Did anyone get a painful chest and tension between shoulder blades as a side effect from the tablets?
Thats anxiety dude, if a tablet is causing chest pains it would be best to go back to the doctor. No tablet should cause chest pain, maybe stress of thinking about side effects. If its like a tingling sensation then thats anxiety too but dont mess around with chest pains its always best to have them checked.
Hope all is ok and fingers crossed it is just a simple annoyance
I definitely had chest pains as a side effect, and also during withdrawl.
Did you go to the doctors about it?
No because she wouldn't have believed me! She told me to ignore the side effects! Prior to this though, I'd had a complete physical with an ECG etc.
If you check side effects of this drug on various sites, you will see others have experienced chest pain. Everyone has different side effects, I think I had them all!
I'm 10 months off of sertraline and still have withdrawl symptoms. If however you are worried, consult your Dr. for peace of mind.
Yea spoke on phone to one this morning, she just kept saying it's my anxiety and I need to take this as if I'm some wierd person and a nuisance to them
I found unless it's written in their medical books, or listed as a side effect in their drug book, they totally disregard you, at lest mine did. They always put it down to " your anxiety "! I didn't have them all the time, they came and went just like the ear ringing, the indigestion, the hand tingling, the head aches, the jaw tightening. I was beside myself until I found this forum that others were experiencing the same. That forum is no longer but it was " my life line"!
As previously mentioned I've been off 10 months now, and still have nausea, most every morning. Hand tingling, and low blood sugar is prevalent. I'm a bear until i eat. These are all symptoms post sertraline I never had before.
Try googling anti depressant side effects, do your own research. There's a site on here " do sertraline withdrawl symtoms ever go away". It's an example of what people have experienced while on the drug and after discontinuation.
Many people breeze through with few side effects, we are all different.
You take care and keep us posted.
Sounds like this drug isnt worth the withdrawal symptoms. I get side effects alot with medicines so I don't know if worth taking or not
Every medication has some form of side effects and withdrawal. Just because someone has had side effects or withdrawal doesnt mean you will. I got awful serotonin syndrome with citilopram that put me in hospital i nearly died. That was from 6 tablets at 20mg so i never wanted another tablet ever again and i found the courage to go on sertraline as ive heard its the best for most people but not all. And ive had a walk in the park with my side effects nothing really concerning bad stomach for a few days and headaches but nothing compared to anxiety itself. Keep on it worth it
It's already made my anxiety loads worse and that is from one dose. Struggling
You have to ride the storm unfortunately, your already brave as you have sort help for your anxiety. Your half way there,
Ok let me tell you something as im here to help you like others have helped me. Lets say you packed in the tablets and carried on with your anxiety untill next time you need something to take the edge off back to square one just like i did. I wish i had started these tablets 8 months ago but i was scared to death of them. Side effects your experienceing will only be temporary and then you will get better and better. Im on day 16 amd seen a massive improvement. If you look on side effects what others experienced you may only get 1 you may get all of them but there is things to take the edge off while you do.
Honestly i get awful side effects but this tablet has been like a night after a run or the gym were you feel tired and weak but not ill. That only lasts aslong as your brain re wires. Keep up the good work i promise you will not regret it.
P.sask the doctor for a beta blocker (propanalol) to stop the panic symptoms then you will walk through these few weeks like a breeze
I forgot to ask for those today, should have as the diazepam hasn't helped with the side effects. Thanks for the advice, just nervous
When did you find best time of day to take them?
I take them at 1oclock everyday dont that since day 1, i still cannot belive ive had hardly no side effects what so ever. People take them at night or in the morning so i tried something different and went for afternoon and been best for me.
I took mine round 3 yesterday and have felt bad since taking it, so don't know when to try. It's good you found one that works for you
Honestly your strong you keep your head up dont let anything beat you down, it will get easier you just have to tell yourself im going to do this. Make sure no caffine or sweets or sugar. They make you more tense as it gives you a buzz so non of that
Honestly your strong you keep your head up dont let anything beat you down, it will get easier you just have to tell yourself im going to do this. Make sure no caffine or sweets or sugar. They make you more tense as it gives you a buzz so non of that
Wish doctors told me that, caffeine I hardly have now anyway but I didn't know about the sugar. Feel like such a whimp, used to think I was a strong person but I've lost that. Sorry in a low mood today
You will be strong again and your not a wimp at all. Ever since i was young ive always played football and i actually got paid for it i was offerd pro contracts but i turned them down i was always signing autographs for little kids outside the ground after training ect i was on top of the world but after i quit as i fell out of love with it i had all this anxiety hit me at once. I felt weak too and a wimp but belive it or not your alot stronger than those without anxiety or depression as they have never walked our path. It takes alot to stay strong through all this
Yea you never know what's it's like till you go through it. My partner has been through i I tried everything to help him, even put up with the way he treated me because I knew it wasn't him doing it. Now I'm going through it, I feel alone, as he doesn't talk to me about it, or comfort me, just gets stressy and looks at me as if I'm useless. He should understand really. But hey ho. You ever thought bout finding another hobby you are interested in? I was active before this, then had my operation and been downhill ever since