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Sertraline.. Week 9.. Any advice??

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claire86168
claire86168

Just want some advice if anyone has any.. I'm on week 9 of 50mg daily of sertraline.. It was prescribed for HA.

the first few weeks were hell which I expected and thankfully got through, the weeks that followed brought new side effects but again these passed.. I thought by week 9 I would be relatively ok but today I've got leg and shoulder aches.. It's not painful it's more like an ache/muscle in my left thigh and also my left shoulder. I'm also feeling really sweaty, I did have night sweats at the beginning but not random hotness like now. I also don't feel right, I don't feel unwell just a little weird?? Anyone tell me their experiences of week9 and is the the sert or maybe a real illness?? Thanks in advance x 

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  • julie89512
    julie89512 claire86168

    Posted

    Hi Claire.

    Iv just started on week 9, on 25mg

    I'm still getting some side effects,

    Some days none.

    But today iv felt spaced out and dizzy.

    Yesturday felt nauseous.

    And I have back ache and pains in my ribs from the beginning.

    Just put that down to work, but who knows, everyone seems to have

    different side effects and different time scale they disappear.

    Hope this helps

    • claire86168
      claire86168 julie89512

      Posted

      Thank you for your reply.

      i too had the rib pain quite bad but it went away eventually. 

       

    • claire86168
      claire86168 jessie72086

      Posted

      Hi Jessie,

      Im not really sure how to explain it...

      It's always the left side and it's right under my breast, it's like a sting/ache.. I still get it occasionally now but no where near as bad as previous. I've never broken a rib but when it was at its worst that's what I imagined it felt like. I'm not even sure if it is my ribs it just feels like it is.

      Sorry I can't tell you much more but it's hard to explain. Xx

  • julie7525
    julie7525 claire86168

    Posted

    Hi Claire, like you it was terrible first few weeks on 25 then 50, then i went to 75 and things settled, then 100 and again seemed to settle, then about 2 weeks ago dizziness started and feeling of being spaced out when standing or walking. It was similar in the beginning, i had terrible jelly legs for 3 weeks. Anyway im on about week 12/13 now, on 125, my anxiety, which was very bad, has almost gone apart from in high stress situations, its just the dizziness id like to be gone now. I generally find it takes 3-4 weeks to settle on a new dose. I do have throbbing sonetimes in shoulder or calf muscle and for a long time had chest discomfort which seems to have stopped thankfully. Ive put a few pounds on and ive been getting bad spots, but id rather that than anxiety lol. Myself and 2 friends ive made on here were all in a bad way after xmas and 3 months on we are all doing well with the odd side effect now and then. Its hell to start but worth it to get back to normal :-)
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