5 weeks on sertraline - need support

Hello everyone,

I have been on sertraline for 5 weeks.

(1 at 25 mg, 4 at 50 mg.)

I had previously taken sertraline for anxiety/pure-O for 2 years, and only ever needed 25 mg. I got to a point where I felt I didn't need it anymore, so with my doc's consent, I stopped.

I was okay for a little over a year, then, in August of last year, I felt my anxiety/pure-O rear its ugly head again, only this time it morphed into depression where even simple things seemed overwhelming, and I had no interest in anything..

I went back onto sertraline, but the side effects and my anxiety made it really hard, so I took it for 3 weeks, stopped, started again for 3 weeks, and stopped again.

Then I finally started again, and I have made it to 5 weeks so far.

I had a lot of side effects. Increased anxiety, nausea, diarrhea, shaking, dizziness/vertigo, night sweats, insomnia, etc.

Most of them have died down quite a bit, and I am noticing a bit of improvement.

I am sleeping better, my anxiety is less, I don't feel so incredibly overwhelmed, and I can feel a glimpse of interest in things again.

A weird thing that I have been experiencing is when I wake up in the morning, before getting out of bed, I'll have really strange thoughts. Not necessarily bad or scary, but random. Sometimes it will cause anxiety or an adrenaline rush, but it prevents me from sleeping more if I wanted to.

Also, I've been experiencing an abundance of "ear worms". Like songs and phrases from movies get stuck and repeat over and over and make me feel like I'm going insane.

Anyone get a metallic taste? Did it go away?

Lastly, these passed few days I have felt really foggy, like a zombie.

Just wanted to pop on here and see if anyone else has experienced these things and if they went away.

Thanks in advance! ❤️

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