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I'm a Computer Science undergraduate in my final year studying at Reading University. I like music, movies, photography, reading and if I can ever get around to it, writing. Also a fan of horror, sci-fi and fantasy so there's plenty of re/blogging on those areas.
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Currently conducting my Serotonin Experiment in a last ditch attempt to hopefully alleviate the symptoms of CFS/ME.
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For the full story behind this, read this.
Day 1: Sunday 25th September 2011
I took my first dose this morning.
I actually got my prescription on Friday but the instructions are to take one in the morning so I had planned to take it yesterday morning but I overslept and it was about 1pm by the time I got up. But I had an early-ish night last night and insomnia notwithstanding, I was up early this morning and when I took my dose it was about 8:30am.
As with SSRIs in general, side effects can present when you first start taking them but they disappear or lessen as your body gets used to them. Being aware of this I was fully prepared, within reason, to endure any resulting side effects. What I didn’t expect was that they would hit so quickly.
Still, I guess it’s proof that the sertraline is having some effect.
Within 2 or 3 hours, I experienced slight nausea, increased temperature and I believe, increased heartrate. I was a bit light headed and went for a lie down while I checked the list of side effects on the package leaflet. For a moment I thought it might have been a case of Serotonin Syndrome and was about to call NHS Direct, but after some thought I decided this was unlikely because I was only exhibiting a few of the signs, and only mildly.
Another 2 or 3 hours later I was fine.
I do now feel more alert and my thinking feels sharper, more like how I am when I’m not in a relapse. It could be a placebo effect- that’s possible. Maybe it’s because I went for a lie down- very unlikely as that’s never done anything for me before. Or perhaps the SSRI may be may actually be working as hoped and the hunch was correct.
Time will tell.
