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iv been taken sertraline for 3 days wiyh no side effects

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emily63239
emily63239

hi, im wondering if its to soon for the side effects to kick in, or is it possible im one of the lucks ones? i was really scared to start these pills because of the horrible side effects iv read! would b pleased if anybody else would let me know, if they hadnt any side effects, thank you so much x

 

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  • kathy_06966
    kathy_06966 emily63239

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    Hi there Emily  Hi everyone  am new to this site as felt I needed a bit of moral support Have been on Sertraline for 6 weeks now  first 3 weeks were 50mg with hardly any side effects  even sleeping better decided to take at night just in case. Went for review with doctor who upped my dose to 100mg  unfortunately thats when the terrible diarrhea kicked in  very frequent and alarming   started to get anxious about this. Went back to docs who lowered it again to 50mg and have been on the lower dose now for 5 days  some slight improvement (i.e only goingt 2-3 times a day instead of a dozen) Can anyone tell me if the diarrhea will stop     Emily I hope everything goes well for you  it does seem the benefits outweigh the downs  good luck
    • emily63239
      emily63239 kathy_06966

      Posted

      hi kathy, sorry to hear about your side effects on 100mg glad to hear your doing better on the 50mg, i havent had any diarrhea at all on the 50mg just headaches which have started to ease of a bit. im sure the diarrhea will stop soon as youve went back to the 50mg. hope you continue to keep well. x

    • sjam1
      sjam1 kathy_06966

      Posted

      Hi Kathy. Sorry to butt in but how are you doing? Doc gave me mirtazapine to try, just took one and never again. 24 hrs of my life gone so I went back yesterday.

      He has given me sertraline 50g. 

      I took one last night 8,30pm. Slept well, got up at 6,30 to make Pack lunches, felt fine and them the worse case of diarrhoea. I went green, then grey and sweating. 

      I Haven't been again today but was wondering if you still get these side

      effects

    • kathy_06966
      kathy_06966 sjam1

      Posted

      Hi sjam  Well have been on sertraline for nearly 9 weeks and did suffer quite badly with diarrhea  went back to docs who took stool sample and put me down to 25mg   sample came back normal. I have to say since being on 25mg the diarrhea has really improved to just a couple of times a day. Feel its getting back to normal  although still very 'loose' i do feel so much better in myself as the tabs have kicked in. I was all for packing it in but the people on this site are so supportive and their advise so helpful  i decided to persevere and i am glad i did   so stick with it it may take the stuffing out of you at first  but this is one of the side effects and it will get better  good luck  hope everything goes ok for you  
    • sjam1
      sjam1 kathy_06966

      Posted

      THANKS. I have ibs so I'm hoping it won't last long. Don't want to become best friends with the loo sad 

      my doc said 50mg was the lowest dose??

      might give it a few days, if I still have the diarrhoea I might try just breaking  one in half??

      since taking one at midday I have noticed I'm jaw clenching but I can put up with that.

      thanks again for replying.

      hang in there.

      love sjam xx

       

  • kathy_06966
    kathy_06966 emily63239

    Posted

    Thanks Emily you too  the moral support on this site is brilliant !!
  • carla74489
    carla74489 emily63239

    Posted

    Hi everyone, im so glad iv found this site and thread! Iv searched alot but everything is old posts so its nice to read recent comments. Im on day 3 of setraline 50mg, I experienced nausea on day 1 along with teeth grinding and dry mouth. Day 2 & 3 just the teeth grinding and dry mouth. Im not really feeling any benefit just yet, I have been a lot calmer but that may be a coincidence. I take mine around 9am every morning,  I have no trouble sleeping except from my 14 week old son waking up to be fed! Along with my son I also have a 3 year old daughter so they tire me out! Hows everyone feeling now? smile
    • emily63239
      emily63239 carla74489

      Posted

      hi carla, glad to hear from you, iv been on sertraline for 16 days without many side effects just slight headaches. it takes a couple of weeks to take effect so stick with it, i take my in the morning as well and iv been sleeping fine. any side effects should go after a couple of weeks hope you continue to keep well. x

    • julie1111
      julie1111 emily63239

      Posted

      hi emily ive been on sertraline for 4/5 weeks and just getting the benefits but i did taper over, great to hear its helping people
    • emily63239
      emily63239 julie1111

      Posted

      hi julie, glad to hear your feeling better, hope you continue to keep well.x

    • kathy_06966
      kathy_06966 carla74489

      Posted

      Hi carla  early days for you  the best advice i can give  is just go with it everyone has different tolerances to sertraline and there is no time limit  i have been on it for 9 weeks and started to feel reallly weel about a week ago. I take mine at night  and sleep really well and wake up in the morning looking forward to the day  Am sure everything will work out fine for you  best of luck
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