Sertraline and night terrors

Treatment and medication
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Hi all.

Just curious to know if anyone has suffered night terrors on sertraline.

I've been on 50mg for 4 weeks and 1 week on 100mg.

At the same time i stopped smoking marijuana Wich I've smoked for quiet a no of years . As this started to make my anxiety worse.

I'm in my 40s and have not been sleeping well and

Been having the worst night terrors. I woke up this morning in a state of shock felt like I was in a horror movie even when I was awake.

Just curious to know if this a result of the sertraline or the result of stopping smoking or both.

Many thx Rich

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hi rich a can only suggest it probably will be the increase in sertraline as when a went up from 50mg to 100mg same as you after 4 weeks a had awake horrors as in a wanted to run away from life it will pass a hope this was of some help to you wishing you well.

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Hi John

Yes thanks. Was in a state of shock when I woke this morning . Thought I'd grown out of it 30 odd yrs ago.

I've had a few lately and decided I might write a short story as the dreams and details were so real.. Watch out Stephen King

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lol a friend of mine takes amitriptyline he said he said he had mad dreams.

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HI I have been on 50mg for 1 week and feel sick and want to sleep all day. Also very crazy dreams. I just hope this stops son

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HI I have been on 50mg for 1 week and feel sick and want to sleep all day. Also very crazy dreams. I just hope this stops soon

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Many thanks for you replys. I either don't sleep at all. As in last night where I slept for 1 hr then had to get up and go to work. Or I sleep and have night terrors... Don't know which is worse. Somewhere in between would be nice.. Or just normality would be great.

I awaiting an appointment with a psychiatrist. Maybe I'll share my weird frightening dreams with them. Or there again they might just lock me up and throw away the key lol

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I hate the anxiety am feeling and also sleeping in work on my breaks

am sure they won't lock you up but the way am feeling I want to lock myself away from everyone and everything....

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The anxiety is horrible. But it's been a bit better the last two days. I went through it 10 years ago starting fluoxetine but I got through it then so I know I will this time. I'm sure you will to. I thought I was going to have to drive my self to a hospital and lock my self away last week....😯

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am sure we will thank you. It's good to talk with people that's going through the same thing