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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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  • Really interesting reading everyone’s experience with different types of medication. I take Citalopram and the first three weeks were tough, I felt very very nauseous and woke up still feeling nauseous. Once I got over that I began to feel very detached from everything including my interests, there wasn’t much to look forward to and I just felt numb and emotionless. I tried to come off them without talking to my gp and after 3 days without them I felt equally awful in a different way and had really bad headaches. I tried for a second time last week and again felt terrible. I am really torn as to what to do as well. 

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  • Really interesting reading everyone’s experience with different types of medication. I take Citalopram and the first three weeks were tough, I felt very very nauseous and woke up still feeling nauseous. Once I got over that I began to feel very detached from everything including my interests, there wasn’t much to look forward to and I just felt numb and emotionless. I tried to come off them without talking to my gp and after 3 days without them I felt equally awful in a different way and had really bad headaches. I tried for a second time last week and again felt terrible. I am really torn as to what to do as well. 

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