Anyone else feel extremely bad on first day?

Hi Melv I had very similar symptoms when i first took Sertraline. Within 4 hours of taking 50mg my pupils were dilated and I felt very hot and cold and also bad nausea. The nausea lasted a good 3 days but the other side effects were gone by then. I think your side effects are quite standard if you read this forum. Sertraline I think is quite a powerful drug but also I think it takes at least 4 weeks to properly get to work. Hope you feel better soon. Kind regards

Good afternoon MelvZz, 

Im currently on Day 20 at 50mg, but initially started my first week at 25mg. On the first day I also experienced the hot flushes/ sweating but found those would pass after 10-20mins, also had jittery, hands shaking feeling... but didn't really pay much attention to it as I knew it was just from the med. Unsure about my jaw, as I seem to clench it anyway when feeling anxious, so didn't really notice much difference there... but it will pass, try not to worry too much (those symptoms only lasted a couple of days with me)  also you may experience headaches... not painful, just dull and annoying, like you have a rubber band round your head... this was also a popular side effect with me, and many others from what Ive read.

But this place is great to gather information / read other people's posts with anything your concerned about. Were all in the same boat, hope you feel better soon. 🌹

Hi Melv.

i was the same, but im very sensitive to medication and my side effects didn’t go for a few weeks. But I’m glad I stuck it out.

my bit of advice to you is try and stick with the same manufacturer. 

If your sensitive to medicines you will prob notice the difference in them.

good luck, hope they settle down in your system soon 

I’m experiencing the exact same, feel like I’m on drugs, sweats, palpitations, my pupils were huge lastnight (yesterday was my first day) rang my doctor today and she said the side effects are normal but to take half my tablet (which are 50mg) and see how I go. 

Hi Melvsz know exactly what you're going through! I'm on day 2 (also 25 mg) for bad anxiety and all its done is made me feel more anxious, shaky and just weird. I completely understand what you mean about the ecstacy come up. But from what I've seen on the forum this is all very normal and we need to give it time. Hang in there!

I think it's normal my man. I'm on day 3 and I think the pharmacist messed up and gave me 50mg (even though my doctor said I'd have a starting dose for the first month, which I would think is the 25mg one). Day 1 my jaw was constantly clenching and I couldn't stop moving my hands and toes. Now, day 3, I feel even worse. I can't stop clenching my jaw still, my hands are shaky and I'm getting restless and anxious (not 'anxiety' anxious, just 'I feel like something is about to happen' anxious).

In hindsight, I actually preferred being depressed.