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Experience with sertraline

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ashley61962
ashley61962

Did anyone experience extreme bad breath while taking this antidepressant? I was on it for six days and I don't want to scare anyone but I had a really bad reaction to it, by the sixth day it was clear it was poisoning my body! I had a red rash on my hands, my teeth chattered constantly, my breath literally smelled worse than death, I had severe insomnia, and I started to sink into a depression worse and deeper than anything I've ever known. I felt like I was literally going insane! I spent three days in a clinic getting off of it, I had a horrible experience with it to say the least, darkest time of my whole life. Don't let my experience scare you out of trying it though, it worked wonders for my grandma, it just wasn't right for my body system, we are all different. Did anyone else experience any of that though? Its far more on the rare side, so don't let it freak you out if you need to take it, it could really help you. It just was wrong for me.

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  • Shelly0069
    Shelly0069 ashley61962

    Posted

    Hi Ashley,

    OMG..........that sounds terrible, r u ok now?

    your poor body didn't respond very good to this medication?!!!!!!

    what r u taking now?...... I'm taking this medication firstly just made me drowsy, felt quite sick, the usual syptoms......been on it for 8 months now, still get rubbish days but in all helped me!

    i hope you find somthing soon, IF this experience hasn't put you off.

    hope you feel better soon 

    Keep me updated please?

     

    • ashley61962
      ashley61962 Shelly0069

      Posted

      Shelly0052,

      I definitely feel way better now. That was in mid January and it was not a fun time, my body wasn't having that medicine. Now I do weekly therapy but I'm not on any medicine and I'm actually doing really good. I get down depending on fluctuating hormones from my period (I'm very sensitive to that and think I have PMDD) other than that, doing great! Thank you for asking! Hope all is well for both of you!

  • ann35714
    ann35714 ashley61962

    Posted

    Oh golly that was awful Ashley. Ihave  been on it for 2 months and it works fine for me. At first i was suffering nausea, severe anxiety and didnt want to eat.I lost a lot of weight but that all past in time.Hope ugetbthe right one for you xx
    • CG1964
      CG1964 ann35714

      Posted

      I have a question Ann.  I have been on sertraline for almost 4 weeks for anxiety.  21 days @ 25mg and 5 days @ 50mg.  I have lost 10lbs due to nausea and loss of appetite and have the severe anxiety again since increasing my dosage.  When did you get your appetite back and are you now experiencing the carbohydrate cravings that some people write about?  I am trying to force myself to eat but its very challenging.  The weight loss is becoming quite obvious and people are starting to comment which is not helping the anxiety. Thanks very much for your help. CG
    • ann35714
      ann35714 CG1964

      Posted

      Hi CG.

      Yes I lost over a stone and it was such a struggle to eat, but I managed small snacks every four hours. You must eat as this is so important for the anxiety,it gets worse if you don't.I have only recently got my appetite back but I keep wanting to eat all the time now so the weight is going back on soI have to be disciplined now as to how much I do eat.Of course if you up your dose then you will still be struggling with side effects. Let me know how you get on, xx

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