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Sertraline and dizziness

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Loopylou6 · 19/01/2019 18:38

Me again Hmm
Been on sertraline for 4 weeks ( 50mg )
Wasn't doing anything, so gp doubled me to 100mg about 10 days ago.
3 days ago, I started with horrible dizziness, feels like my head is full of cotton wool and like my eyes follow after my head moves iyswim? Also have shaking hands.
Normal?

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ProfessorCustard · 19/01/2019 20:07

Yup, I had that.

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Loopylou6 · 19/01/2019 20:20

Really professor? How long does it last? I wasn't expecting to get more side effects after already being on it 5 weeks

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ProfessorCustard · 19/01/2019 20:32

Hmm, I can't really remember but it may have happened when the dose was increased, like you, or possibly when I was tapering off so withdrawal. Sorry I can't be exact! But I remember reading a lot of MN threads where they talked about similar side effects.

I also went through periods of stuttering and confusion. They really weren't for me, unfortunately! A lot of people seem to get on with them much better than I did.

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Loopylou6 · 19/01/2019 20:33

Thank you professor, that's really useful x

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