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I've been experiencing sinus post nasal drip and a feeling of fullness/gas while taking setraline/zoloft. are these side effects of the ssri?

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Dr. Pamela Pappas answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Yes, they can be: Zoloft (sertraline) can cause many types of gastrointestinal symptoms like nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, bloating, etc. Less people realize it can also cause rhinitis -- but it can. Some of this may dissipate with time.

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Answered 12/22/2017

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