Sertraline buddies - support for anybody taking Sertraline

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I eventually went to docs yesterday, been really suffering with depression. Is it possible the medication can result in side effects straight away? I'm feeling sick and no appetite today, however feeling better, clearer... I'm on 50 mg the lowest dose.. Anyone else share their experience please?

Hmm possible ... I don't know anything about SJW. I really hope you start to feel better soon. I'm not looking forward to increasing the dose either. I have an appointment to go back to my gp on 23rd April as she only gave me a month's supply.

Hi - just signed in to see how everyone's doing today? I'm feeling ok ATM, not as sick as yesterday and got a whole night's sleep last night

The sun is shining and it's a lovely day which is helping!

Glad you're feeling better today chuffchuff . I'm feeling ok, just tired - but I did sleep well last night, just I was late going to bed and didn't get enough sleep as ydd got us up early because it's her birthday. I'm on day 6 of taking 25mg, feel fine at the moment.

That's good hope dd enjoyed her birthday.

It involved shopping, she' s 13, so very happy! Now have her three friends over for a sleepover

How's it going today? I'm on day 7 and no side effects. Three more days before I increase my dose. I wish I didn't have to double it!

Not too bad - have felt a little bit jittery some days and today was one if them - although for the last few months I've had days like that anyway with no meds to blame it on .

I think I'm worse on days like today when I'm not busy doing 'stuff' and I just sit around thinking about my symptoms

I'm not looking forward to increasing the dose either, my doctor wants me to up it after seven days.

Did you manage to get any sleep last night then? I've never had more than one of the dcs friends over for a sleepover at once before and that was bad enough!

The girls were well behaved. I did put earplugs in though and slept for about seven hours, they woke up at 8.

I think jitteriness is a common side effect for sertraline.

Yes I've read that too

Why did I do a smiley then?....

I'm going up to 50mg today and feeling a bit nervous about it - made me feel completely crap first time round but hopefully it won't be so bad now I'm going up from 25mg....

How's everybody else getting on?

Chuffchuff, I've increased to 50mg today too. Also feeling nervous but have to do it at some point and I'm not at work today, so it's a good day to try it.

Oh have you? That makes me feel a bit better, we can have a moan to each other . I'm taking mine at lunchtime, I am working this week but am off next week - so I'm hoping I can muddle through the rest of this week and that I'll be over the worst of it next week so I can have some nice days off.....

Yes, moan away . Hopefully we'll be fine. How have you been the last few days? I've not really noticed side effects, apart from a headache that could be due to totm.

I was going to wait two more days, but thought last night, what's the point, when I feel fine, I might as well increase now? I have an appointment to see my gp on the 23rd and would like to have an idea of whether it's helping or not by then, as I guess she'll ask me?

I took mine at 9.30 this morning and feel ok so far, just a headache that is easily manageable at the moment. Keep me posted how you get on

Well that's a good sign if you took yours a couple of hours ago and you're still ok

I'm taking mine in a minute - I actually noticed last night when I was flopped out on the sofa that I was feeling really relaxed and 'normal', no racing thoughts & worries or anything. So that must be a good sign I hope!

Watching this with interest, DD is going to start tomorrow (can only get it from pharmacy in evening but has to have it after breaking) starting at 25mg, then working up.

Hi Panda - I'm sure she'll be ok . I felt pretty yuck to start with but that was because I thought I'd be clever and start with 50mg rather than working up . I went back down to 25mg for a week and was ok after that, just felt a bit nauseous on and off but nothing too bad.

*after breakfast

Hi Panda, I hope dd is ok. I started on 25mg too and have been fine apart from very brief nausea.

Chuffchuff, hope you're ok? Today hasn't been too bad here, I'm very tired, which may or may not be due to the increase in Sertraline and I felt slightly nauseous this afternoon, not unbearable so far, hope it stays that way. Looking forward to bed, but no point in going early - dh is out and won't be back til 11.30 ish.

Hi Kazza . I'm not too bad, felt a little bit sick on and off today and a bit dozy.

One slightly wierd thing is that I have a sore throat tonight and a really dry mouth - I'm swallowing constantly and earlier on I started feeling a bit freaked out by it . Do you think it's a side effect or just a coincidence? Trouble is I've found if I google side effects just about everything you can think of is listed, some of it quite horrible!

Thought I was doing really well until my throat started hurting

You'd never guess I have Anxiety problems would you?

I've seen the dry mouth mentioned on mn as a side effect, so it probably is linked.

I can't even start googling or I go to pieces. I know how you feel, really hoping the tablets help with the constant anxiety.

Me too - it's knackering!

Overall I don't feel anything like as bad as I thought I would so that's good - hopefully we'll both have a good day tomorrow

Let's hope so.