Sertaline with no informed consent

Name

Heather A

What happened:

I was in a very bad place and could barely function. My doctor offered me medication which I gratefully agreed to. I walked out with a prescription and didn’t know anything about it until I opened the box and found I would be taking 50mg sertraline per day. I was immediately floored by brutal side effects including unbearable anxiety, fatigue, vision problems, brutal headaches and head pressure. Rushes of heat and panic through my head and many more. I persevered for 14 weeks as the forums advised to push through. At this point I realize I couldn’t do this anymore. I tried an accelerated taper as I’d not been on it for long but the withdrawal was intense. I am now on a hyperbolic taper and just changing over to a liquid form has ramped up withdrawal effects. I took this for 14 weeks and it’ll take me around a year to taper. I’m still struggling with very unpleasant withdrawal symptoms .Medications

50mg Sertraline

Editors note: This is why Informed Consent matters and each patient should be told the positive as well as negative possibilities. This includes physical potential side effects and the potential emotional side effects.