Sertraline - How long do the side effects last?

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Hi, I started taking sertraline on 4th Dec 2018, so about 5 weeks ago.. Doctor prescribed it for me to help with depression/stress/grief. I also have panic attacks if I drive on the motorway so I always try to avoid these anyway. Side effects weren’t to bad at first and felt a bit more relaxed inside but last few days I’ve felt awful - really dizzy and felt very unsafe whilst driving, almost like I was going to pass out and my hands and head were going numb.. Been waiting for doctor to call me back today with no luck.. don’t know whether to carry on taking them or not. Feel like if I drive I could be heading for a nasty accident but have to drive to work..

I have recently been diagnosed with EUPD formally known as BPD. I started with 25mg of fluoxetine, after consulting with GP increased to 50mg I stuck at this for say 3month,as I saw little change I switched to citalopram 25mg but only took this on and off for a 2week before a specialist changed me to 50mg sertraline to be take each morning, promethazine 25-50mg and quetiapine 25mg each night. I started taking the latter medication 3 days ago and for the past 2 days I have been struck with diarrhea and I’ve been constantly vomiting as well this I have hot flushes on and off with bouts of shaking. I think it’s the sertraline and I’m tempted to stop and go back to citalopram. Was anybody else in this much pain and shall I just suck it up and continue?

I know how u feel I took Zoloft 50mg yesterday for the first time it help me but I have to pee a lot

Hello, I've been on Sertraline 1 year now and almost done tapering off. Super happy with my therapy and drug results. In reading some of the side effects I never had like panic, nausea, headaches, or increase in depression & anxiety symptoms. I was taking 150mg which worked out very well at that dosage and now I'm tapering at 25mg. The only side effects that did not go away were the sleepiness and intimacy issues. Now that I'm almost done they are no longer issues at all, thankfully.

If I had some of the referenced side effects like nausea or increased symptoms I would have changed.

I’ve been on Zoloft for 3 months now after being at the worst of anxiety and depression for 4 months (over the summer) and at first I felt no change I felt the same sometimes worse but then again it could’ve been me overreacting and expecting big changes in the first couple of days but I am 3 months into it now and I feel amazing again! There were some side effects here and there but I would say that overall it has worked wonders for me! I do have a question tho. Has anybody experienced waking up early everyday no matter how late you go to bed? For example I’m an owl and go to sleep at 2am minimum but I’ll be up by 730 and just lose all sleep. But 2 hours later I get really really sleeepy and fall back asleep for another 2-3 hours. Is this a side effect anybody has experienced? Or any idea what this could be?

Hi Joanne. I was recently switched from Paxil after 13 years to 50mg of ZOLOFT. Today is day 7 and it’s awful. I had to work from home this week and today I even called off sick. I was curious how/if you are still managing to work. I’m so scared that next week it will be worse mentally. I’m scared I need to take time off work to get through this. But is that just my anxiety speaking? I seriously don’t know how I can possibly go to work with all these symptoms.

I just started sertraline about 3 days ago and I am having the worst insomnia ever! I am so exhausted and tired but everytime I close my eyes and start following asleep, I am jerked awake. I am taking them at night so I am going to try and take them in the morning to see if it helps. Any suggestion on how quickly I can overcome this side effect?

I have just been put on the 50mg tablets about 2 days ago, they already give me such restlessness I can’t sit still my stomach gets so unsettled and makes me feel so sick, They’re quite good though can’t go to work though feel stoned out my brains half of the time

"Some side effects of sertraline may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects."
https://www.drugs.com/article/drug-side-effects.html
"Side effects have been reported to be generally mild and transient. They are most common during the first 2 weeks of treatment and decrease in intensity and frequency with continued treatment. They generally do not lead to treatment cessation."
"Sleep, energy, or appetite may show some improvement within the first 1-2 weeks. Improvement in these physical symptoms can be an important early signal that the medication is working. Depressed mood, anxiety, and lack of interest in activities may need up to 6-8 weeks to fully improve."

I've been on sertraline for 3 days. Really bad stomach I've had. To resort taking them after I come. Back from work due to sitting on the loo for ages. Stomach pains last. Few hours then go feeling a bit. Sick as well don't help sticking. With. It. As. I've. Been told few days should clear up

I started taking Sertraline a bit over 30 days for anxiety issues at 25 mg. After the first month I went up to 50mg. My patience is so much better and anger under control again. Feeling better with few side effects but can't get over the sleepiness. I think 50mgs is enough but wish I wasn't so sleepy during the day so i take it before bed now.

Been a long time since I was so positive and mood is great again!