#also i didn’t realise sertraline was zoloft this whole time. i always see about it in tik toks | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

itsalwaysforyou · 1 month ago

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so i started sertraline (i think americans call it zoloft??) very recently & i’m having quite a social week so i’ve been researching if i can drink whilst taking it.

and the nhs website says that you CAN, but it’s wise to wait a while after you start the meds so you can differentiate side effects.

whereas all the american websites are like IF YOU DRINK ON SERTRALINE YOU WILL DIE. YOUR HEART WILL EXPLODE. YOUR BLOOD WILL BOIL.

so i drank a cider tonight,

#save me nhs website save me……..#it is interesting what the difference between responses is #like is it a difference between drinking culture? healthcare systems? the drug itself?#the poor person writing the webpage like …..i cant tell all these people they can’t drink that’s too cruel. have a little drink as a treat #IN FAIRNESS the nhs site said that it could make you sleepy. and boy has it made me sleepy #i do feel the same heavyish fuzziness you get whilst drunk. like i am finding it slightly harder to concentrate #but yet again that could just be the drug #ANYWAY. nhs website you better fucking be right #also i didn’t realise sertraline was zoloft this whole time. i always see about it in tik toks #is it different? or is zoloft the company name? idk. i’ve learned many things tonight #oh ALSO i want to clarify i’m exaggerating what the usa sites say #they do generally discourage you from drinking on meds bc it can cause adverse side effects #but wayyyy worse adverse side effects than the nhs mentions (feeling sleepy)

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