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Apr 06, 2013 at 05:57 AM
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Just started this, day two. Prescribed 50mg but my paranoia of side effects told me to break them in half initially so have been taking half a day, GP said that was ok to begin with to see how I feel. I don't know if this is coincidence because of lack of sleep but I now feel extremely agitated. It's quite odd, I can find things funny and haven't yet lost a sense of humour but yet I feel really really angry and fidgety and I just said to my husband I just feel like decking someone. I feel similar to when I went a bit loopy just before I was diagnosed with bipolar. But would it happen that fast as a result of this med or is this more likely lack of sleep?
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Apr 06, 2013 at 12:14 PM
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When I first took Sertraline, I didn't sleep for a few nights and was incredibly restless and agitated. That's an initial side effect.
And it is good to take 25mg for a while before going up to your prescribed dose to let your body slowly get used to it. __________________ "What you risk reveals what you value" |
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Apr 06, 2013 at 12:33 PM
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Thank you
 I'm not too sure about taking this. The GP reckons I'll be right as rain in three weeks if I take it, but I don't much like the way I've felt yesterday and today. Another thing I noticed today, I've not been eating because of anxiety but I've still felt starving but today I'm just not interested and don't even feel hungry. I feel exhausted but too switched on in my head and anxious to sleep. Did you start on half the dose? How long for, if you did? |
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Apr 06, 2013 at 01:23 PM
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I started at 25mg for a week and then went on to 50mg after that first week, as per the directions of my pdoc. The restlessness did give way to tiredness, so you will sleep again.
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Apr 07, 2013 at 05:59 AM
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Thanks, that's reassuring. I've decided not to take any more at the moment because last night/today I've decided to have yet another chest infection and feel pretty lousy, I don't want any room to blame feeling crap on the pills because I won't give them a chance otherwise. I get too anxious and paranoid about these things and I'd like to give them a go but I don't want to feeling like this. Seriously fed up, the whole house has had this stupid cold/chest thing for a month now and I had my little girl three weeks ago, I've had zero time to recover from anything and now I think she has it too
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Apr 07, 2013 at 10:55 AM
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Are you taking it in the morning or night? I was originally advised to take it before bed, but switching to the morning really helped. I naturally take my psych drugs in the am now.
It sounds like what you really need is rest! (which might be the hardest thing) Please, please take care. __________________ "What you risk reveals what you value" |
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