new user to sertraline, sweating, trembles etc
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I have been prescribed sertraline 7 days ago. I still feel very nervous and anxious. I sweat like mad and my bedclothes are soaked every morning. I sweated before but not to this level. I feel as if I am going mad, I seem to have alot of physical systoms which have been checked out with my Gp and are all clear, bad stomach, sore back and shoulders, and a feeling as if I am going to have a heart attack. I had these systoms before I was prescribed sertaline and the tablets were supposed to help So far they are not. I went back to my Gp who prescribed me Diazipan to help ease the systoms which doesn't seem to help. He told me that it would take 4-6 weeks for the sertraline to kick in and then I should start to feel better. Does it get better and is there any other help I can get as I feel as if I am banging my head against a brick wall.
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Just stick at it. ( word of warning - don't stop and start, if you do you go through the rough times every time you re-start taking them.
Hang in there.
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Jessica1979
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Just found this web page and thought I would write a message to share my experience.
I have been on sertraline for nearly 2 years now... I started off on 50mg, I am now up to 200mg !! At the moment I feel amazing and am worried about when I come off them as I never want to feel as low as I did before I started the medication.
When I started the tablets, I didnt do much for 4 weeks, I have never felt so exhausted. I started on 25mg, then went up to 50mg after 2 weeks, so for 4 weeks, I just stayed in and slept all the time!
That was really the only side effect I suffered from, although now (as read in another post) I do sweat really badly. I went to the Drs about it and it is definitely to do with sertraline. My bed clothes are soaking every morning and Im forever changing the sheets, but as I know what is causin it, I am not that bothered. I think it is a small price to pay for feeling so well again !
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