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Autism and Sertraline

MJJ24

Hello all, 

I have had anxiety for a long time and recently been diagnosed with autism. I have been taking Sertraline tablets for around 7 months now and started them before I knew I was autistic. It is hard for me to say whether they worked as at the same time I started taking them I also spent a lot of time signed off work and ended changing to a less stressful job and so did start to feel a bit better but it is hard to say whether this was situational rather than the medication. 

I guess I just want to ask really if anyone else is on Sertraline who is autistic and whether they feel it is helpful or not. I read so many mixed things online and it is hard to know really. 

Thank you in advance :) 

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  • I was on sertralien for depresion. It helped but at a cost. I felt a bit muted emotionally and interlectually. But tbh depresion had me in zomby mode for large segments of the day before I went on it. It also screwed around with my sence of taste while I was on it. One of the first things I noticed coming off it is food tasted sweeter. It also made it hugely dificult to get up in the mornings in terms of sleep / tiredness.

    Think of it as a mood stabaliser. It will helped take the edge off the lows .. but at the expence of taking it off the highs too. I was glad to come off it but I can't deny it was helpfull for a while.

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  • I was on sertralien for depresion. It helped but at a cost. I felt a bit muted emotionally and interlectually. But tbh depresion had me in zomby mode for large segments of the day before I went on it. It also screwed around with my sence of taste while I was on it. One of the first things I noticed coming off it is food tasted sweeter. It also made it hugely dificult to get up in the mornings in terms of sleep / tiredness.

    Think of it as a mood stabaliser. It will helped take the edge off the lows .. but at the expence of taking it off the highs too. I was glad to come off it but I can't deny it was helpfull for a while.

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