Should I start taking sertaline?
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So I have been to see my GP today as I've been having panic attacks/anxiety for a long while now. He has referred me and prescribed 50mg of sertaline every day, however I've been reading up on the side effects and was wondering how I am supposed to carry on with work if I could experience dizziness, nausea, diarrhoea and confusion? I was just wondering if any of you take this and managed to get through work in the first few weeks without any problems?
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Aspinan hannah2401
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Donmate hannah2401
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Hi Hannah , side effects I had was sweats , heightened anxiety couldn't keep still uhhh don't want to scare you but I got bad thoughts but that probably because of the state I was in , not gonna lie it's the hardest thing I've done but I'm starting to notice glimmer of good and I'm on 4th week in , it does somtimes make you worse before better but apparently it's worth it , I used it last year also to get me through a bad stage and it worked , I only get a week belly if I don't eat much and just have tablets on empty belly , goodluck hope your good
Guest hannah2401
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Well I just stopped mine after taking it for 10 days. Worst 10 days of my life. Best decision ever (for me). Thank you God 🙏
Cinderella81 hannah2401
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Hi Hannah,
I was the same :-( I had anxiety, panic attack, terrible physical symptoms.... I felt awful!!!! Doc gave me 50 mg and I read a lot and was even more scared !!!! After 2 month I decided will try with 25 ( half of the tablet ) mg and felt much better. I did take it evening so I didn't have terrible side effects really. But I'm still on 25 mg. Try like me and if you feel you can go up any time. I think 50 mg too much to start.
I'm glad I did started. Probably I would feel 100 % if I would take 59 mg but with 25 mg I'm 90 % ok.