Was on Sertraline for 2 years stopped and started
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hi everyone i was on 150mg if sertraline for two years febuary this year the docter put me on 50mg of sertraline the very next day after going to see him jumping from 150mg to 50 and 25mg of promazine i was on this for one month and because i felt to low and brain zaps and memory loss confusion and just stopped both been trying to withdrawel for 5 months cold turkey have had insomnia getting up sll hours of the night , wen i furst went on sertraline i had no side effects no nothing was happy all the even over happy so as soon as it was reduced i started being unwell , so been on sertraline now fir three weeks and i have bad sweating all day every day bad insomnia every night were i cant sleep atall ehen will this stop if it worked before why not work again or is it that i but my body in shock from not having it for 5 months
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Potatoghost roxie90593
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hi roxie.
I'm only 10 days in on 50mg of sertraline and having some side effects but not many mainly increased anxiety and lower mood.
I was on citalopram before sertraline and the first time I was on it no side effects and kicked in at about 4 weeks and felt great.
second time round it took more than 12 weeks to notice anything and i had every side effect you can think of
I've heard from a lot of people that when they have been on it for the second time it was a lot harder.
so dont panick it's not uncommon x hope this helps
roxie90593 Potatoghost
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hi so will my side effectts like sweating sore eyes and insomnia fade i had no side effirts first time this time im suffering so docter has put me on promethazine to help me sleep do u wrekon i carry on taking the sleeping aidvfor a short ehile whole the meds kick in
Potatoghost roxie90593
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yeah the side effects should pass if they dont then see your gp.
I dont see why they wont, some peoples side effects last longer than others and it's not unheard of for them to last longer. give it another couple of weeks and see how you feel I reckon.
hopefully the sleeping tablets will help too and you wont need them once the side effects go x
sarah_62089 roxie90593
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hi ,
i have had the same experiance with sertiline . i started on zoloft when i was 28 because it was severe . when i started it was hard i went up to 25 to 50 to 100mg for about 7 months and than i felt so mucj better to the point i went cold turkey . i thought i didnt need it anymore and my doc said to start reducing my dose but never did . so for about 7 months i went without taking meds i felt fine no sode effects nothing until one say i started getting really really sick again the anxeity was so much worse i had to go back on it . it was bad side effects suicide thoughts . 3 years later in on 100mg and im barly feeling ok . it sucks but i think second time around is much harder and takes way longer . just stay strong its so hard but if i can push through so can you !!! best of luck to you !