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debbie_84339
debbie_84339

Hi 

   I am not doing good . I am not sure how much more I can take . I started on Zoloft on December on 25 mg . Dr worked me up to 150mg . I am on day 11 . I feel awful !  My entire body shakes . My ears are ringing . My thoughts are bad . I just can’t take this . My brain feels weird . My dr wants to work me up to 200 and The thought of increasing this scares me . I have not felt good through this entire process. I want off this drug !   I am having the same side effects being on it , as someone getting off it . I don’t know what to do . This is 4 months of hell . What do I do ????   

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  • sharon37328
    sharon37328 debbie_84339

    Posted

    Hi Debbie since increasing up to 100mg 11 days ago I have felt worse. Bad anxiety, nausea, sleep deprivation and back and for the toilet. I have spoken to my gp who tells me I will feel worse before better. Its a struggle and sometimes I want to give up. But as each increase is supposed to take time to work I'm not sure what to do. Do you have diazepam or anything to help x we can get through this x

  • matt18794
    matt18794 debbie_84339

    Posted

    I started on 50mg. No big change until I increased to 100mg after week four. Initially experienced chronic insomnia at night and lethargy / demotivation during the day. It kicked in weeks 5 / 6 and I felt substantially better all round (less preoccupied and anxious).

    I did however start to gain weight and experienced delayed ejaculation. On that basis I stopped the medication after three months. I halved the tablet for one week then cold turkey. Five days without and I feel OK. Strange mild electrical type buzz across hands and face on and off all day. Bearable.

  • claire43316
    claire43316 debbie_84339

    Posted

    Hi Debbie, you have to hang on in there you really do. It will get easier I promise. These chronic things you are experiencing are side effects and as days go on they will lesson. 

    I’ve bin on sertraline for several years, lowering them when I felt better, but I’ve recently had to increase them back to 100mg. I too have had terrible side effects, but I no that if I stick at it I will get better. 

    I no it’s just awful at the min but just keep going, talk to us on here it will help. 

    Keep in touch Claire x

  • christina_77261
    christina_77261 debbie_84339

    Posted

    Hi Debbie,

    I’m not a doctor but I feel like your body is reacting because your dose is to high? If I were you I’d call the doctor and insist that this may be too much for you. If they don’t think so, I’d seek another opinion. In the meantime time, when I felt like you do I would run a hot bath with a few drops of lavender essential oil and “attempt” to relax. Sometimes it helped, and sometimes it didn’t. On really rough days my doctor had given me a small dose of Xanax to just take the edge off until I was over the hump. Either way I can see that you’re really feeling bad. Drinking ALOT of water helps me too (ODDLY) I find that when I’m hydrated, I feel way less side effects. What are your thoughts? 

    • debbie_84339
      debbie_84339 christina_77261

      Posted

      Hi Christina 

         Yes .. I think my dose is too high . I need to find another dr .  Thank you . 

  • monna93589
    monna93589 debbie_84339

    Posted

    Hang in there... that’s at least what I’m trying to say. Am on day 1 on 125 mg and feel shaky, sad, jittery and anxious as hell. Let’s stick together! 
  • lynn260
    lynn260 debbie_84339

    Posted

    We are in the same boat!

    I started 150mg Sertraline in Sept 2017. Way too high!

    I was on other meds so I was not sure what was giving me side effects. By Jan 2018 I was off all meds apart from Sertraline.

    I have now been tapering Sertraline. I am down to 40mg. The withdrawal is awful. Dizzy head, shaky, anxiety, head pressure, etc.

    I am determined to get off this drug as I now have tinnitus. You should do the same. Do not go up to 200mg with your current side effects. The tapering down will be much worse. Keep in touch as I share your pain. Xx

  • lisa_1616
    lisa_1616 debbie_84339

    Posted

    It sounds like you have seritonin toxicity! I experienced this also and it was so bad I had to quit my masters degree. I just spoke to a pharmacist about it and she says I should have been hospitalized for the toxicity. 

    I swear, I don't know what doctors are thinking when their patients come back sick and shaking - even after months. I tried to tell my doctor but he just referred me to someone else who gave me even more SSRI! 

    Anyway, taper down as quickly as possible and see another doctor. Even if you need to go to the hospital, which it's sounds like you do. Go. 

  • debra34304
    debra34304 debbie_84339

    Posted

    HI Debbie how long was u on each dose for b4 upping each time. My doctor told me to wait 8wks b4 upping my dose. As when I went up I cudnt bare the side effects. So I’m back down again now x
    • debbie_84339
      debbie_84339 debra34304

      Posted

      She has me increasing it 25mg every two weeks . I am going to decrease it starting tonight . I cannot take this . Thank you !!  I don’t feel so alone !!  
    • debra34304
      debra34304 debbie_84339

      Posted

      Hi Debbie that’s excactly how I feel as though I’ve pulled myself away from every 1. It’s awfull int it . I feel like I’ve lost myself and feeling detached from my fella and all my luv 1s. The doctor said it’s depersonalisation due to my anxiety.av u ever experienced anything like this. It’s so scary xx
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