my son has been taking sertraline for 3 months and has had several side effects, most have gone but he cannot sleep until 6/7 am .He feels like he is wired as soon as he takes it, does this ever go. He is taking the medication as he has an alcohol problem, he also is becoming agrophobic and doesnt like going out on his own. Does anyone have similar experiances [/b]
hi i started these tabs 2 weeks ago after a bout of severe anxiety and depression and i can say they make me feel weird asell. i have the opposite effects though i could sleep all night and still get up feeling like i havent slept a wink and constantly tired which fatigue is a known side effect of depression, i have faith in these tabs though after taking them 7 years ago for post natal dpression but they did take a while to work, i get fuzzy head aswell and really dry eyes. Tell him to stick with them for a while these symptoms should pass, well thats what i tell myself anyway.
I have been on these 50mg tablets for 2 weeks now and am not sure they are doing me any good. I've been put on them for depression and anxiety issues but i feel more anxious on them, i keep feeling very shaky in the morning and have flu symptoms some days, i feel like i am turning into a hypercondriact, i've only had a few days where i actually feel ok. I'm not going out as much because i feel anxious and ill. I'm moving up to 100mg soon and am worried that they are going to make me feel even worse. I want to carry on taking them because when i have the odd good day i feel so relaxed and chilled, i just wish this would be the case for the majority of days.
I can totally relate to how your son feels. I have been on the tablets at 50mg for about a week and have barely slept at all. It's like I have had a strong coffee just before bed and can't switch off my mind. I have had two nights where I didn't sleep at all and the others where I fell asleep about 5am and woke at 7am. I am also getting muscle twitches and feel dizzy and completely out of it. Not sure i am going to continue with these pills...