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Sertraline/Lustral weird side effect?

  • 23-07-2014 05:11PM
    #1
    Penny Tration
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    Not looking for medical advice, just wondering if anyone has experienced the same!

    I'm on Sertraline (150mg) and since starting on it a number of weeks ago, I'm beating my boyfriend up in my sleep! Like, kicking, thrashing, elbows flying, punches and so on. Anyone else experience this??

    I'm going to talk to my doctor about it at my next appointment (can't afford to go sooner), because I had similar issues with Lexapro which only became more severe until I was taken off of it.

    But has this happened to anyone else?!


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  • #2
    RayM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,973 ✭✭✭RayM


    green_screen wrote: »
    Not looking for medical advice, just wondering if anyone has experienced the same!

    I'm on Sertraline (150mg) and since starting on it a number of weeks ago, I'm beating my boyfriend up in my sleep! Like, kicking, thrashing, elbows flying, punches and so on. Anyone else experience this??

    I'm going to talk to my doctor about it at my next appointment (can't afford to go sooner), because I had similar issues with Lexapro which only became more severe until I was taken off of it.

    But has this happened to anyone else?!

    I'm on Sertraline too (100mg), and while I've never experienced any sleep issues (apart from occasional grinding of teeth), I've found that the different brands all seem to have subtly different side-effects. Depending on which pharmacy I go to, and what they happen to have in stock, I've been given either Lustral or generic equivalents - Lusert and Sertraline Actavis. For me, Sertraline Actavis has been the least problematic (no bad side-effects, apart from occasional mild 'stomach issues').

    The next time you collect a prescription, it might be worth trying a different brand of the same drug.


  • #3
    Penny Tration
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,687 ✭✭✭✭Penny Tration


    Hmm. I may try that. They give me a generic brand, Serlan, so I'll ask for something else. Thankfully, I don't get a sick stomach with them but I'm due my next prescription in a few days, sso I'll ask for something else :)


  • #4
    locum-motion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,144 ✭✭✭locum-motion


    RayM wrote: »
    I'm on Sertraline too (100mg), and while I've never experienced any sleep issues (apart from occasional grinding of teeth), I've found that the different brands all seem to have subtly different side-effects. Depending on which pharmacy I go to, and what they happen to have in stock, I've been given either Lustral or generic equivalents - Lusert and Sertraline Actavis. For me, Sertraline Actavis has been the least problematic (no bad side-effects, apart from occasional mild 'stomach issues').

    The next time you collect a prescription, it might be worth trying a different brand of the same drug.
    green_screen wrote: »
    Hmm. I may try that. They give me a generic brand, Serlan, so I'll ask for something else. Thankfully, I don't get a sick stomach with them but I'm due my next prescription in a few days, sso I'll ask for something else :)


    The side effects from Lustral/Lusert/Sertraline Actavis/Serlan will be identical. If you feel as if you had "subtly different" side effects, then perhaps you did, but the cause of them was either

    a) simply that you don't feel the exact same every single day or
    b) because of placebo/nocebo effects,

    not because of any difference between the various brands of Sertraline tablets.


  • #5
    RayM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,973 ✭✭✭RayM


    locum-motion wrote: »
    The side effects from Lustral/Lusert/Sertraline Actavis/Serlan will be identical. If you feel as if you had "subtly different" side effects, then perhaps you did, but the cause of them was either

    a) simply that you don't feel the exact same every single day or
    b) because of placebo/nocebo effects,

    not because of any difference between the various brands of Sertraline tablets.

    I know the different brands all contain identical active ingredients, but there was a very definite month-by-month pattern in the different side-effects - and it took me a while to notice it. I wouldn't dismiss the placebo effect, but I'm also glad that I didn't dismiss Sertraline altogether and switch to a different SSRI, because it seems to be working.


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