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I havent had any side effects on sertraline.. is that normal ?

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misssunshine10
misssunshine10

Hi everyone, I have had 50mg, 100mg and now 150mg sertraline and every time I have increased I haven't had any side effects except from a little nausea... I have read about people having horrendous side effects and then in time feeling great and back to normal and also heard alot saying you have to feel bad in order to feel better is that right? Do I have slightly less chance of these tablets affecting me ??? Thanks

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  • jay98357
    jay98357 misssunshine10

    Posted

    You are one of the lucky ones. Remember not everyone gets the side effects. I'm on week 3 and day 3 of 50mgs and so far this morning I feel "normal" again. If you are feeing emotionally better then that is great and don't think about side effects as if you were going to have any it would have happened by now. My opinion only as im not a doc ??

    I have had a pretty bad time at the start with Sertaline but for me personally. I don't know if it's myself who brings on the anxiousness. Today I feel good so far.. head a bit fuzzy but I can live with that.

    Good luck and keep us posted

  • misssunshine10
    misssunshine10

    Posted

    Thanks for your replies, i only upped my dose to 150mg 3 days ago so i guess they wouldnt have even kicked in yet. Are you on sertraline for just anxiety Jay? I was feeling great a few weeks ago on 100mg but then its like the stopped working i went anxious and really down had my dose upped. Hope your 'feeling normal' lasts smile

    • jay98357
      jay98357 misssunshine10

      Posted

      Yes I am on sera line and since my post earlier I have gone downhill. Back to being anxious again but when I wasn't on sertaline the anxiety was there all the time. It just feels different as im on meds now. Crazy I know

  • Pauljdme
    Pauljdme misssunshine10

    Posted

    Hi, well that's always a nice thing, but what about sexual disfunction and the grinding of teeth???? ??

    • kathy81432
      kathy81432 Pauljdme

      Posted

      Be grateful. Maybe I just took your side effects for you:-D. The grinding of teeth isn't bad, just a strange side effect for me. No sexual dysfunction here

  • misssunshine10
    misssunshine10

    Posted

    Sorry guys it must be annoying to read my post about me having no side effects and some of you are having a horrible experience with them i just wanted to be sure i could still get a positive effect out of them. I havent had sexual disfunction and the only think i did notice for a couple of hours yesterday was a very tight jaw but thats about it
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