Sertraline side effects: Advice Please!!
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Hey
I have been suffering from panic disorder and my doctor prescribed me Sertraline (50mg) dose daily. Have been taking for a week now and i have to say the panic attacks have stopped almost completely, however my anxiety levels have rocketed, to the point where i can't sleep, can't work and am even nervous about going outside.
I have also stated having really depressive, awful thoughts about 'losing' it and harming my girlfriiend, myself or soemone else, googling the symptoms have just led me to horror strories from other users of Sertraline and now i'm in a real state, i don't know if i'm thinking these things because i read about them , or i;m actually thinking them, either way its pushing my anxiery levels over the edge.
Please can someone help?
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bigrob1971 david50639
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Regarding the self harm and harming others, I didn't feel like that at all so perhaps you may need to mention that to your GP?
My advice would also be to try not to Google your meds etc. because in general, you only find comments/posts by people who are suffering and not so many from people who the meds have helped. I know it's difficult not to though!!
Hope this helps a bit.
Rob
morris5087 bigrob1971
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Hope you don't mind me butting in on your post , but I also have been taking 50mg for a month the panic attacks side of things are more or less fine , but my anxiety level is through the roof , so much so I am unable to go to work which I Iove , how long would you say it room for the anxiety to lift please.
Thank you
Nic
morris5087
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And a job I normally love I was meant to say !
david50639 bigrob1971
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bigrob1971 david50639
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The only side effects I get now are a bit of a fuzzy ear for a couple of hours per day and that's it really. I take my "happy pill" at about 7.30am every day and try to have something small to eat with it at the same time and that also helps.
Rob
bigrob1971 david50639
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I've also been speaking to a clinical psychologist and he taught me some breating exersises and some other stuff which seems to help control the anxiety. One major thing though was identifying he cause of the anxiety in the first place which for me was stress caused by work and family issues. fortunately, the family issues have now subsided and I was fortunate enough to be able to leave my job and by doing this, I feel really helped.
unfortunately, I'm guessing that different people respond differntly to the meds but I genuinely think that the combination of them with the therapy has helped me over the past month but I also know that it's still early days.
Sorry I can't be of more help but for me, the bulk of the anxiety went away after about 3 weeks.
Hope this helps.
Rob
bigrob1971
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The only side effects I get now are a bit of a fuzzy ear for a couple of hours per day and that's it really. I take my "happy pill" at about 7.30am every day and try to have something small to eat with it at the same time and that also helps.
Rob
morris5087 bigrob1971
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Thank you