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Night sweats
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Lately I’ve literally been waking up in the middle of the night drenched in sweat. I’ve read that it is a possible side effect of antidepressants just wondering if anyone had experienced similar. I don’t really want to go to my gp about it cause I’m scared they’ll change my meds or something and I don’t have any issue with them apart from this
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I don't have much experience of this myself, but I'd really recommend being open with your GP about it. Even if the meds you're on work really well, there may be others that work just as well but don't give you the same nasty side-effects. They may also be able to help narrow down the cause of the night sweats in case they happen to be unrelated to the antidepressants.
You might have already looked at this, but here's a snip from the NHS article on night sweats which has a bit more info on what could be causing them for you:
I can't speak for sure on this because it might vary depending on the GP, but conversations around meds can also be guided partly by what you want. So even if they do think your meds are the issue they might not force you to change (if that's a worry).