Experiences with setraline

[citrineday]

i was on 50mg for about a year but noticed i was starting to feel bad again so i am now on 100mg. i’ve never been properly diagnosed with ocd but i have pretty bad compulsions and my brain feels like there are very dark outcomes to these. since taking sertraline i no longer get them. i also used to pull out my eyebrow hairs which i barely do anymore.

im 18 now and started taking it (age 16/17) because i was feeling very depressed and did not know how to go about daily life and being a person anymore. my mum had been desperately trying to get me through to a doctor who would listen for a very long time and it took a very serious breakdown and last straw for them to offer medication to me.

ive noticed that i often have random waves of nausea and now i can fall asleep randomly during the day (it was impossible for me to nap before). i also have very vivid dreams at night, to the point that very often i struggle to distinguish between what happened in a dream and reality. i also think in general i have become better in relation to social situations and other people. but im not actually fully sure if these things are due to the sertraline or are just coincidental and due to me naturally changing as a person which is frustrating- particularly the nausea, social parts and feeling more tired...

i can fall asleep heavily during the day but can’t fall asleep at night until 5:30am. great when you have online lessons at 9!

overall i think i do feel happier, but unfortunately i can’t say it has really helped my anxiety. i still feel anxious every moment of the day and dont think i’ve ever properly had a feeling of ease

 

[al255]

Started 50mg for the last week, don't feel any different and no side effects. Not been on it before - can anyone advise!? I've got a review in 2 weeks.... should I ask to up the dose to 75mg or?

 

[Snowjoke]

Does anyone know if you can take immodium at the start of sertraline? I’m really struggling with the bowels since starting it. It’s wakening me in the night etc I can’t get my GP today due to the bank holiday

 

[boomska]

I weaned myself off from 150mg, so think it’s worth giving 50mg a go, as I’m not quite in the headspace I was then, but am terrified of getting back there. X

I think that’s really good! I was on 150mg but now I’m only taking 100mg.

Ironically, try and not think about “going back there” and just focus on the present!

 

[swimming]

God I’m praying someone here has some sort of solution for these sertraline side effects.

I’m on 100mg after 50 had no effect on me. I am CONSTANTLY sweating, and boiling hot. The sweating is mainly my face. Forehead and top lip.

Ive got an active 2 year old and any sort of activity from me, even sometimes just walking or getting on/off the floor I’m as red as a beetroot and sweating.

the social embarrassment is huge and I’m starting to become a recluse because I know people are staring at me when I’m standing there sweating buckets.

bit of a moan …. I feel so stuck because 100% the sertraline is working for me and my mental health has improved. So I am happy to stay on it for that reason, but I am fed up of feeling like a sweaty unhygienic Furness.

 

[hereforthememe]

I seem to be getting over the side effects now. No nausea anymore and I have my appetite back, but I wouldn't say they have started helping me yet

 

[Begborrowsteal]

Sertraline did nothing for me. At all!

 

[JSquared]

So it’s been almost 3 weeks on 50mg.. i don’t think I feel any better and I’ve completely lost my appetite. I also had sex today and I’m so upset that it just doesn’t feel the same !! I just feel numb in every aspect if that makes sense? Anyone else or just me

my doctor is a going to review again in a couple of weeks so hopefully some sortof positive change is coming my way

I wish I had lost my appetite

 

[1001 others]

I have been on Sertraline for a very long time (10+ years) for free-floating anxiety. My doctor has told me that I'm likely to be on them for the rest of my life, which is scary. I will say that I've tried a few in my time and Sertraline is the only one that doesn't leave me feeling hazy or groggy. The only negative is the weight gain, which has been huge.

I take 50mg/day but my pharmacy often runs out of 50s, so gives me 100mg with instructions to chop them in half. Despite trying very hard to cut them neatly in half, if I mistakenly chop off a bit more than that, I start to feel very ill ... as in, physically sick.

I also find that if I don't take my tablet with a full glass of water, it kind of stays lodged in my throat and causes really bad indigestion ... it's very odd. As much as I'm not a breakfast person, I try to have something to eat with my tablet too (even if just a banana), which helps it digest better.

Just lately I think something might have changed with the batch as I have a severe headache I can't shake. I remember having one when I first went on Sertraline too.

My doctor has said that Sertraline is one of the safest, most effective, anti-depressants on the market. She said she often prescribes it to women to take for PMT as it takes the edge off perfectly.

Before Sertraline I tried a whole raft of anti-depressants, some which helped me to sleep at night which was a bonus but I'd pay for it the next morning by feeling hungover.

In my experience, it can take several trials of various drugs until you find one that is best for you. You do need to give them time to work - if, after 6 weeks you're not feeling any benefits then it's time to consider something else. It's also important to know (and remember) that what works for someone you know, might not work for you.

Has anyone had a problem with sweating? I’ve been on it for about 6 months and can’t even walk to the shops without coming back and needing a shower. I wore a tshirt while it was snowing last week it’s horrendous!

Yes! But I put it down to perimenopause. It seems to be a lot better nowadays (10 years in).

 

[Saddlesoap]

I'm on it. I put it off for so long which I regret massively.

 

[Hairraiser]

Wow, thank god I’m not alone in this then.

 

[levitating]

What kind of pain? I get a weird sensation in my arms, I wouldn't exactly call it a pain, but it kind of is.

I’d say it’s similar to the ache/sensation you get after an injection, that kind of heavy and dead feeling

 

[shadowcat5]

Those of you who had insomnia, when did it ease?

 

[Jmx]

I’ve been struggling to stay awake during the days so I’m going to start taking it at night and see if that makes a difference.

 

[Rocknrolla]

I take the in am, honestly my dreams are wild I wake up in the morning feeling like I’ve been mad busy all night, not at all rested. Last night was more of a nightmare, I was terminally ill close to dying and just felt so helpless. I’ve been taking them since November I’m in two minds about phoning the doctors and seeing if I can switch.

 

[Louisej3]

Pretty rubbish didn't work left me feeling drained and like a zombie

 

[hereforthedrama10]

Thanks for the replies everyone. I was just wondering because I've always had trichotillomania but I feel I have a lot less control of it since I have started the tablets.....maybe because I'm more relaxed and less alert to when I've gone too far

Hey, slightly OT but I've made a thread for trich if you'd like a place to discuss! https://tattle.life/threads/trichotillomania.15674/

 

[pimplepopper123]

Hi all, I’ve been on Sertraline for 18 months and I’m on 200mg. It’s a game changer and I will forever rave about it! However, last night I had a proper good cry, sobbing for a couple of hours and now I have the worst headache and my eyes feel really sleepy. I don’t cry often at all because of the tablets but just want to know if the headache is from the crying?

 

[gingerteacup]

I'm 5w 2d in and the headaches have subsided now. I was sick for a week. I'm really glad I stuck with it and hope to see some positive effects soon. I guess I already have - I brushed my teeth and did laundry.

Re the sleep struggle, could you look at adjusting the time of day you take it to see if that helps this time? Good luck. You deserve to feel well.

The headaches stopped after the first two weeks for me, the sickness took a long time to settle.
I tried taking them in the morning but just felt too alert and by night I couldn’t switch off at all. I then tried at night but found myself feeling very out of it by the morning. My pupils were so large, and I felt very irrational. I don’t know what to do

 

[nothanksbabes]

Took my tablet again last night and felt like I couldn’t breathe. All night my stomach kept heaving

I made the mistake of taking one without water or without enough water once and it was agony. I try and take them with plenty of water and not on an empty stomach and not immediately before lying down.