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Looking for success stories... How long until you came out the other side?

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MJAlps
MJAlps

It seems most posts on here are about worsening depression or unmanageable side effects... which makes sense because people wouldn't be searching around forums if everything was great. 

But it would be helpful to hear stories of if Sertraline as helped anyone, and what the process was to get there. Is it anxiety/depession worse for everyone during ramp up, then everything was better at 100mg? If so, how long after being at 100-150 did it work?

My concern is that the body of evidence here shows that people feel terrible/worse at 25->100 and never get better and maybe if it doesn't work at 50 it will never work. Thanks in advance

MJ

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  • weenett
    weenett MJAlps

    Posted

    I think it does work at 50 mg or 75mg even 25mg for some depends on how low ur seratonin is? I was fine on 50 for yrs
    • clare2729
      clare2729 weenett

      Posted

      Hi Weenett,

      Are you still on 50mg? Can you remember how long it took to work for you?

      Clare xx

    • weenett
      weenett clare2729

      Posted

      Took abt 3 weeks to kick in i think ive just upped to 75mg 4 days ago after some stress an my anxiety flared up again how long have u been on 50mg?
    • clare2729
      clare2729 weenett

      Posted

      I've been on 50mg for 3 weeks 2 days.

      Have you been on sertraline before? Have you had the side effects again since Increase?

    • weenett
      weenett clare2729

      Posted

      Not really well its hard to know really wats anxiety and wats sertraline ive had diareaha and loss of appitite but think thats the anxiety
    • weenett
      weenett

      Posted

      R u seeing any improvements yet? Yes i was on it yr ago to
    • clare2729
      clare2729 weenett

      Posted

      Today has been very slightly better (almost scared to say that) certainly not myself but a bit better than yesterday. I did have a couple of good days in the first week though and then went downhill so scared it might happen again.

      Is it just anxiety you get or depression as well?

      Clare xx

    • weenett
      weenett clare2729

      Posted

      Mainly anxiety but i get a bit down when the anxiety flares up what dose u on? I think it took me a while feel ok it comes in minutes then hrs then days u forget u were even anxious
    • clare2729
      clare2729 weenett

      Posted

      I'm suffering more with depression but some anxiety. It's just awful.

      I'm on 50mg and started on 29th December.

      How's your sleep?

      Clare xx

    • weenett
      weenett clare2729

      Posted

      My sleep is crap waking really early with anxiety
  • sarah93637
    sarah93637 MJAlps

    Posted

    I am taking for anxiety, after 10 days the side effects waned and the sun is now shining! I'm only on 25 mg but I feel NOTICABLY BETTER! I've heard it's all uphill from here!!!

    Good luck, stick with it-- it worked for me!

  • hollberry
    hollberry MJAlps

    Posted

    I have been taking Sertraline for almost 14 years.  I tried Lexapro and Celexa before and both of them just made me feel tired and out of it.  Sertraline makes me feel normal.  Right now I am taking 200 mg.  Usually I take 150 but lately I've been going through some stuff and just needed a little more help.  The only negative thing I have to say about it is that it is very hard to have an orgasim during sex.  But I don't want to risk switching to something else because it works so well for my depression.  I have struggled with depression most of my life and  feeling like a normal person is worth any price.  Though if anybody has any tips on how to help with that side effect, please share.  

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