Sertraline and tremors
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Hello everyone,
?Last November I began to have tremors on waking; these mostly felt 'internal' and involved my upper body, but not my hands to a great extent.
?Fearing it might be Parkinson's (I'm male and 72). Eventually I saw my GP, who took the view that it was more likely anxiety based and put me on 50mg Sertraline. I had a host of side effects including agitation and dizziness. Eventually these sudsided, but the tremors continued. After 2 months she upped the dose to 100mg but now the tremors continue, mostly when waking, and sometimes around 5-7pm when I start to feel shaky. I wondered about low blood sugar or thyroid, but blood tests seem normal, though I still feel unsteady for a couple of hours after taking. Tremor is a known side effect with Sertraline, so my question is, have any other members been treated with Sertraline for tremors, and what happened?
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Reynold sondar
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Hey everyone, I too experienced tremors. My doctor upped my dosage to 100mg from 50mg. It seemed to help for a bit but as triggering happens, it seems to set it off. I backed off the 100mg and back to the 50mg. I suggest "no drinking of alcohol since that kind of triggers it as well (I think). I stopped drinking and I woke up this AM with tremors so we should see how this progresses. Getting out of bed in the AM also seems to be an issue... I keep dragging ...
Jimmylaw9 sondar
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yip didnt have them before started zoloft 50 mg and feel my whole body is like a running river.!
def the drug effect and will just sit through it.im week 4 and from what i see a common side effect as well as numb feet toes tingling legs. all part of waiting to get better i suppose.
hang in there
luke666uk sondar
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yes I've had tremors ever since starting sertraline.
usually it feels like an internal vibration to which I have just now. usually in my arms and legs. One night it actually woke me up.
I started to worry I had anti psychotic induced parkinsonism, but its clearly the sertraline as it ties in as to when I started it