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Started zoloft (sertraline) 3 weeks ago and started having horrible headaches this week and trouble sleep. will this pass ? normal? i am on 100 mg per day (w/food)
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SSRis can cause has: Take Zoloft (sertraline) in am as it is stimulating it can cause headaches you may have to try another drug check with your doc
Answered 5/11/2016
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100 mg?: Usually we start off lower than that for Zoloft (sertraline) (25 or 50 mg). If you just started 3 weeks ago and are already at 100 mg then the symptoms could be coming from the zoloft (sertraline). Talk to your doctor about going down on the dose and going up much more slowly.
Answered 8/7/2014
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