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Severe Anxiety about starting Zoloft/Sertraline?
To Anyone who can offer advice: I am a 37 year old male and have been struggling with panic attacks and anxiety for 3 years now and am on the verge of losing my job as I am avoiding more and more activities and some days can no longer leave home and drive. I wake up in the middle of the night with... read more
Effexor XR - Venlafaxine and weight gain/loss?
Hi there Mi have been on sertraline for 2 years, I have just weaned off them on the advice from the doctor and she has prescribed me venlafaxine. I was wondering if anyone had experienced weight gain or loss with this AD? Sertraline caused a huge weight gain and ideally I want an AD that isn't... read more
Sertraline - Is Zoloft worth it?
I've only been on Zoloft (25 mg) for four days and I'm having headaches, I have no appetite, and my emotions are all over the place. A lot of people are saying 'it gets worse before it gets better' but are the negative side effects worth it? I've read both good and bad... read more
I get a metallic taste in my mouth from sertraline. Does this happen for others? And if so, how long
... will it last? I just started taking 50mg/day and will increase the dose to 100 mg/day after one week. I'm concerned that it will continue and I won't be able to keep taking this medicine because I can't stand the metallic taste. It was prescribed for anxiety, panic attacks and... read more
Venlafaxine vomiting after first dose?
I got prescribed these today as a replacement for sertraline as I was on 200mg and all it was doing was making my anxiety horrifically worse. My dosage for this is 75mg once per day. I took the tablet with some food (some good old fashioned dairylee dunkers and fruit) and felt fine! Then around... read more
Zoloft - Please answer So I have been taking Zoloft 100mg for 2,5 years and it worked wonders and...
... about a month ago I felt my OCD flaring up again. I also had quite stressful events in life, gallbladder surgery + moving to another country in 2 months. We decided to up my dose to 150mg. I took 125mg for 10 days and felt good. Then took 150mg and immediately felt anxiety and jitters. Now my... read more
What would happen if I stopped taking sertraline cold turkey?
I am on sertraline and it makes me feel worse now then I ever did what would happen if I stoppped cold turkey
Weaning off of Sertraline (aka Zoloft)?
Hi everyone. I am new to the forums and have a very important question. I am planning to wean off of my SSRI, Sertraline (generic of Zoloft). I have been on it for 4 months now. I was on 25, then 50, and for about 2 months now have been on 100mg. What is the best way to do this? Also, does... read more
New to sertraline, 50mg in the am with food. Severe stomach pain for 3-4hrs in the evening. ADVICE??
I started taking sertraline 3 weeks ago at 25mg , have been on 50mg for a week now. There are minor uncomfortable side effects, but a big change in my anxiety, so that's alright! However, I've been experiencing severe stomach pain in the early evening that lasts for 3-4 hours. No... read more
Prozac (Fluoxetine) - Feeling 'unreal' after three days?
HI all :) I have Struggled with M.E., Severe times of depression, anxiety and Obsessive Thinking (OCD). After 3 cases of Serotnin Syndome/adverse drug reactions I was taken off my Sertraline and Amitriptyline. Reboxetine and Nortriptyline landed me in the Emergency department. So they slowly... read more
Zoloft - Can I split my 100 mg sertraline tablet?
My doctor up my dosage from 50mg to 100mg, I'm a little nervous on taken the whole 100 because of the side effects. Been on sertraline for 8 weeks-4 weeks 25 mg - 4 weeks 50mg and now starting 100 mg. first few days on25 I thought I was gonna lose it because of the added anxiety but the doc... read more
How do I taper off 50mg of Zoloft (sertraline) with minimal side effects?
I've been taking Zoloft 50mg for about 7 months and I want to stop, I'm anxious because when I first started taking them, I had a lot of really intense suicidal thoughts (felt like I wouldn't be able to control it, like I was going to pick up a knife and just do it). I figure... read more
Sertraline - Extreme tiredness - is this normal?
Does anybody else suffer from extreme tiredness from this drug? I wake up feeling like I have not slept, fall asleep during the day and need to go back to sleep early evening. I dont always sleep well, but feel so tired I feel ill.
Sertraline - Hello, I am a 40 year male and I'm taking Zoloft for anxiety. I'm on week 3 and I've?
... gone through increased panic attacks, anxiety, and burning sensations. Right now I have increased tremors in my body and brain. Sometimes it wakes me up and prevents sleep. I have had essential tremor for years due to anxiety but not like this. Thoughts?
Can the depo shot make you lose weight???
i took 3 shots of the depo and stopped due to severe anxiety disorder that i developped. now i missed the 4th shot this month and i have been losing weight without trying... i am on sertraline for anxiety but just want to know what is causing the weight loss... I have lost 5 pouns within 2 months... read more
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