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Sertraline Day 13

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Hey all, I’m on sertraline day 13. Last week was horrific with adrenaline rushes of sheer panic, which seems to have subsided. Still feeling anxious as hell, overthinking how I’m feeling all the time, intrusive distressive thoughts which I had before taking the meds. I’m on 50mg. I am sleeping better. And noticing that maybe those intrusive thoughts seem to vanish a little quicker than they used too. Which is a bonus. Currently having CBT too. Any advice? Last week I was convinced I couldn’t carry on with the meds but here I am about to take my 14th tablet. What was your experience with sertraline? I would love to hear. Xxxx

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Hi, I’m on day 13 too, had headaches , dizziness, weird feeling in my head, enlarged pupils, side effects have eased a lot now, apart from my eyes, but doctor wants me to carry on with them. But still feeling really anxious 😟 not sleeping very well, she prescribed me diazepam, which I haven’t took yet,

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Jodieloo

I've been on sertraline for the past 5years . They do say that it takes nearly 6weeks for the medication to kick in fully . My Anxiety came out of the blue and knocked me sideways . I deal with it a lot better than I used too and I'm in a much better place than I was five years ago 🙏🏻 Good luck and I hope you feel better soon x

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Eabxj28

Hello they started me on a low doses. Then when I went up to 50 mg , I went berserk,could not control myself so they changed me to trazadone that did the same I really do not want to take any but have to so I’m on mirtazaphine 30 mg they seem to be better ,sertraline and trazadone so did duloxetine landed me in hospital they are so bad hope everything turns out fine for you just watch what you take ,these doctors should give people a test run. First and see how you get on

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Lettyhee

It should pass. I remember feeling WEIRD for 3 weeks exactly, then things settled down. Was the same when I tapered off. Try and get lots of rest and wait for your body to adjust. It's normal to have a bumpy few weeks at the beginning

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