Hi,
Since upping my dosage after a month of 50 mg I am have a lot of intestinal pain and gas bubbles. My stomach sounds like a gurgle machine. Anxiety over all is not worse but it has done a number on my gastrointestinal system.
Anyone else have this experience?
Thanks,
I have been on setraline 100mg for 5 weeks anxietyy is through the roof my dr just increased my dose to 150mg I am at 6 weeks anxiety is still so awful will this get any better or is setraline not going to work for me
Hi Pam, feel your pain.. they say it gets better but not for me.. it made me worse..
Ask for some adivan.. def takes the edge off.
I dont know how people do it.. its supposed to help anxiety..
Im tapering off & i actually starting to feel a little better..Just praying it staus this way..
Best of luck.. def talk to your prescriber & tell them whats going on..
I take Ativan for when the anxiety is too much.
Yes.. was terrible .. i dont want to discourage people on this stuff because it does work wonders for some people.. Just wish it did for me.. lol..
But holy crap. I was miserable with gastro issues along with tons of other side effects.
My Gi gave me protinix.. def helped before dinner
& sucked on mylanta..
Does help..
Best of luck..
I would def seek some advice .. & Think about the effects your having.. are they worse than what you had before? Dont be afraid to bug them if younfeel like crap all the time... haha.. My Dr Is going to try just adivan & melatonin at night with a small dose of adivan..
because i have had insomnia so bad..
Sometimes i feel meds are pushed a little far..
But thats just me.. I dont like meds..
They actually dont like me..
Good luck ..
Did the setraline never work for you?
Made me nuts.. too many side effects for me..If you can go back to my original & read it..
Holy crap..
I have made it almost 6 weeks should I try and stick with it 2 more after the increased dosage to see if it is goons work or change
Def up to you..
Hi, I am actualy stopping my meds in the hopes it will heal my acid stomach. I have been having on going issues with my stomach and other thing such as not sleeping and weight gain headachs so on. I just started the weaning process. Have you looked into natural suppliments? I am just starting to look into that now.
Hi,
Not really in fact I believe the drug is working for me, the side affects suck but hoping they don't last too long. Taking it day by day.
Omeprazole helped with the acid stomach for me.
Brian,
How long have you been taking the setraline
Hi Pam,
I took valium ontop of Setraline until the setraline kicked in. I beleive it takes a few weeks to really work other studies say it should work right away. I am now in the process of weaning off of it. but it did more good then harm when i was going through a lot of anxiety due to life problems. life is better now so i think it's a good time for me to wean off. Ask your dr if you can get a valium to help ease the anxiety. I went all the way up to 250 at one point. Weigh gain and stomach issues were a huge side effect but worth it to ease the anxiety. GOOD LUCK!
I too had side effects like you stated above. sucks!
it takes a bit to work. like my comment above, maybe ask your dr for some valium to help you out but def not higher then a 5 on the valium.
the drug works trust me...i'm just at a point in my life where i want to be off of them and enjoy feeling things a bit more intense then i do while on them.
thanks for Omeprazole suggestion...i'll try it.
are you taking anything now?
Hi. I was put on citalopram to begin with but couldn't take the side effects so the doctor put me on setralin. I only took one tablet and had the gurgling gas diarrhoea after a few hours then felt really sick. I didn't take it again. It took weeks to stop feeling sick. Now I've had loads of tests on my stomach to see if I have a medical problem because I have pain and acid 24/7.
My doctor now thinks it was the citalopram that kicked it all off.
I wish I'd been prescribed an antacid to take with my meds back then but some doctors don't consider the side effects of these drugs.
Hope you get it sorted and feel better soon.
I really dont think the zoloft has anytihg to do with your gas pains. I would just assume that its somehting else. Try a diet change, that should help. With anxiety, you are vigilent about every pain and ready to find the answer right away.
if you get a headache do you ever tell yourself its a tumor? If you have a pin in your foot do you think its a nerve disorder? Just challenge yourself to think it is what it is and not the zolft. Tghe zolft is there to enhanve the receptors to reuptake the serotonin in your brain which in turn makes you happier and less afraid of everything. Take the meds and give it time.
Also, depending on hold you are, we all get pains, stomach, knees, joints. Thats just getting older. Its not the drugs mmost likely.
Get well and do soemthing fun today!