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Eye problems on sertraline.

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armelle88733
armelle88733

i wonder if anyone has experienced blurry vision, pressure behind the eyes . They are red on waking.

i take 1 carbimazole for hyperthyroidism but my blood test show normal thyroid reading. I was thinking of Graves’ disease. However, this has only started when I started sertraline last October. The gp upped my dose to 100mg last week. 

Anybody else suffers eye problems on sertraline?

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  • jenna324
    jenna324 armelle88733

    Posted

    I believe this is a side effect of Zoloft. I know I had some when I first started. 
  • shelby38652
    shelby38652 armelle88733

    Posted

    Hi, yea I have blurred vision when I first wake up and stand up! This is definitely one of the side effects! I have suffered so many side effects with sertraline, so I’m going to try something different! Speak to your GP about it.
    • armelle88733
      armelle88733 shelby38652

      Posted

      I have just been to the gp. I have 3 options. Stay on 100 mg for 5 to 6 weeks to see if it settles. Reduces to 50mg then stop and change to citalopram. I used to be on that with no problems whatsoever. Or reduce slowly and take low dose citalopram at the same time. However, he said that option might not give me the answer about my eyes as surely as stopping altogether. I am frightened to do that as I’ve read the side effects of coming off are as bad as when I first started.

      apart from my eyes, I have no other side effects. I have been on 100mg a week. 

      I’d rather reduce slowly but how slowly. Some people on here say it takes months. 

    • shelby38652
      shelby38652 armelle88733

      Posted

      Yea, you will need to reduce it slowly, I’m at now currently slowly withdrawing them and my GP told me it will take about 4weeks, But I am on 150mg. If you can cope with the eye problems then stick to it and hopefully they will go away! But if there to much then slowly withdraw, and go onto the tablets you didn’t have a problem with, I wouldn’t recommend stopping suddenly I have done this before and It was awful! 

      Hope you find a solution soon 

    • armelle88733
      armelle88733 shelby38652

      Posted

      Thank you. I think i’ll Stick it at 100 for a couple of weeks to see if that side effect disappear. I feel so well otherwise.
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