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feeling paranoid, panicky & tired after starting 2day

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Just wanting to know if this is normal, I took my first dose of sertraline 50mg about 8am today after getting it prescribed for postnatal depression on tuesday. I felt fine til about 3ish then started feeling really really tired, was walking round asda yawning my head off. I'm still knackered but was reading other posts and seems very common so I'm not really worried about that. But I'm now feeling a little bit panicky, irritable and jumpy and quite paranoid and also a bit detached from reality.

Is this normal? Will it pass?

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  • Guest
    Guest

    Posted

    hi

    ive been on them around 2 weeks now,started on 50mg then up to 100mg the first night was real scary,as was the first day i was blasted and felt stoned,but stick with them after a few days you will hopefully feel the difference,my wife says im like a completely different bloke!!!, i was angry with everyone,depressed and down but now i feel fine and can look forward,

    good luck

  • Guest
    Guest

    Posted

    Hi there, I took my first 50mg at 7am and now at 10am, am feeling light headed and off balance when i walk
  • Barfly
    Barfly

    Posted

    The first day is the worst. I found most of the side effects tailed of pretty quickly after that. However 4 months in I still feel tired most days and a yawn a lot, can't seem to stop it.
  • hpwellsy
    hpwellsy

    Posted

    Just a bit of advice if the tabs are making you sleepy try taking them at night rather than in the morning - it makes a difference

    HP

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