Hola a todos, llevo tres meses tomando sertralina. Antes tomaba clomipramina durante 31 años, pero tuve que dejarla por la presión arterial alta incontrolable. La transición fue horrible. Empecé con 50 mg de sertralina hasta llegar a 200 mg con 160 mg de propranolol. Desafortunadamente, esto no me funciona, ya que sigo estando ansioso y deprimido, además de que me ha ralentizado el corazón y me causa una falta de aliento muy grave. Estuve en un estado tan crítico que tuve una cita de emergencia con mi médico de cabecera. Ahora debo dejar este medicamento rápidamente en las próximas dos semanas, reduciendo 50 mg cada 3 o 4 días. Mi pregunta es si esto le ha sucedido a alguien más. He leído lo bien que es la sertralina una vez que desaparecen los efectos secundarios, pero ¿cuál es la alternativa y será tan difícil la transición? Tengo miedo de no encontrar uno que me convenga, tengo 57 años y estoy en pleno proceso de menopausia, lo cual no ayuda. Perdón por el mensaje largo y gracias de antemano por cualquier respuesta. x
Hi Tina.
I'm a bit like you, iv been on sertraline for 8weeks and still getting side
effects on and off still I'm only on 25mg.
I picked up another prescription and it's a different manufacturer and
today iv felt so poorly, Side effects I was getting and more.
I spoke to my GP 2 weeks ago and she said if I'm no better she will try me on another, she said she will put me on the same strenghth and she said I can stop sertraline one day and start the other one the next.
I shouldnt feel like this at 8+ weeks. So I think im going to have to give another one ago. Carnt feel any worse than what I do at the moment.
But not every A/D suits everyone and like you I'm worried incase non suit me.
Hope we both get sorted soon
Hola Julie, gracias por tu respuesta, como tú, aún tenía efectos secundarios durante mucho tiempo
Luego tendría un buen día y empezar a pensar que había dado un giro, entonces
Volvería a estar en el fondo, lo siento que tengas un mal día,
Realmente es lo peor, ¿no? Me siento un poco más optimista porque si empiezo
Otro AD será un paso más cerca de encontrar algo adecuado
Siento que he pasado por tanto sin resultado, espero que
Empieces a sentirte mejor pronto, no sigas sufriendo, mantente en contacto con
Tu médico de cabecera, solo sigue diciéndote que te pondrás mejor, solo toma tiempo, yo
Miraré tus publicaciones y seguiré tu progreso x
Good morning Tina.
thank you for the reply.
im 57 this year, on hrt. Had a lot of stress over the past few years
my husband dying of cancer 9years ago and a lot more issued es to many to mention, I suppose it's all coming out now in the form of anxiety.
i don't think I'm depressed, feel down at mo because I thought I'd be sorted at 8 weeks of taking Sertraline, I'm not as anxious as I was, my heart rate sometimes goes up, but usually it's fine, I was put on beta blockers at one stage because it was going crazy, but had to come off them because my already low BP dropped to much I was fainting. Also I was suffering with acid Reflux and was on medication for that, but I control that with watching what I eat and gaviscon now.
i couldn't cope anymore with Heath Anxiety so asked for help.
Hense being on sertraline
we must all be so stronge in some way because admitting we need help and starting on A/Ds is no mean feat.
Hope you have a good day. X
Hi Trina
That dose of propranolol sounds really high
and Sertraline lowers blood pressure aswell
No wonder you feel like rubbish, has your Gp lowered the propranolol too?
Buenos días Lesley, gracias por tu respuesta. Sí, el propranolol era muy alto, pero estaba en muy mal estado con la transición y no podía tomar benzodiazepinas. Ahora estoy con 80 mg más promazina cuando sea necesario. Tengo que apretar los dientes y esperar que los próximos antidepresivos funcionen x
Ay, tú también has pasado un mal momento, lo siento mucho, a veces estamos tan enfocados en nosotros mismos que olvidamos que hay otros pasando por malos momentos también, y estar en la menopausia solo empeora las cosas. Espero que pronto te alivies de la ansiedad, disfruta tu día x
Hola Julie, he encontrado una aplicación llamada mindshift, descárgala si puedes, tiene algunos buenos puntos, podrías encontrar algo que te ayude😊
I'm 59 and post menopause, having issues with my HRT, first on low dose then on the high dose, then they couldn't get the high dose so put the dose down again and felt the anxiety and depression coming back and feel as though I'm being poisoned 🤢 So last night I didn't take my Hrt just my Sertraline and don't feel as bad this morning
Hope you get something to suit you keep us posted 😉
Gracias Lesley lo haré ;)
Thank you for that Trina
Iv downloaded it.
Will have a better look at it this afternoon x
Trina, sorry to hear about menopause. I think I am premenopausal and even then it doesn't feel good and nearing my mid 40s I dread the menopause that is just around the corner. I have been on and off z practically my whole adult life, about 2 decades. I take it for OCD pure o, anxiety, depression. I can't speak to the switchover from one med to next or menopause but after being on this med for so long, I can tell you a few things from my personal experiences: this med will make you feel much worse before it makes you feel better, the side effects could take much more than 2 months to disappear, my severe neck stiffness finally went about about a week or so ago after 4 months! Perhaps you can take Ativan while on this med to help with the side effects. Ativan was really helpful for me because it relaxed me and gave me sleep but this fast acting benzo wears off quickly and could be addicting. What else, it seems to me and this is just a guess, it seems to me that when you get off one med, you need like 3 months to clear it out of your system before taking another antidepressant, but I am not sure. I remember the fist time I restarted this med I feared it wouldn't work and switched to Prozac for one day and it was a nightmare and I went back to Zoloft the next day!!! It seems to me that all of these antidepressants don't interact well with each other. Perhaps you also need other Ned's for HRT? I don't know. I feel for you. Please try to stay strong, it will get better but also be gentle with yourself. Xx
Gracias por tu respuesta, es bueno hablar con otros en la misma situación que nosotros, he decidido no preocuparme por cambiar de medicamentos, será lo que tenga que ser. Al menos sé lo mal que puede llegar a estar, así que quizá no sea tan malo como antes. Mi médico de cabecera ha sido muy bueno y ha estado conmigo todo el camino, así que sé que buscarán una alternativa. Voy a pedir una cita con un psiquiatra, creo que ellos sabrán más sobre los medicamentos. Estoy esperando por TCC, pero hay una lista de espera. Decidí no tomar HRT porque tuve una histerectomía hace unos años debido a períodos dolorosos y pruebas de Papanicolaou anormales. No sé en qué etapa de la menopausia estoy porque aún tengo mis ovarios, así que todo es un poco de adivinación. Has sido un regalo del cielo para mí en este foro, siempre sigo tus publicaciones y te agradezco mucho😊😊
Trina, it's God doing work thru me so I hope he convicts me to say the right things at the right time. Thank God, don't ever thank me.
Sounds like you are a very strong woman, you will feel better, hang in there.
I get very bad periods, too. In the past year or so I have gone months without my period and then when I do have my period it is extremely heavy..it's like all those months of missing eggs get dropped at once. Lol.
btw, it doesn't should like you are in menopause. Someone told me you are officially in menopause if you do not have a single period consecutively for 12 months. I think you are like me, premenopausal. Like you, I already decided no HRT for me. I am just going to do the natural way and ride this out, if I can, God willing. Take care. I know this is a very tough time, so get plenty of rest and sleep, try not to get stressed, try to eat, and do whatever that relaxes you and gives you solace. May God bless you and heal you soon. Xx.
No he tenido la menstruación en más de 10 años desde la histerectomía, pero aún tengo sofocos nocturnos, fogonazos de calor, etc. Creo que debo estar llegando al final pronto porque he tenido todos los síntomas de la menopausia durante unos 5/6 años. Creo que las mujeres somos mucho más fuertes de lo que pensamos, ¿no? jajaja😂😂😂
Sorry, I was wrong about your menopause. Wow. Goodness gracious, I didn't know menopause lasts that long. I think men are physically stronger but I think women are mentally stronger. I don't think I am strong at all, but I think in my weakness is my strength, if that makes any sense. For that in my weakness I am made strong, not that I want to be or have a choice, really, if you know what I mean. Lol.