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I’ve taken too much sertraline

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dran79077
dran79077

So last night I went to take my usual dose of 50 mg settaline prescribed for anxiety and forgot to split the 100mg one in half and sqallowed it whole. 10 mins later i started feeling sweaty, shaky and feverish. I felt okay enough to go to sleep but when I woke up this morning I feel horrible.. i feel numb and my head has weird feeling - should I get help?????

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  • tina04668
    tina04668 dran79077

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    I take 100mg a day so I don't think it's dangerous that you took 100mg. The maximum dose is 200mg. You should be fine it's probably just your body reacting to the increase. If you are in doubt though I'd call your doctor.

    • dran79077
      dran79077 tina04668

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      Thanks for the reply, this really settled my mind when I was panicking. Called my doctor earlier today and they said because I had taken a higher dose than necessary I should miss a day to let things settle, then I will be put onto a lower dosage of sertraline and diazepam from tomorrow onward, hopefully things will improve.

    • tina04668
      tina04668 dran79077

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      Anytime! I hope you get the relief you seek soon! Fight on!!

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