I've upped my dosage from 50mg to 100mg two weeks ago and have been feeling a lot worse since. Worse anxiety, depression, also i have what looks like a bit of a skin rash on my face. It's not itchy or sore or anything it looks like rosacea. Also i've been more itchy since upping the dosage too especially around my scalp. I've had other side effects like dizziness and fatigue too which don't worry me as much as i know most people have them when they go on an ssri or up their dosage. My face is also puffier too but my face gets puffy in general when my anxiety is up whether i'm on meds ot not anyways.
Is this an allergic reaction to Sertraline? (Zoloft)?
Question posted by Roadtohappiness on 21 Jan 2019
Last updated on 22 January 2019
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21 Jan 2019
Hi Roadtohappiness: I find this so ironic because I have had the same exact side effects, only not with Zoloft, but with another SSRI, Trintellix. I have rosacea which I keep under control, but my face broke all out in deep red and little white bumps all over, burning and itching, described as adult acne, which I have NEVER had before taking Trintellix. I noticed that my face was swollen also, as you described! My scalp became very itchy and I started to experience hair loss since taking it. My feet and legs and arms and hands started itching in various spots. I also had more fatigue. Wow! Same side effects, just a different antidepressant. I don't think it is a coincidence. I tried getting my dose lowered, then went back to the previous dose. I finally had to quit taking my antidepressant because of one intolerable side effect from it - severe constipation.
Inactive
21 Jan 2019
I forgot to mention - if you discuss this with your doctor, then perhaps they can come up with another antidepressant for you to try that won't give you those same side effects. There are a lot of good ones to choose from.
Roadtohappiness
22 Jan 2019
Yeah that sounds very similar to mine. Mines calmed down now though and I don't have the rosacea anymore and I'm not as tired I think it's starting to even out. I was feeling worse than before I started the meds and now I'm feeling around the same as before I started the meds. Hopefully it will improve from here.
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