304

Hi everyone I’m on my fourth wk and 1day of sertraline and 2day o feel worse than ever 😢fast heartbeat (scary) shaky , spaced out and feeling more confused. I’ve been in bed most of the day because of it. As any1 experienced this? Just need abit of advice and support plz🌹

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  • eve51406
    eve51406 debra34304

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    Hi Debra

    If you have been diagnosed with clinical depression? then you must not expect to feel ok too quickly. Some people can take quite a long time before they feel ‘normal’ and can do ordinary things. 

    Over Christmas and New Year I found myself unable to get dressed. Then I found that by the evening I might be able to have a shower. Hair washing was put on hold as long as possible. I can now mostly get dressed but morning anxiety is still rampant. Because I look

    better than I did(which was ghastly) people now expect me just to get on with life. I can’t and the tinnitus adds another dimension. You must get better in your own time and it takes as long as it takes.

  • paula_22568
    paula_22568 debra34304

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    Hi Debra. I have been taking sertraline for about 4 weeks for anxiety. Although the first 5 days I was only taking 25mg. I’m still feelin horrible too.  I feel pressure in my head, headache, burning and tingling in my neck and shoulders. Spaced out, confused and  so very shakey. I also itch all over. I have a few brief moments each day that I feel a little better but then I go right back to feeling rotten. We just have to hold on and hope we get to feeling better. Sending comfort your way. 
    • debra34304
      debra34304 paula_22568

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      HI thank you Paula I hope we’re both feeling better soon.its so scary feeling like this I just wished the tablets would start to kick in,I just want to feel like myself again 🌹

    • matt39801
      matt39801 paula_22568

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      Hi Paula

      I came off Citalopran 4 weeks ago and straight onto Sertraline, started at 50mg now been on 100mg just over two weeks.

      Anxiety is greatly improved although I still can’t leave the house but it’s such peace not to have that churning tummy and everything else that goes along with anxiety.

      I still have a foggy head , feel exhausted and no motivation but from what I’ve read it’s still very early days for this med to settle in so I’m sure your body will get used to it in the coming weeks or maybe days, everyone is different.

      I have extremely low mood too which is yuk but I’m sure we’ll all get there in time .

      Matt 

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