Hi guys I’ve been taking 200mg of sertraline for nearly 2 years, I realised I had run out on Friday and thought that missing it for a few days until Monday would be ok....
Well 1 and a half days without it I started feeling odd, then I randomly started being sick only for 10 mins then I started to feel better. All I remember after that is getting an emergency prescription this was at about 4pm Saturday, my wife picked it up for me but I don’t remember anything after that until 930 this morning when I took my usual dose.
I feel like I have the flu I have no energy I’m sweating but cold.
Is this normal withdrawal symptoms or should I be worried?
How long until I get back to normal?
Hi, sertraline has a half life of between 22 - 36 hours, which is why you felt okay for the first day or so because there was still sufficient drug in your system. Now you have taken your normal dose, it shouldn't take too long to get back to where your system was.
Check out Mind's website regarding withdrawal- mind.org.uk/information-sup... it should reassure you that what you are feeling is "normal"
The lesson learnt here is don't run out of medication. Hope you feel back to "normal" soon xxx
Thank you I’ve never felt so ill in all my life. I suppose I don’t notice the medication working so I kinda thought nothing would happen. I’ve had my normal dose this morning.
I’m just scared now
Hi Jimbob,
I have been on sertraline now for 3 yrs , 100mg a day so half of what you take ,
Myself , I ran out of sertraline 2 days , I had slight anxiety but nothing you described , especially the not knowing anything from yesterday until this morning? ,
How are you feeling now ? , In my opinion you may have picked up a bug of some sort , it was too short a time span to have such bad “withdrawal symptoms “ , I’ve been late taking sertraline and pregabalin due to issues beyond my control and never have I been that way 😟.
See how you feel later this evening , hope you recover soon .
That’s why I’m a bit worried my whole body hurts , it’s ok I’ll see how it goes
See how you feel later , as Alex mentioned some people are affected worse than others .
Get well soon 😊
Scared of what? If you re still feeling unwell or anxious you could always ring 111. Perhaps speaking to a professional will help with your fears. Did you read the information link? We all react differently so one person may have no side effects, whilst someone else, who could even be on a lower dose, will get everything and more.
Scared of the fact that if I don’t take a medication I’m severely ill.
I can understand that, and I am sorry that your body reacts in such a way when you have no medication. It will be worth informing your GP of this, so if they ever decide to change your medications they know that you are sensitive to the withdrawal.
Hopefully you can put this event aside, chalk it up as experience (it was certainly a tough lesson) and in a way knowing more about how your body reacts will prevent it from happening in the future.
Hope you are feeling better x
I know with Covid getting to see a GP is hard work but you should always call your GP, and I think you should still do so.
I hope you are feeling better it must have been a frightening experience.