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Sertraline advice plz

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michelle14134
michelle14134

Hi I've been on sertraline for about 5 months now and still don't feel back to my old self is this normal? Don't get me wrong I do feel a lot better than b4 I was on it but not 100% also still got the side effects from the medication especially insomnia, foggy head and terrible memory 😔 Anyone else experiencing this? Thx Michelle xx

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  • zowamowa
    zowamowa michelle14134

    Posted

    Iv literally posted a simular topic myself! Im at around 3 months on 150mg i struggle with my sleep alot there has been an improvement but i still have a lot of amxiety! I can so relate to this
  • zowamowa
    zowamowa michelle14134

    Posted

    To be honest id say im around 30 percent better thats all....i can rationalise with the horrible thoughts a bit easier but still have constant physical symptoms etc
    • michelle14134
      michelle14134 zowamowa

      Posted

      Hi zowamowa I'm on 100mg I'm the same as u with the thoughts I can now rationalise them and tell myself it will get better but the physical symptoms r horrible I'm exhausted all the time but just cannot sleep I used to ave terrible nausea and no appetite but that has improved a lot also, what physical symptoms do u get if u don't mind me askin I also take zolpidem for sleep but doesn't reall help do u take any other mess? xx
  • zowamowa
    zowamowa michelle14134

    Posted

    Iv got this constant horrible feeling in my chest upper stomuch its so hard to explain...its like a wound up anxious butterfly yucky feeling and if it increases in intensity it turns into a panic! I also have trouble breathing tidy alot headaches dizzy in just literally scared im gona die all the time its stupid! What are yours if you dont mind me asking? I also take propranolol and touch wood iv not had a full blown panic attack for a while im just literally really uncomfortable physically all the time sad xx
  • zowamowa
    zowamowa michelle14134

    Posted

    And thats a big thing for me too so so tired but no way can i sleep tidy! Iv not slept tidy for ages im running on fumes sad
  • zowamowa
    zowamowa michelle14134

    Posted

    Alot of chest heaviness and chest pain also sad xx
    • michelle14134
      michelle14134 zowamowa

      Posted

      Ye I also am really dizzy especially when I'm walking down a corridor I feel like I'm on a boat or something that's the best way I can describe it I get the odd pressure sensations in my head I do find it hard to breath sometimes too when I get really anxious and my eyes seem to constantly be stinging and I've got horrible dark circles under them which I really hate !!! I also kept thinking I ad a terrible disease and was goin to die but the sertraline has def helped with that xx
    • zowamowa
      zowamowa michelle14134

      Posted

      Awww bless you noone deserves this hell iv been like it every single day since the 30th of january!!! Its cruel i was never like this before. Genuinly hope you feel better soon! Xx
    • wayne76842
      wayne76842 michelle14134

      Posted

      hi

      ​forgot about the dizzy one, yes thats a pain but i only tend to get it when out shopping, sometim i have to hold on to stop from falling over. but come to think about it i have been dizzy on off for 20 years or so, lol

  • christine38549
    christine38549 michelle14134

    Posted

    I've been on them now for one year. Battle all the time with those very symptoms so much that it has affected my work. Tried numerous times to reduce but failed. Been on antidepressants for 13 years now. I take it at night now so I am not so sleepy in the day.
  • wayne76842
    wayne76842 michelle14134

    Posted

    hi michelle

    i'm 90% better from how i originaly was , however i do get days were i feel very tired , slight head pressure most days and terrible memory, a little nausea which i hate most, but all of these i can put up with, and i have been on 100mg since may 2015

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