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sertraline worry

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wendy94366
wendy94366

was on propranolol 10mg for anxiety was on it for 3 weeks,went back to doc on friday and he told me to stop takeing them as he didnt think they were helping,and started me on 50mg sertraline day 3 of taking this and i feel awful nausea, heart feels like its raceinng lightheadedness please is this normal,i just want to feel normal again,i'm 53 and suffering bad health anxiety,and haveing these symptoms are not helping

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  • ida78235
    ida78235 wendy94366

    Posted

    Unfortunately this normal Wendy I'm on sert to. .suffered a set bk last 2wks. .doc gave me pregabalin to take for a week. And my anxiety has went through the roof. . Sert makes me dizzy nauseas the lot. .at wits end..feeling sick each morning. . Dreadful

  • joe41529
    joe41529 wendy94366

    Posted

    Hi Wendy, this is very normal this early on, I had side effects on 50mg for several weeks by my third week they were all gone except my sleep still was not great but it’s getting better now. I’ve been on 50mg now for 8 weeks and it has worked amazing for my anxiety! Don’t forget it takes a good 6-8 weeks for this medicine to start working fully, and don’t forget to always speak to your prescribing  Dr if you feel you need to increase or decrease your medication.  
    • wendy94366
      wendy94366 joe41529

      Posted

      hi joe thnx for replying just worried that this morn my heart was raceing went to docs and it was 125 but went down to 100 but i was more anxious cause my heart was raceing which didnt help is that normal my blood pressure was ideal but feel my head is weired like lightheaded but doc didnt seem concerned
    • joe41529
      joe41529 wendy94366

      Posted

      I know that in my first 2-3 weeks my heart rate would sometimes get very high as sertraline has that kind of side effect in the beginning of treatment as does anxiety. I also had really bad panic attacks in the first 2-3 weeks of starting sertraline, so yes I would say your elevated heart rate is very normal in these early days for you. I do know that all my side effects went away in time and now I’m starting to feel so much better and now I’m so glad I did not give up early on. It takes time on anti depressants but you will get there. 
  • lattifa7777
    lattifa7777 wendy94366

    Posted

    Yes it is very normal, you do get worse before better, but for me it made me better after about 4 to 5 weeks, the first 10 days are the worst. Hope you have lots of support xx
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