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I've been taking sertaline for 10 days and my appetite is awful

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steve61557
steve61557

my appetite is awful and I'm getting stomach pains, I'm getting hot flushes and sweating a lot at night and feel hot has anyone else had these 3 side affects ? Many thanks Steve 

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  • Weeasy
    Weeasy steve61557

    Posted

    Yep I have had all. I have to force myself to eat and it's horrible rolleyes starting to feel slightly better now still not 100%. The worst is the hot flushes sad
  • natalie2608
    natalie2608 steve61557

    Posted

    hello Steve  Yes I had all of this and more - side effects took a while to go completely and you will feel better after a few weeks. I was on 50mg for 7/8 weeks and been on 75mg since just before xmas. Keep going!
    • steve61557
      steve61557 natalie2608

      Posted

      Hi thanks for your reply did you get the night seats as these are really bad and worrying 
  • steve61557
    steve61557

    Posted

    Hi weeasy and Natalie thanks for your reply, did you also get the night sweats as these are really awful. Many thanks Steve 
  • natalie2608
    natalie2608 steve61557

    Posted

    yes I did, for a few weeks, not nice at all but did go in the end
    • steve61557
      steve61557 natalie2608

      Posted

      Hi thank you for helping you've made me feel better, just not looking forward to the next few weeks. Thanks Steve 
  • kirsty_030891
    kirsty_030891 steve61557

    Posted

    Yep :-( been on sertraline since August and still have no appetite, just increased to 100mg and still have no appetite. Have to remind myself to eat xx
    • steve61557
      steve61557 kirsty_030891

      Posted

      yes I know what you mean I've lost 5pound in 10 days through not eating properly. 
  • jcee
    jcee steve61557

    Posted

    Hi Steve,I've been on sertraline for about 6 months. The night sweating is horrendous. Reduced from 100mg to 50mg now on 25mg for last 2weeks. Still sweating nights. Gotta get off this stuff I need a good nights sleep.

    Good luck hope your suffering is short lived

    Jcee

    • steve61557
      steve61557 jcee

      Posted

      Thanks hope you can get off them, good luck hope it goes ok.
  • christophe16445
    christophe16445 steve61557

    Posted

    Yea that's pretty familiar. Seratraline will make you worse at first and then with time you will get better (if not, see your doctor). it took a good 6 months at 100mg before i felt fully back to normal after almost a decade of feeling rotten. you'll be fine!
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