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I took mine in the morning because it caused insomnia as a side effect for me
depends on your side effects. I take it with my evening meal cause I didn’t want to deal with nausea or sweating in work.
Those of you who had insomnia, when did it ease?
I started taking a magnesium supplement from Holland and Barrett to help me and my insomnia went away! Might have been a coincidence but I’m ok now
I went off sertraline a few weeks ago. I had developed a lot of food intolerances.
I have been on it for about 2 months now and so have I
I've always taken mine in the morning, with breakfast. Some people report that it makes them tired, but I've never had this issue.
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Yes! Quite severely but I wonder if it could be due to perimenopause or something else going on.
Yes it was bleeping terrible at the beginning. It’s so much better now though. I’m about 4 months in!
I don’t think it showed up that quickly for me so it took a while to correlate it. I was stuck eating gluten free and following the restrictive FODMAP protocol for several months. Since stopping the medication, I’ve been able to reintroduce many, many, many foods.
I am actively trying to eat serotonin promoting foods now. I also keep red meat to a minimum because it’s bad for my mental health but it’s proven necessary for certain aspects of my physical health. Sugar, also, exacerbates my mental health.
I don’t feel 100% all the time but for most of the day I feel okay.
I already had mild ibs so I’m quite familiar with my bowels
I’ve never had an issue before as it’s usually only triggered by stress. I now almost tit myself when I drink orange juice and eat gluten 
So I used to have ulcerative colitis and one would think it put me more in tune with my stomach but it did notI already had mild ibs so I’m quite familiar with my bowels
Thankfully that has also gone with changes to my diet. I first developed it in 2016 when I moved out of my family’s home and began cooking for myself. I was avoiding preparing animal protein like the plague. Not anymore though - now I get excited to cook new types of meat. I’ve done a complete 180!You know another thing I’ve noticed which I’m wondering if others have too, my taste buds changed.
I can tolerate anything really sweet now and artificial sweetener is disgusting to me. I have a crate of Pepsi max in my house that I haven’t touched cause it’s rank
I can tolerate anything really sweet now and artificial sweetener is disgusting to me. I have a crate of Pepsi max in my house that I haven’t touched cause it’s rank
Another thing to watch for is indigestion / heartburn / reflux ... I increased my dosage for a few weeks during a rough period (in consultation with my doctor, who thought it would be a good idea) ... it not only made me feel worse, but the heartburn was ridiculously bad. I ended up being prescribed something to take alongside the Sertraline, the side effects for which gave me a headache. I've since scaled back to my original Sertraline dosage and after a couple of weeks the heartburn has reduced.
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It doesn't make me sleepy, so I take it in the morning along with breakfast. Maybe it's just thought over matter, but I feel like taking it in the morning sets me up for the day ahead.
Everyone is different, so it's a case of finding what works best for you.
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Is that because these things taste acidic to you? If so, yes that is something I definitely noticed when I increased my dosage.
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If it makes you sleepy - and assuming you don't work night shift - take it at night.
It doesn't make me sleepy, so I take it in the morning along with breakfast. Maybe it's just thought over matter, but I feel like taking it in the morning sets me up for the day ahead.
Everyone is different, so it's a case of finding what works best for you.
it might be. I think I’m going to have to go back down to 50mg because I also got indigestion, I had to be prescribed lanzoprazol which has done nothing. My stomach is also in agony. It gripes everyday now
Hoping someone can help with this!
I was on 100mg, from 50 and then back down to 50 and the balance was okay.
howvere this past week I STUPIDLY let myself run out of tablets and then couldn’t get to the pharmacy.
got them now and started taking one again last night after approx 4/5 days without any.
I am really suffering today and I don’t know if it’s a delayed withdrawal or something.
I am SO short tempered. Stomach feels like I’ve been donkey kicked, no appetite or desire to eat. Walking so slowly I’m like a tortoise and occasionally feeling faint and dizzy. My stomach is in bits too. And my toddler is pushing every single button in my well-being he can find. I just want him to go to bed so I can sit on the sofa in silence just staring at the wall spaced out.
hoping these things will go away once the medicine has worked it’s way into my system again. But I hate this
edit: I also have crazy restless legs and feel that cold shivery sensation when you’ve got a fever and cold
I was on 100mg, from 50 and then back down to 50 and the balance was okay.
howvere this past week I STUPIDLY let myself run out of tablets and then couldn’t get to the pharmacy.
got them now and started taking one again last night after approx 4/5 days without any.
I am really suffering today and I don’t know if it’s a delayed withdrawal or something.
I am SO short tempered. Stomach feels like I’ve been donkey kicked, no appetite or desire to eat. Walking so slowly I’m like a tortoise and occasionally feeling faint and dizzy. My stomach is in bits too. And my toddler is pushing every single button in my well-being he can find. I just want him to go to bed so I can sit on the sofa in silence just staring at the wall spaced out.
hoping these things will go away once the medicine has worked it’s way into my system again. But I hate this
edit: I also have crazy restless legs and feel that cold shivery sensation when you’ve got a fever and cold
Sounds like your body is struggling to adjust to going cold turkey for a couple days, straight back onto 50mg tablets.
I was on sertraline back in 2021 (no longer on any form of SSRI anymore as it turns out I am not depressed, I have BPD
) and I would just immediately KNOW if I had forgotten my meds the day before.If this happens again where you run out, when you start taking them again, cut the tablets in half for a few days and take a half dose. I had to do this several times with various diff SSRIs just to get my body accustomed again