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I posted two days on here about my bad reaction to Sertraline and how it affected me. The side effects were really bad on my body and I had to stop taking them. I only took them for three days 50MG but I halved them and the last time I took one was four days ago but I ended up at the ER because I was very worried and felt like I was going to pass out or die.
Anyway, since I stopped taking them the following has gone;
shaking.
headache.
vomiting.
diarrhea.
sweating.
However, I still have some side effects like dizziness but not as badly as before and I just don't feel myself at all. My anxiety is sky high right now, I'm nervous and anxious and have small panic attacks throughout the day. It's bugging me because I can't relax. I also feel like I have chest pains but I don't know if that's just the anxiety. I'm able to eat, drink and sit still but for some reason I feel the need to check my pulse every now and then. At the ER they checked me out and said everything is fine and normal.
My question is, how long will it be before I feel myself again? Will I feel myself again!? How long does this stuff take to get out your system and I will not experience withdrawal symptoms, will I? Also, I've read on other posts where people are worse off than me but they do not feel themselves after months when they stop taking the pills. It's making me worried. My brain keeps telling me to worry in case I pass out and die lol and so I do worry. So f*cking irritating.
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kyle12066 Dastardly2015
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My GP prescribed me Burspirone the next day after I was in the ER and it was to calm me down, but I did not take it because I have been put off medication ever since that happened. Did you take anything after it?
sara84877 Dastardly2015
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kyle12066 Dastardly2015
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Thanks for your response, I hope I feel better soon.
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sara84877 Dastardly2015
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I struggled to sleep last night. I fell asleep eventually but woke up sweating after a few hours. Then I fell asleep again when I moved to the couch from my bed. I woke up still not feeling myself and all the other side effects have gone except this one. Is this just my anxiety from taking the pill? I no longer feel dizzy, just this one symptom that I dont feel myself.
Will this go away? If so, how long? 2-3 weeks? Can you actually get side effects this long after just three days of taking that pill? I'm not on anything currently anymore because it put me off. Did you take anything after Sertraline?
I'm able to eat, sleep & do normal things except my brain just doesn't feel right. It sucks. My anxiety is making me worry that I will pass out and die.
sara84877 Dastardly2015
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Sweating
Paranoia
Hallucination
Vomiting
No appetite
Sensitive to light and sound
Insomnia
Panic attacks
My whole body would burn and tingle
Dizziness
Irratic mental state
You will get better each day but you may have good and bad days.
http://www.m.webmd.com/depression/guide/serotonin-syndrome-causes-symptoms-treatments
sara84877 Dastardly2015
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Davesoapbox Dastardly2015
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As many of the others have pointed out certain SSRIs can affect different people in different ways and while they are effective they do take several weeks of dose increases to reach full effectiveness. Your symptoms are unfortunately classic of SSRI especially Sertraline, my partner has just gone up to 100mg and its a struggle. I being lucky I guess am on Paroxetine which while I did have side effects it seems to be working okay (I am also on others which help). The problem you have my friend is the side effects will wear off but your anxiety is now running wild, so I think you might need to a) ask your GP for a different medication as Sertraline didn't work b) start a self help system such as relaxation, meditation, mindfullness etc to help you reduce and control your anxiety. In fact maybe do both. Please keep I. Touch because I would be interested in your progress and remember we are here for you, don't feal alone.
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To be honest I dont want to take medication anymore, like at all. I want to deal with it alone. I still feel weird, but I'm going to go to bed and try sleep.
Btw what other medications have you tried?
Davesoapbox Dastardly2015
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where you are right now I think you need to be speaking to a member of your local MH team. Anxiety can be controlled by many self help techniques and it seems that different medications affect different people different ways. I'm on Paroxetine, diazepan and Zopiclone and I've had the side effects and if it wasn't for forums and Twitter I would have been a mess but I also do meditation and CBT and have the support of my CPN.
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