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Setraline and bowel issues

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lau93ren
lau93ren

hi, i was put on setraline 25mg for high anxiety after suffering with upper back ache felt like id been in a car crash! which seemed to be hurting the sides of my stomach and middle of my chest for a few months long story short i am now having to have an endoscopy and colonoscopy the day after new year to rule out GI issue which ive never suffered with and it sent me over the edge as i did the worst thing which was google symptoms so i ended up in the doctors office crying convinced i am dying as i stopped eating as much and lost a stone in weight and was put on setraline only took it for 4 days as it scared me but went back to docs couple weeks later and they went mad at me for not taking it so im back on it and my question is can you have side effects on 25mg? ive been on it six days and i woke up with a random bout of diarrahia which naturally has scared me when I might be having GI issues which i wont find out untill the 2nd of jan sorry for the long story i feel such a mess 😦

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  • Melanie455
    Melanie455 lau93ren

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    hi, i had some bowel issues for the first few months of being on SERTRALINE. similiar to gou, THEY did settle down after a few months. Try not to stress about it 😃

  • emily40717
    emily40717 lau93ren

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    I am 6 weeks ino 50mg and I had awful upset tummy, feeling sick and not eating for 3/4 weeks. It calmed down but today i've had tummy issues again, could be tablets or because my period is due? It's very hard to work it all out isn't!

    I started on them because i had some health issues and developed high anxiety because of it. I had burning sesations in my chest and arm. I then developed a globus sensation in my throat, like something is stuck. I have seen an ent. I've had a nasal scope and an mri scan. I've tried various acid reflux meds too. I think i'll end up having more text to see if it's tummy issues too.

    Let us know how you get on. The only things i've found that help my tummy are hot water bottles, loose clothes and bland food (no fun). I've also switched to decaf tea xxx

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