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Chest pain and shortage of breath - anyone else?

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I was put on 50mg Sertraline for mild anxiety 4 weeks ago and was fine for the first couple of weeks apart from 1 day feeling nauseous.. However weeks 3 and 4 were much worse with waking up feeling very nervous and chest pain and shortage of breath. I was sent to A+E after telling my doctor about my symptoms and had an ECG, chest x-ray and blood tests but everything came back fine. I then woke up in the early hours suffering a terrible panic attack and decided that enough was enough and went back to the doctor.

He said that it was obviously not agreeing with me and told me to come of them by missing a day, then taking 25mg, miss another day, 25mg and then stop. I have done my two days at 25mg so am due to stop completely but am still suffering from shortage of breath, chest pains and pins and needles in my hands. Has anyone else suffered with these symptoms? As I am due to fly away on holiday tomorrow I am hoping that everything is going to settle down pretty quickly!!

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  • lorin0215
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    Yeah so I dont get chest pain but I get burning of my skin in chest arms and throat. I also get pins and needles in my arms and feet. it comes and goes so I'm waiting it out.

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