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Hands shaking

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neil70373
neil70373

Hi  Ive been taking Sertraline for about 16 days now following a serperation, and my hands seem to shake uncontrollably.  I'm on 100mg per day.  Does thius seem normal to anyone?

I dont know if its the drug or my reaction to the seperation.

Thanks

 

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  • Clivey
    Clivey neil70373

    Posted

    Hi my girlfriend had same thing with arms and legs but settled down after about 3 weeks . She was told it was anxiety but I think def tablets . 

    Hope this helps 

  • cherry123
    cherry123 neil70373

    Posted

    Hi Neil...I had the shaky hands thing a long time before I started Sertraline ..it was due to anxiety. I was put on Inderal (Propranalol) and I find it great..it really does stop the shakes in the hand. I'm only on very small dose of it.  Also it is safe to take with Sertraline. I am almost weaned off sertraline now (hopefully) but will staying on the propranalol!
  • maureen75524
    maureen75524 neil70373

    Posted

    It's the drug. My hands didn't shake but my body did! I've been off 9 months and i still get internal shakes in the morning. This drug was not for me, too many side effects. Google side effects!
  • neil70373
    neil70373

    Posted

    Thanks everyone.  Rang the docs and they have put me on 50mg, so hopefully see how that goes ?!

     

  • Resigned2B
    Resigned2B neil70373

    Posted

    This is a classic sign of an adverse reaction to this med. It is not from anxiety and and start effecting more muscle than just your hands.  Please look up the side effects on the Internet. This condition, known as Tardive Dyskonisia, can become permenant even after you stop the offending med.

    Good luck...

  • brent02745
    brent02745 neil70373

    Posted

    hey neil its the drug iv been on it roughly the same ammount of time my whole body keeps jittering i was wit a girl fr 7 years and thnk thts y i hvnt been right since hve been drnkn alot and few more things to so hope these sertaline does the trick good luck 
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