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I've been on sertraline for about 2.5 months, i recently started feeling like i have to yawn to take a deep breath. will these symptoms go away?

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Dr. M. Hytham Beck answered

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Side effect: Yawning is a side effect of the medicine a lot if time it will go away

Answered 9/17/2014

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