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Sertraline side effects

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patricia05762
patricia05762

How long does it take to get used to the side effects?

Not having a good time at the moment.

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  • Guest
    Guest patricia05762

    Posted

    same im passed 2 weeks on 12.5mg i see a little improvement still bad anxiety but gotta push through rolleyes which is hard plus my brain still foggy sad
  • janemorgan
    janemorgan patricia05762

    Posted

    Hi Patricia it takes about 5 weeks, you will start noticing you have a few good days and then maybe slip back a bit but it does level out. Im 3 months into it now and im feeling a whole lot better i really did feel awful when i first started on Sertraline and wondered if id ever get through the side effects.. My tips to you are get plenty of rest, get a relaxation /self hypnosis CD when you feel at your worst and keep yourself as busy with hobbies etc as you can. Be kind to yourself and dont over do anything. Good luck.
    • hottydotty1
      hottydotty1 janemorgan

      Posted

      I have been just the same. New dt took me off seroxat. Went cold turkey to sertraline 50 in july increasing gradually to beginning of november. Just having a few good days on each increase. Had nearly a week of good days and now it seems that 200 has failed also. I have been thro tremendous side effects. Like a tight band around my head. I havent been able to read a book since july because i have unwanted thoughts which keep taking over. My mind is half on the book and half on the thoughts.
    • jojo79
      jojo79 hottydotty1

      Posted

      I'm 17 days on sertarline, I read the side effects pamphlet and now all I think about is them... Am I going to think a suicide thought, why am I thinking of death, then it causes panic attacks thinking that way, and it's all cos I read about it, not actually feeling it. I think... 😔😔
    • Guest
      Guest jojo79

      Posted

      How are you feeling now? I am having those same thoughts and my doctor told me it wasn't the medicine, but I have saw so many people say the same thing. Hoping to find a psychiatrist soon since I trust them more.
  • patricia05762
    patricia05762

    Posted

    Thank you Michelle for replying I am on 50mg sertraline 40th day today.  Side effects no motivation, sickness, tummy upset, Mood has lifted a little then I seem to go backwards.

     

    • michelle14134
      michelle14134 patricia05762

      Posted

      I ave been on sertraline 5 months now and I still ave side effects the worst one been insomnia I also suffer no motivation and lack of interest in anything I did suffer sickness and upset tummy but this is slowly improving someone else mentioned not been able to read a book I'm also like this and cannot watch a film either just can't seem to be able to concentrate long enough x
    • Guest
      Guest michelle14134

      Posted

      yes i also have a hard time concentrating and have brain fog which is scary and quite annoying. im on my 17th day of sertraline
    • michelle14134
      michelle14134 Guest

      Posted

      Ye I'm the same brain fog and a terrible memory it's so annoying x
    • Guest
      Guest michelle14134

      Posted

      i usually go to bed at 1 or 2 am and always wake up at 4 go back to sleep and wake up at 7 i cant sleep through a good 8 hours at all
    • michelle14134
      michelle14134 Guest

      Posted

      I'm the same can't sleep without pills and always wake at 4am but cannot get bk to sleep at all, how long ave u been like this? x
    • Guest
      Guest michelle14134

      Posted

      its horrible rolleyes around a month now. do u also have derealization?
    • michelle14134
      michelle14134 Guest

      Posted

      I've ad insomnia for about a year now😔 Ye I do get derealization everything feels so different than b4 even walking down the street it's like I've not been there b4 x
    • Guest
      Guest michelle14134

      Posted

      it sucks sad how long have u been or sertraline. ? last night hanging out with friends and i felt i wasnt really there and spaced out its freaking horrible sad im on my 17th day of sertraline
    • michelle14134
      michelle14134 Guest

      Posted

      I know tell me about it I can be sat at work and I feel like I'm in a trance and not there and everything's just goin on around me it's weird I've been on it 5 months now x
    • Guest
      Guest michelle14134

      Posted

      and no improvement? sad have u talked to your dr? sometimes i feel like im gonna lose it and its worse when im alone ;(
    • michelle14134
      michelle14134 Guest

      Posted

      Oh ye I'm a lot better than I was 5 months ago but nowhere near myself I also feel someday s like I'm goin to go mad and I hated been alone but I'm not 2 bad wi that now x
    • michelle14134
      michelle14134 Guest

      Posted

      Ye I guess just wanna b myself again and get a gud nites sleep !!! x
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