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stopped sertraline HELP!!!!

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Claire088
Claire088

recently just stopped 50mg of sertraline myself with no doctor i felt ok but now im so on edge im petrafied ive got coronavirus ive had headaches and dry cough/ soar throat in the oast half hour ive felt a little breathless chest a bit tight please help im so scared xx

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  • phoebe1234
    phoebe1234 Claire088

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    hi claire, I have health anxiety and convinced myself the other day that i had corona virus as well!! but it was just in my head, I had a tight chest and a tickly cough but thats what anxiety can do to you. youve just come off medication to help you with anxiety so your probably feeling 10 times worse about it! have a good nights sleep and you will most probably wake up feeling absolutley fine! and dont worry as well coronvirus is just like the flu, its only fatal to the oldly or people who already have other health conditions! relax youll be fine!

  • louisa17108
    louisa17108 Claire088

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    Hi Claire,

    Stop and take a breath. It sounds like your anxiety is back. Please make an appointment with your doctor. Search coronavirus online test and do that if you have concerns, they will advise you what to do.

    Hope this helps

    Best wishes

    Louisa x

  • Aimee87
    Aimee87 Claire088

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    I think you need to make an appointment with your doctor and carry on taking the sertraline and then taper off slowly x

  • hilde17839
    hilde17839 Claire088

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    That sounds like withdrawal symptoms . You do need to visit your doctor as others have advised and he will be able to guide you in how to taper off the sertraline if that's what you want to do. Good luck, I hope tomorrow is a better day

  • Claire088
    Claire088

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    hi all feeling a little calmer just now sooooo tired not slept properly in around a week im gonna book an app tomorrow with my gp get some help thanks very much everyone goodnight godbless ❤

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