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Sertraline 50mg

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rachel90433
rachel90433

Hi all, I really need advise, I've recently been taking 50mg of sertraline , I found for the first few weeks it had been working up until the last 4 days where I have been non stop on the toilet where I have had explosive diarrhea. Every time I eat or drink i'm none stop sitting on the toilet it has woken me up a few times in the night. Has anyone else experienced this with sertraline if so; what's your advice? Im really starting to worry now.

Many thanks, Rachel. *

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  • gayle65630
    gayle65630 rachel90433

    Posted

    You haven't been given a different brand by your pharmacy have you? i believe i have had an onset of symptoms when they have switched brands on me

  • SerotoninSurfer
    SerotoninSurfer rachel90433

    Posted

    i was on Sertraline for 16 years and sometimes had this. Its just a side effect of the Sertraline working which is good news. It will go away as your body gets used to the medication. It sometimes takes a few months for things to settle down. Hang in there and think positive...

    • chris80549
      chris80549 SerotoninSurfer

      Posted

      Thank you John for the positive reply. 16 years on it gives great hope.

      Im only 3 half months in.

      Beginning to think better occasional blips

    • SerotoninSurfer
      SerotoninSurfer chris80549

      Posted

      Sertraline saved my life. I was symptom free and a very happy dad and husband. Unfortunately they pooped out recently and struggling again but thinking positive is a must. You owe it to yourself and loved ones to keep going. They say all the best people are crazy anyway 😉

    • chris80549
      chris80549 SerotoninSurfer

      Posted

      Jon 46722.

      Lovely positive message on Sertraline Jon.

      My family keeps me fighting on.

      what strength were you kept well on.

      Im sure blips happens. due to chemicals in our type of brains, probably genes.

      Gives us lots of hope.

      thanks

    • SerotoninSurfer
      SerotoninSurfer chris80549

      Posted

      Thats what these forums are for i believe. People want to hear positive stories that inspire them and spur them on to get well again. My love for my wife and 2 kids drove me through it. Despite being very depressed, anxt ridden and feeling very alone, in reality i had loving support. I really feel for people who are truly alone and battling what is a very horrible illness. One of the key things that drives the negative thinking is that you feel like a fraud as you might not have cancer, lost a loved one etc etc and its all your fault as you have a weak mind and personality. You have to resist this and believe you will be strong and healthy again

  • anne87230
    anne87230 rachel90433

    Posted

    it may not have anything to do with the medication- you might have just picked up a bug.

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