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sue96031
sue96031

I was on mertazapine 45mg for 3 months..my gp changed it as put 2 plus stone on it weight, now on sertraline 50mg for the last 2 days and after i eat i throw up and start feeling anxtious is this normal

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  • Tracy7338
    Tracy7338 sue96031

    Posted

    Hello Sue, some of the symptoms when starting on sertraline can cause nausea, sickness, headaches, loss of appetite, the list goes on. It isnt nice to be on at the beginning but if you persevere you will feel better eventually. Also with sertraline it does make you feel worse. I.e. anxiety, panic attacks Tec before you start to feel better. Hope you start to feel better soon but you need to give it at least 2-4 weeks to start to even out and rid yourself of some of the side effects.
    • sue96031
      sue96031 Tracy7338

      Posted

      Thanks tracy, i feel sort of ok its just when i eat half hour later got to be sick..mertazepine was totally different although i put a lot of weight on ..will keep going but dont think i can handle these side effects anxtious etc ...thanks again
    • Tracy7338
      Tracy7338 sue96031

      Posted

      you will get there Sue but it can be a bit of a rocky road at the beginning, I felt awful too and I was off work for a month, lost a stone in weight, all back to normal now. Keep your chin up and try and focus on other things every day, it does help and makes you feel better. X
    • sue96031
      sue96031 Tracy7338

      Posted

      Was you being sick also...i will carry on takin them ..thank you again Tracy x
    • Tracy7338
      Tracy7338 sue96031

      Posted

      Hi sue no I wasn't being sick but I was extremely nauseous, diarrhoea, dizziness, headaches, palpitations etc. The Sertraline can affect us all in different ways, I too felt exactly the way you do now but I persevered, don't get me wrong, it's not easy, however I tried to focus on other things, keeping myself busy and achieving something every day that I had set out to do. It worked and helped to keep my mind off things and not think too much about how I was feeling. X
  • shay22603
    shay22603 sue96031

    Posted

    Took me a good 8 weeks to feel good. Hope sertraline is better for you than me as I'm 3 stone heavier since sept. Good luck x
  • donna43
    donna43 sue96031

    Posted

    It took me a few weeks to settle with sertraline too, the nausea and vomiting do stop, but I found brand switching made this happen, they called it start up symptoms, try asking chemist/pharmacy to only issue one brand, or go back to doctor and request lustral, Pfizer brand, it's more expensive but you get the same dose.

    The generics can vary with the amount of active ingredient, this can cause problems for you. I found sertraline on the low dose fab after I got over the start up, I was able to talk to people again.

    i like another poster unfortunately put a lot of weight on four stone in total, now off sertraline and actively trying to lose weight.

  • Zio10
    Zio10 sue96031

    Posted

    I, unfortunately, could not take Sertraline. It became toxic in my body. Mentally it helped after 5-6 wks. I felt great mentally but physically aweful. Liver enzymes went up. Joint pain, like a hot poker. Severe diaherra. Lost over 10lbs. Was down to 120lbs. Not good. Never hungry. Not good. Flu like pain all over. Was on 50mg. Stopped it in two wks. Mertazapine will cause wt gain. They give that usually to elderly patients who have lost their appetite. It's a appetite stimulant an antidepressant. An helps sleep to. My Dad was given that in a rehab after a long hospital stay. He wouldn't eat. Started it an slowly began eating. Then to much! He's diabetic! Iv just tried for 6 wks,Prozac or the generic,Fluoxetin. It did same thing as Sertraline. Iv also tried Lexapro (non-activating &makes sleepy an eat)& Duloxetin (generic Cymbalta)it made blood pressure go way up but no real startup side effects. It did help with fibromyalgia pains. But mentally not real change. So now waiting till Fluoxetin is out of me before deciding what to do. Have GAD an depression.
    • sue96031
      sue96031 Zio10

      Posted

      When i was on mertazepine 45mg i did put on lots of weight made me feel even worse, i tried every diet and didnt even lose a pound.

      I took myself of mertazrpine and called my gp who said sertraline wont make u gain weight...although i am very depressed weight gain makes it even worse...so couple days on sertraline felt ok in away but after i eaten the feeling of throwing up came over me i had to run to be sick, i have an appointment thursday with a phyc doctor to talk about and put me on the right medication .

  • donna43
    donna43 sue96031

    Posted

    I was told sertraline won't make you gain weight but the leaflet that comes with it says it can and it also states it can cause metabolic problems, doctors tend to go by what the drug companies said in the 90's, they do not tend to keep up to date with the information, they still say antidepressants are not addictive, yet the world health authority have know since 2002 that these drugs are addictive

    Such a shame we have to find our own information, the drugs are addictive hence the reason the dosage needs increasing, we do not crave the drug because we are told we do not crave it.

    It is now coming to light about the studies being hidden, so as to hide the truth about the side effects, unfortunately while the drug companies have the power we will have to continue being the Guinea pigs, sending in our adverse reports and unfortunately we have to be the campaigners who get the doctors to listen.

    They surely know these drugs are altering things in the brain that they know nothing for sure about, this is dangerous that drugs can damage our brains and cause toxic problems but we have to accept it because the doctor says so.

    I for one will not accept it, the French study that caused a death and brain damage should surely change things, that was an antidepressant they were testing, I notice it has all been hushed up, but I will continue to look for the truth and help others along the way.

  • lauren76241
    lauren76241 sue96031

    Posted

    Hi , im new to all this so not sure how to start my own discussion rolleyes

    Ive been on sertraline for a week now and feel worse than i did before .. My anxiety is awful to the point im worrying about taking my son to football on sunday etc , before i started taking them i was just worrying about the silly things in life , how long till i get better rolleyes

    Also how did everyone else feel before taking tablets ? I used to feel dizzy and dehydrated as soon as i would go anywhere with crowds , im so glad i have found this group as i have felt so alone

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