Has anyone experienced night sweats with Sertraline?

I got really bad night sweats on Citalopram a few years ago, so I then tried Sertraline when I needed to go back on the meds again (for anxiety), and they also gave me really bad night sweats, continually for months. As soon as I came off them, the night sweats stopped in both cases.

I'm now back on Sertraline (100mg) but after 6 weeks I haven't had any night sweats yet (fingers crossed it stays that way). I do, however, feel nauseous a lot of the time, have the occasional upset stomach, still feel quite anxious and have some VERY weird dreams.

Despite all of that, it definitely does me more good than harm, so I'm sticking with it for now.

Hi, I do sometimes get night sweats on sertraline Im on 100mg. The worst thing on them is strange dreams and they are very vivid.

I have been taking 100mg sertraline for over 5 years after having an accident . i was getting upset after being diagnosed with PTSD . i was feeling anxious and crying for no reasons 5 or more times a week . After taking 100mg sertraline daily the crying reduced to once or twice a fortnight .

I recently tried to reduce the medication with consent from my GP . I found that after only one week of taking 50mg instead of 100mg i was crying again and feeling very depressed and unsociable . After 2 weeks i was thinking suicidal thoughts and having very bad dreams . So much so that i could not bring myself to go to bed , and ended up having cat naps through the day to get by . I returned to my GP who put me back on 100mg . After only a week i was feeling better .

The only side effects over the years have been some sweaty nights sleep , bad dreams once or twice a month , lack of motavation and no sex drive .

My personal thoughts are that without sertraline my life is a lot worse , so I am more than happy to remain on 100mg and accept these minor side effects .

Its almost certainly the sertraline. I've been on it for 8 months 100mg daily.I stopped drinking alcohol 2 months ago and now I sweat bucket loads every night and some very vivid dreams . apparently the alcohol was suppressing the side effects .

I just stumbled over this thread whilst searching to see if night sweats were a side effect of sertraline.  I've been on 50mg for about 6 weeks, and for about the last month have had a few night sweats a week.  The last week it's been every night. I have to put a towel in the bed (I'd change the sheets in the night but don't think hubby would appreciate being disturbed!) and keep changing the bedding.  However, better than being in the state I was in before taking the sertraline so no plans to stop yet.  I'm just pleased it's the tablets and not something sinister! Cheers guys.

 

Hi All. I've been on Sertraline since Nov 2014. I had no night sweats for the first few months but have started experiencing them over the last few weeks. I have noticed tho, that each new monthly prescription seems to land me with a different brand of the product. The last two months I've had "Ranbaxy" and this is when the night sweats seemed to start.  So this is just a suggestion that you may wish to switch manufacturers and see if this helps? I realise that perhaps my lack of sweats in the beginning (when I was on some or other brand) was due to the fact that the drug had not yet accumulated in my system. I don't know. but it may be worth seeing if different brands make any difference.

Glad I found this post, thought it was me !. I've only been taking these 50mg for just over a week but he sweats at night are a real problem. I've spoken with my gp who has advised me to carry on with the tablets for another month, he thinks this will pass...did it pass with anyone else ?

J

I have the same problem. I literally am soaked nearly every night. I know it's the Sertraline. I won't come off it though because it does work. Iv been on them for about 15 months. Please let me know if you find a solution to this. Thank you

I had this issue on citalopram, they made me sweat throughout the night that my partner started to comment on it

Glad I find this. I'm on Steraline 24montgs now and in the last few weeks the night sweats have got worse. At first it happened so infrequently it did not bother me, now it happens almost every night. It coincides with very vivid, weird - although not awful, dreams. I wake up in the middle of the night soaked. It takes forever to get back to sleep and then it's time to get up!

So I'm always tired now and I've had to start sleeping in the spare room as I don't want my wife to have to put up with all this disturbance at night.

I'm in a better place now and feel that I can start coming off the medication so I will chat to my doctor about it. Hopefully it won't be a bad experience and the dreams and night sweats will go too.