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Sertraline

deleted_user
deleted_user
I have been advised to change my antidepressant from Citalopram to Sertraline. Does anybody else take this and does it work for them? Also are there are bad side effects?
Pollybizz
Pollybizz
side effects differ from person to person. My hubby never gets any side effects from any drugs while I'm drug sensitive.

My daughter is on Sertraline and what a world of difference it has made for her. As she says..".I'm back to being me!"
deleted_user
deleted_user
thats good news that its helped your daughter.

i get so many side effects from all meds and am worried about changing
velaineg
velaineg
I am 4 weeks into Zoloft (sertraline) and the first two weeks I was nervous and anxious but definitely feel better now....I also have Klonopin for backup panic attack rescue....I take .75 of a 1mg tab daily but soon I wont need them....all in all Sertraline has worked for me, I took it for 4 years 2 years ago and I was wonderful....I am very drug sensitive too....I wish I was a person who could just start taking anything and not have any side effects.....Good luck
deleted_user
deleted_user
im in the same boat and its made my anxiety worse just thinking about changing. Ive been on citalopram 10mg for just over two weeks. things are loads better from start if i look back but life still feels like a struggle. Doc has given me sertraline today 50mg and advised me to change but im unsure. I had terrible side effects from citalopram and dont want to risk it again :-(
Tarkus
Tarkus
I just was changed from citalapram 40mg to sertraline today. I start tomorrow. 100mg
Felicia
Felicia
I take 100 mg once a day. At first it did make me feel a little more anxious but now It's the only thing that helps me when I have to leave my house. Hang in there!
salvatop
salvatop
I was on Citalopram for years and it worked wonderfully until about a year when it all of sudden stopped working. I am now on 75mg of Paroxetine daily. Not working as well.
dstrdlx
dstrdlx
I was given Sertraline (Zoloft) a few years ago for some bad anxiety. After a week I started going manic and felt like my mind was 1k miles an hour. Turns out I have bipolar and some antidepressants have the opposite effect. Speak with your psychiatrist about any side effects or concerns you may have. They are usually very understanding