Experiences with setraline

[Oohthedrama]

(Edit: just my opinion)
Worst drug ever.

 

[Jmx]

I really want to stop taking it because I’m feeling like I’m in a good place but I don’t want to deal with the affects of coming off.

 

[Dianne]

I found Sertraline made me feel quite flat and I also had low libido. I’m on Duloxetine now and that works better for me.

 

[Hairraiser]

My doctor has changed my tablets, from sertraline 50mg to fluoxetine 10mg, increase to 20mg after 1 week.
He didn’t say to wean off, just stop taking them & take the fluoxetine as normal.
But I’ve just come over all hot, sweaty & heart is racing like mad.
I feel alright but just feels abit weird that’s all, il have to take it easy the next few days Incase I feel peculiar.
Anyone else had to do this?

 

[theghosttown]

My mental health nurse has suggested I move from fluxoetine to sertaline because fluo makes me sweat like shit and summer time is hell. Does sertaline make you sweat? I'm debating whether to change.

I sweat like no tomorrow with Sertraline. Night sweats are utterly, utterly savage. I’ve been on it for 2 years and it hasn’t stopped for me unfortunately.

 

[nothanksbabes]

50mg is a really low dose on Sertraline. For me (OCD and severe physical anxiety symptoms with low mood as a result) the therapeutic dose was 159mg - which is where the research suggests it should be according to my psychiatrist at the time. Maybe speak to your doctor @TapToBoreMeRigid to look at increasing x

I've just stumbled on this thread and that'ss is really interesting.

I've been on 50mg for 8 months and it has turned down the noise in my head and the constant cycling negative thoughts (I have cPTSD) but I still struggle to concentrate, get out of bed etc. and feel really low a lot of the time and don't have much quality of life, I just don't cry anymore . I think I'll speak to my GP about upping my dose.

 

[thaliamay]

How do you take it? I’m struggling with it again.

Sorry how do you mean?
I take both 100mg tablets at bedtime. With water? Idk if that's what you mean

 

[swimming]

Not sure if anyone will see this but I forgot to take my 50mg sertraline for two nights this week cos of such a hectic time. And today I am dizzy, I feel nauseous, I’ve had a bit of a dodgy tummy and I just feel not well at all.

Could this be withdrawal from just 2 days of not taking it? I’ve taken it now

 

[itsnotmereally]

Has anyone ever had hot/cold sweats on sertraline??
I’m sweating just laying on the sofa but can feel the cold aswell. I’m obsessing over a draft in the room and I can’t find it, I am driving my husband mad. I’m worried I’m hallucinating

Yes! So weird but my legs and neck seem to sweat a lot. Especially in the evenings.

 

[expectopatronum]

Is anyone else struggling with the dreams?

Yes! Been on for 9/10 months the dreams were crazy at the start then seemed to dip off and now in the last week started again, so odd.

 

[planetzanussi]

I’ve been on 50mg for about 3 months now, for anxiety. I do feel better but I noticed I’m very irritable and I’m exhausted. The night sweats have gone but I feel so angry and tired that it’s having an effect on my relationship and my work. I don’t know if it’s these or something else. Tried to speak to my doctor but so far no joy.

Have you tried taking it at different times of the day? I had overwhelming tiredness at first but I’m now six months in and it’s all levelled out

 

[slabber]

I started on 25mg last week and am due to increase to 50mg tomorrow. I have no energy or motivation - I'm spending all day in bed. When I do have to get up and be normal I am exhausted afterwards. Does it get better?

 

[catchinguphere21]

Does anyone take their dose at night? I’m thinking of switching to night to combat the tiredness I have been feeling from it. I also think it’s starting to interact with the amount of coffee I consume!

I changed from taking it at night to taking it first thing in the morning with breakfast. I used to be very tired otherwise

 

[nothanksbabes]

I bruise like a peach anyway, but when I first started taking Sertraline I woke up with a subconjunctival haemorrhage (burst blood vessel in my eye) which looked awful and had never happened to me before. Citalopram also made me bleed more if I cut myself so, I don't know if it's all SSRIs. It seems to have subsided with time though.

I've been on 50mg Sertraline since March and haven't noticed any side effects apart from the horrible night sweats for a while.

 

[LouBug19]

Yep I was sweating like mad with sertraline it was truly awful

Thank you, I've been on flu for 3 years and if sertaline is going to make me sweat the same I will leave it.

 

[kettlecrisp32]

Yep I was sweating like mad with sertraline it was truly awful

Yeah same - I’ve stopped taking it now and the sweating literally stopped overnight

 

[hrh89]

I suffer quite badly with restless leg syndrome and sertraline made it a hundred times worse, making me more tired, depressed and irritable. A lot of these types of drugs make RLS symptoms worse it’s so bloody frustrating.

 

[JSquared]

Has anyone taken Sertraline whilst pregnant?

 

[thaliamay]

Yes, that’s what I mean. I took it at night yesterday without water and I’m suffering. If I take it at night, I can’t really fall asleep. Not sure what to do again.

When I was in hospital the recommended times were to take half a dose at 1pm and the next by 10pm.
But I also take quietapine alongside, so I'm always usually knocked out afterwards

 

[swimming]

It’s referred to as ‘emotional blunting’ it can be a passing side effect but it can also be long term. Just persevere and review in 3 weeks. It’s not easy but it’ll be worth it x

Thank you so much x