Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => Personal Experiences => Topic started by: jaypo on November 11, 2018, 05:10:20 PM
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Well I was on day 3 of sertraline & then last night I thought I was dying,nausea kicked in big stylee,when it comes to feeling sick,I'm the biggest wimp in the world,think I'd rather suffer the anxiety,not eaten anything since yesterday t time & definitely not taking another of those tablets.Has anyone else suffered like that?Is there any anxiety medication that doesn't make you sick?
Helllllllllp😔
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Nausea is one of the most common side effects with sertraline I think. But it passes. My mum was on this and experienced the same thing but she kept on with it and it was marvellous for her. Saw her through some really stressful situations and when she was ready, she came of it no problem. Have a think about it.
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So sorry to hear that Jaypo.
Have you tried antihistamines at night time before bed?
I use those when my anxiety is bad.
In fact I've just had to take them for the last 3 nights, and today it's almost gone.
You get a good nights sleep too. Lol
Might be a good thing if you experience sea sickness too, when you go on your cruise.
Might be worth a try, just to get a little relief from the awful anxiety, and if your scared to try any other antidepressant.
Jd xx
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Thanks ladies,what antihistamine do you use Jillydoll? I don't suffer with insomnia thank goodness but I'm not taking some drug that makes you want to vomit,it's truly awful 😩
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There are several other Ads you could try. As for the antihistamines you need one of the old fashioned ones like Puriton.
Beware though DO NOT take them if you are still on ADs.
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Yeah, can imagine. Horrible.
I use Benadryl, Acrivastine.
There are other ones to try, but the other ones make me drowsy all flipping day,
but these ones don't affect me that much.
I pay £2.99 for a box 12. From Savers. They're more from Boots/Superdrug.
I'd rather take these than antidepressants, and like I say, I only use them when my anxiety's really bad.....
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Will definitely give it a try,I can't be THAT ill for even a few days,not long out of my bed.oh what a life xx
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Hi Jaypo I can really sympathise, I took venlaxafine for 3 days and couldn't function I felt so ill. No more I thought what the hell am I putting in my body I bet crack cocaine wouldnt make me feel this bad! Im lucky that hrt has now helped me a lot with absolutely no side effects. Hope you get a solution x
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Thanks dancing queen, I totally agree with you,what the hell do these drugs do to your body?
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I wouldn't condemn them as they work well for some people but my body said No. We all have to find what works best for us and it's a struggle x
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Yes very true,my body definitely said no,in no uncertain terms 😩
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Side effects can be dire :'(
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hi japo yes im the same on the ssri antidepressants cannot take those .they make me feel sick cant sleep cant stop yawning im on amiriptyline the older antidepressant been on them over 10 years .they tell you to carry on taking them that the side effects will go once your body gets used to them but i couldnt the sickness was so bad ,they also put me off my food .why dont you try the older tricyclic antideprssant
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Hi daisie, I know,dr said you'll maybe feel worse before you get better,WORSE? I was in my bed for nearly two days & I'm still feeling nauseous,the whole point was to get rid of anxiety so my weight would stop falling but I haven't eaten in two days,did you have any side effects on amitryptiline?
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My OH was given amitryptiline, for nerve pain.
He took one, just before we headed off on our holiday,
It made him really quiet, and subdued at the airport, I was really worried about him.
He was fine, but he didn't like the way they made him feel, he'll never take another one.
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That's the thing jillydoll, I don't want anything like that, I actually love my life & all this depression etc is ruining my days, I don't want to be zombified (is that a word)?my anxiety seems worse in the morning for whatever reason & tails off,some days it does,some days it doesn't.will give your suggestion go,can only try.
Does anyone know should I still be feeling sick even though I took my last sertraline on Saturday morning?
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Did you stop eating due to the tablet? If so, your body may be hungry rather than 'sick', but the gut produces the same effect with me :'(.
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Only from Saturday dinner time, I was actually feeling ok until day 3,had my dinner,well some of it,then the nausea kicked in,stayed in bed all day Sunday & slept,hubby made me some tea & toast but that was it.dare not go on scales now as I know I will be under 9 stone 😔 was hungry a wee while ago so made myself an egg sandwich but couldn't eat it all,I'm hoping all this is just the after effects of tablet
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Eating something is OK! Don't rush! You won't have lost much at all in the grand scheme, going for a pooh can take weight off which we replace ;). I had toast and pea-nut butter [protein] for lunch 'cos I wanted a pizza and we don't have any, nor a Pizza Hut close by and probably, I would have been 'off' the idea had we driven out :-\
I use dried fruits and nuts as stop gaps ;). [protein, oils, sugars, yummy]
Sleeping is good. Gives the body a rest!
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Oh peanut butter on toast sounds good 😋 maybe just have that for dinner.thanks clkd xx
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You are welcome. Crunchy or plain ;D - which jogs my memory, in the 1970s we went to a health food shop with our own 1lb clean jars to be filled from a HUGE barrel: pea nut butter, sun flower oil, dates .............
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Ooo not fussy,maybe some jam too yum yum.you were obviously much healthier than me,in the 70s we used to go to the local fish & chip shop & get a bag of batter for something like 2p 😂
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;D. - there was a name for those ? 'scraps' ? Occasionally though. Like chocolate in those days, occasionally.
Home made jam? I have raspberry or blackcurrant in the pantry ........... or local honey.
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Not a great fan of S either. I couldn't string a sentence together, couldn't sit in the bath - like a hen on a hot brick. Went straight to sleep, surprisingly, and woke up vvv hot. Thought I was going to die. Too scared to sleep after that.
Dr said I should have tried them for 2 weeks. Not possible with 3 children to run around. ::)
My husband has had amytriptalene with no effect. There are others you can try. There is a list ^ ^ in the section for non hrt treatments.
(used to get scraps at the chippy. Also Scallops which were a slice of battered potato. Nice :) )
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But I've never had real scallops ;D crikey, that's a meander :whist:
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Yes will try other avenues dahlia,it's ok drs being unimpressed that you haven't tried them for longer but would they turn up for their work feeling like that?
Haha clkd,scraps yes but yummy scraps😀
Not home made jam unfortunately but that Bon mamam is quite nice,would love to make homemade though
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What is it with GPs - we know how medications can make us feel >:(
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Yes I know, I will no doubt get a lecture for not sticking it out,they then seem to think you're really not all that bothered about getting better 🤬
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Some GPs think that if patients don't give 'it' time ....... but side effects can be dire.
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Hi daisie, I know,dr said you'll maybe feel worse before you get better,WORSE? I was in my bed for nearly two days & I'm still feeling nauseous,the whole point was to get rid of anxiety so my weight would stop falling but I haven't eaten in two days,did you have any side effects on amitryptiline?
hi jaypo .yes but not like the ones i had on the ssri .amitriptyline didnt make me feel sick infact they gave me an apetite helped with sleep .but they do make you drowsy in the morning i have put weight on with them .but there is other ones to try .its all down to what you feel better on. i was ill when they put me on them i had a break down .
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Thing is daisie,I'm not anxious ALL the time or depressed all the time,so not sure if I need ad's,is there not any you can just take when you're just feeling bad?my anxiety & depression is definitely hormone based,it's just all so confusing ☹️
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Sounds like something like mindfulness might suit you better. Take a look and see if there are any classes in your area. You can do it on your own but a class makes it easier to get into it.
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Well I was on day 3 of sertraline & then last night I thought I was dying,nausea kicked in big stylee,when it comes to feeling sick,I'm the biggest wimp in the world,think I'd rather suffer the anxiety,not eaten anything since yesterday t time & definitely not taking another of those tablets.Has anyone else suffered like that?Is there any anxiety medication that doesn't make you sick?
Helllllllllp😔
You have a phobia of vomiting? My sister has that. It's called Emetophobia.
I have a fear of feeling sick..the vomiting part doesn't bother me too much bc that's usually when the nausea goes.
My fear is justified I had salmonella n my 20s after eating fish fingers that had thawed out and refrozen (I didn't know any better) 48 hours of dry heaving every 20 minutes. I was exhausted. I'd get a minutes relief after vomiting then the nausea started all over again... was the worst 48 hours I thought I was dying...
I won't eat any food I suspect is dodgy or even 1 day past the use by date now.
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Hi Jaypo, Have you tried HRT? (not sure of your history). It sorted me out for "depression" which was intermittent and hormonal . Despite the Dr saying "HRT is only for hot flushes". As they do. x
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I just can't cope with nausea or being sick,it's the worst feeling in the world 🤢
No not tried hrt down to the breast cancer in family.Dr told me I was probably past introducing it now anyway xx
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I'm not anxious ALL the time or depressed all the time,so not sure if I need ad's,is there not any you can just take when you're just feeling bad?my anxiety & depression is definitely hormone based,it's just all so confusing ☹️
I have xanax for such a thing...just a one time rescue med, hardly use it but only when I get really bad. I can't bring myself to take anything daily. There are other rescue meds for when anxiety gets bad as well. Maybe ask your GP for something like that instead. I have the smallest dose possible of mine and even with that I half it but know I can take more if I really need it. But I stick with the absolute smallest dose I need for it to work as it can be addictive.
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Hi BB is that prescription only?
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Yes it is.
There's natural stuff that is supposed to work the similarly...Kava I believe is what it is. I think it can cause liver damage if used long term. I can't remember exactly. Maybe look into it, see if it worth a try? It's available as a tea or pill.
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Thank you xx
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Thing is daisie,I'm not anxious ALL the time or depressed all the time,so not sure if I need ad's,is there not any you can just take when you're just feeling bad?my anxiety & depression is definitely hormone based,it's just all so confusing ☹️
h.yes iv tried different antidepressants but i can only tolerate the ones im on tried loads of time to come off them but always go back to the amitriptyline iv got to be addicted to them .i get withdraw when i cut the dosage down .iv been on homones but gave me migrains .dont think theres a magic cure for me now iv been like this from starting menopause at age of 46 im now 63 still cant see a light at the end of my menopause just getting worse now with aches and pains xdaisie
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Hands up who wishes they were a man 🖐🏼
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✋✋ there's 2 from our home
My daughter was saying the same thing this morning. She gets to start puberty while I deal with Peri. She said it's not fair that guys don't have to deal with all this stuff. ;D
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Hands up who wishes they were a man 🖐🏼
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No cos men are grumpy b*******s most of the time ;D ;D ;D and they can`t laugh at themselves!
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