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Caffeine and sertraline

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james58672
james58672

hi everyone ive suffered with anxiety for a couple of years now... been on sertraline for 2 weeks nearly... not seen any changes just yet but going to stick with it obviously... ive noticed when i drink caffeine it makes me feel 10 times worse... but because of the side affects and being awake from 3am and then up for work at 6 i depend on caffeine to get me through the mornings... im going to try knock it on the head from tomorrow... been reading positive and negative things about sertraline ... hopefully the anxiety will start to simmer down soon..

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  • TurtleTom
    TurtleTom james58672

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    Hi James, what time do you take the sertraline? And avoid caffeine if possible that can and will make anxiety worse

  • dylan78236
    dylan78236 james58672

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    ah yea, caffeine and i have a love hate relationship. i also just quit smoking cigs which helped but sometimes when I have a coffee it sends me into a near panic attack.

    that comes and goes. i try not to drink coffee everyday. ive been on sertraline since July of 2018 and i really dont know if it works.

    my main issue is sleep. if i dont sleep properly i become an anxious depressed mess.

    • james58672
      james58672 dylan78236

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      im going to stop caffeine altogether now, even headache tablets with caffeiene in makes me poorly... hope you start to feel better soon and the tablets kick in... im back for a review next week but i they havent done anything yet

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