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[shazzatee]

Hi I've just been diagnosed with fibro after 8 year's of seeing specialists various doctor's being treated for tendinitis etc I've been taking amitriptyline for sometime lowest dose but I've been given sertraline say's take one a day but not sure if it's on a morning or in the evening,can anyone help ?

thanks

[Trikki]

Sorry Shazzatee I cannot give you advice on your meds as we aren't medically trained but I suggest you ring your surgery very soon to find the answer.....Hope you get sorted soon! xx

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[shazzatee in reply to Trikki]

Thank you I managed to find out it would be better on a morning ...x

[Malwimmy27]

Try taking it in the morning. It will most likely make you yawn a lot but not necessarily tired.

Maybe ask a pharmacist as they will be able to give you good advice.

I hope the serra line helps you. Take care.

[shazzatee in reply to Malwimmy27]

Thank you for your advice x

[mmariaaaaaaaa]

I was prescribed this one and I was instructed to take it in the morning as per most SSRI's but check with your chemist or Doctor to be on the safe side like Trikki said. Pretty sure if you took this at night you would have difficulty sleeping as they work on Serotonin, which is a feel good chemical in the brain, so will are designed to make you feel 'up' Worth noting they take a minimum of 3-4 weeks to start having any effect.

Good luck, hope they work for you

[shazzatee in reply to mmariaaaaaaaa]

Thank you ...the doctor said it will work with the amitryptiline ,,I was a bit worried as I'm quite over weight (but I'm healthy eating & losing ) it says some side effects can be weight gain 😟 I really hope I'm not one of the percentage that does ..will just give it a go anything must be better than all the pain & stiffness x

[mmariaaaaaaaa]

I was on Sertaline but my Dr changed it to Duloxetine as as well as being an effective antidepressant it is also prescribed for Fibro so I changed to Duloxetine.

The thing with side effects of tablets is that they have to state every side effect reported to them some of the meds I'm on the list of side effects go on for pages. Everyone's physiology is unique and therefore each medication will affect you uniquely to you. I suggest you make a note in your diary of when you started taking these and to put a note in your diary for 4 weeks later to see if its having the desired effect

[TheAuthor]

Hi shazzatee

I sincerely hope that you are feeling as well as you possibly can be today? Welcome to the forum and it is wonderful to make your acquaintance. I have pasted you a link below to our mother site, FMA UK which hosts loads of useful Fibro information:

fmauk.org/

I can see that you had your question answered so I will simply and sincerely wish you all the best of luck with your new medication.

All my hopes and dreams for you

Ken