I’ve been on Zoloft since May 11th starting with 25mg. At first I felt the shakes and more anxious than usual, this lasted for a week or two and then started to feel myself again. 2 months later my doc suggested increasing my way to 75mg. Starting with 50mg for 2 weeks then 75mg with hopes of achieving therapeutic effect which I don’t think I have felt quite yet ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. So I have been taking 75mg now since July 24th (7days) and last night I couldn’t sleep due to a burning lump in my throat. I actually thought maybe I had swallowed a bug in my sleep as that’s something you hear about. I felt nauseaous but never vomitted. Totally perplexed wondering if it was something I ate or maybe I caught a flu or something. But no other symptoms aside from this persistent burning lump in my throat. Doing a little research online I feel that it must be acid reflux which I have never had in my life. Is this a side effect of Zoloft? Anyone else taking Zoloft experience this? If so, will it go away or does it stay with you... I don’t want to end up on an acid reflux drug too, and I don’t want Zoloft to permanently damage my throat on top of whatever else it might be doing to the brain... any insights welcome!
Acid reflux and lump in throat - Zoloft?
Question posted by mjoelx on 1 Aug 2018
Last updated on 15 December 2019 by kimcomf
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I was on 100 mg sertraline for 2 yrs. Towards end of second year I had feeling of lump in throat. Couple months later I had endoscopy for something not related and my doctor found 5 esophageal ulcers. he said the medicine caused them. I'm now on dexilant and will have a repeat Endo next week. Hopefully they are gone. I've also switched to Wellbutrin.
I am also experiencing a lump in my throat. It isn’t burning but it feels very big. How long did yours last? Has it gone away yet? Did you change back down to a lower dosage?
Hi mjoelx, I am on 50mg of Zoloft for about a year now. I never experienced acid reflux, I checked the side effects of Zoloft and acid reflux is not a known side effect of the drug. Your acid reflux could have been caused by several factors If it keeps happening talk to your doctor Zoloft may not be the right drug for you. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
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