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Discontinuing Sertraline at 50mg for 2 weeks.

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matt00881
matt00881

Anyone have any experience of this?  It seems I can't tolerate Sertraline.  It is a nightmare!  

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  • jane89775
    jane89775 matt00881

    Posted

    Hi Matt

    Sorry to hear this.  I had to stop taking mine yesterday after having awful panic attacks and feeling scared and shaking!   Maybe see gp to get meds changed?

    • matt00881
      matt00881 jane89775

      Posted

      Ouch!  Not what you need right now.  There is a good website called e-medsexpert that talks in length about what all the different medications do etc.  it may help you make a choice.  Some are more subtle than others and affect different receptors that may be more tolerant. - it still seems like luck ultimately!

      How are you now?  I have not slept in two days sad 

  • tracey24303
    tracey24303 matt00881

    Posted

    My son can't tolerate sertraline but they keep saying it's not the side effects 

  • armelle88733
    armelle88733 matt00881

    Posted

    Have you only been taking it for 2 weeks? That is not enough. I am on week 8 and all the awful side effects have gone. It takes a long time for it to work. I was ready to stop taking them as I was bed ridden the first 3 weeks but I am glad I didn’t. 
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