I'm on 50mg and wake up drenched in the night. I'm not a sweaty person really either, just at night since I started Sertraline.
That’s interesting hadn’t thought of that being an option.
Interesting this Im hoping to decrease my dosage tomorrow when my dr calls me as im having therapy for my anxiety, I do get very vivid dreams and have been getting headaches and earache where I feel dizzy, I hadnt thought it may be the tablets , I have had a lot of stressful situations happen since Christmas but seem more able to talk things through, I had a sudden hearing loss and had a hard time coming to terms with it as well as other situationsI was on it for about 18 months, after a sudden bereavement and work was horrendous. I was worried about side effects but aside from really vivid dreams, they didnt affect me too much when I started out on them. I didnt seem to benefit very much from them, and although I dont know what I expected, I now feel no different without them. The Doctor told me I was depressed, they gave me Sertraline and sent me on a stress management groupI hope they work for you- I know some people have really benefitted from antidepressants.
I came off them after speaking to ky GP - they just said reduce the dose but they didn't seem really sureBe warned tho - the 'brain zaps' when you come off them, I cant quite explain them, but they're wierd and a little unsettling, but apparently its completely normal. I also had the dizziness. Good luck
Im the same but im menopausal and not only get sweats at night but at the most random times during the day its embarrassing, but its interesting you mention sertraline giving you this symptom as I never even linked it to this
I still have insomnia on 150 mg but as I mention to another tattler im menopausal so it could be that , I was very itchy when I first went on 50 mg only for about a week though and got lots of spots around my mouth
About six weeks is standard for SSRIs I think, I noticed an improvement in about a month. I still definitely get sad but the "edge" went off the sadness around the month - six weeks mark.
Thank you for this! Appreciate the reply. Good to know. I’ll hang in there!
Hey again! I remember you saying you were visiting the doctor in the depression thread around the same time as me - I see we’re both on the sertraline train now!
I feel exactly the same as you right now 
Aw, thank you for remembering! And sorry to hear you’re feeling similar. I’ve got a physio appointment shortly and after that I think I might go back to bed or at least sit on the sofa and not move. People did warn me I might feel worse before I feel better but for some reason I thought that would be straight away and not after a couple of weeks. It just scares me to think that maybe I’ll never feel better. I’m also heartbroken and hopeless after a breakup and being around my happy coupled up friends is unbearable and I can’t think about anything other than how lonely and tragic I am.Hey again! I remember you saying you were visiting the doctor in the depression thread around the same time as me - I see we’re both on the sertraline train now!
I’m about three weeks in and feeling awful this weekend. It’s like the tablets have removed some of the physical signs of my anxiety like panic attacks, raising heart etc, but the intrusive thoughts and compulsions are all still there? Feel like a bit of a zombie. Really hoping things improve soon!
You might be ok! I had a bit of sickness at first but they have been a miracle cure for me. I have stopped crying all the time, my concentration has improved and I just feel better. I hope they work for you!
Thank you. He was going to prescribe propanolol but once I mentioned my social anxiety he quickly changed his mind to setraline.
I felt groggy / spacey for about five days max, and that was on 50mg. So I’m crossing my fingers you don’t experience too much of it. Can honestly say I’ve barely noticed any side effects. Keep us posted and wish you all the best! Signed, a fellow tearful person
Oh thank you so much and I'm so glad that the grogginess didn't last for you. I got sent home from work this morning after bursting into tears and I thought that I really need to do something about this as it's really not professional xI felt groggy / spacey for about five days max, and that was on 50mg. So I’m crossing my fingers you don’t experience too much of it. Can honestly say I’ve barely noticed any side effects. Keep us posted and wish you all the best! Signed, a fellow tearful person
