Should I have so many side effects with sertaline 50mg

stick with it guys, honestly they don't last forever and you will feel so much better in a few weeks, these things take time to get into your system, but when they do, you will see a huge improvement :-)

I almost went off them last week because I couldn't handle all of the side effects but decided to stick it out. But over the past few days I've got bloating tummy and diarrhea. Has anyone experienced this and will that side effect improve and ease off?

hi ellestell,

so many people on here have said that they have had the same symptoms, so when i first started taking them i was expecting a dodgy stomache, i got nothing and then 5 weeks down the line out of the blue, it happened,i was expecting it to continue from then on but nothing again, all in all i've been on these for 8 weeks and i've had problems only 3 times. but i have lost alot of weight on them, i started at 13st 3lbs and i'm now 11st 13lbs, that has been from the beginning of feb so its coming off fast!! i've heard that the symptoms to wear off after a few weeks, so stick with it :-)

Hi All,

Im almost 9 weeks in now on 50mgs and feel a whole lot calmer and feel more level....

I was fortunate in the fact that although I did suffer pretty much all of the side effects they were never severe and I always told myself "its just the pills doing it and it will go away", I always walked around with a bottle of water to stop myself getting dehydrated which I think causes alot of the headaches. Iam self employed and havent really had the option to sit around too much and have to get out of bed every day to make sure things are getting done, My concentration levels are all over the place, I try to set myself daily manageable targets but not be hard on myself if I dont manage to meet them.

I think sometimes some of the side effects seem alot worse if you have time to dwell on them, I used to grind my teeth quite alot especially when stressed, Iam now finding that Im lightly gritting my teeth whilst pushing my tongue up, or lightly tapping my teeth together which combined with the metallic taste Im getting is quite bizarre but still its just one of the effects and I dont let it wind me up.

Hope that helps some of you with apprehension over if you should stick with it

I am in the 5th week and still face symptoms ...Will it get ok?