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What Do Severe Pressure And Pulsations In The Head Indicate?

Hello, for the last few days I have been experiencing quite bad pressure in my head and random feelings of pulsing/fluttering in the back and side of my head, mostly the back, near the top of my neck, it feels sometimes like my pulse but most the time it’s just random flutters.. I have had pain in my eyes and random pains in my head. I started taking 50mg a day of setraline about 7 days ago. I have also been getting visual disturbances like flickering and flashing lights and random black spots. What could this be?
Mon, 22 Jan 2018
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dear user


thanks for contact HCM


brief answer


it may be due to circulatory disturbance or side effect of sertraline


detailed answer


sertraline as antidepressant drugs has some side effects of hedache and sense of heaviness of the head and pulsations... i see that in my clinic person who takes antidepressant drugs has always some symptoms of that in the first 15 days but no worry as with time passing these side effects will disappear but you shouldnot stop sertraline suddenly as symptoms will be worse
you should measure your blood pressure to assure there is no hypertension as it may cause this and especially you seem to have stress life style


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What Do Severe Pressure And Pulsations In The Head Indicate?

dear user thanks for contact HCM brief answer it may be due to circulatory disturbance or side effect of sertraline detailed answer sertraline as antidepressant drugs has some side effects of hedache and sense of heaviness of the head and pulsations... i see that in my clinic person who takes antidepressant drugs has always some symptoms of that in the first 15 days but no worry as with time passing these side effects will disappear but you shouldnot stop sertraline suddenly as symptoms will be worse you should measure your blood pressure to assure there is no hypertension as it may cause this and especially you seem to have stress life style hope that helps