10 days on sertralin. Would love some advice/ressaurance
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Hi,
I'd love someone to talk to around sertraline (lustral). I am on day ten and 3 days on 100mg after switching from venlafaxine 300mg. I am finding my anxiety is still the same and so is my mood. I don't know if it's the side effects that has made it worse. My doc told me that is takes 10-14 days to start working I questioned this and said is it not 6-8weeks and he said no. He's a lovely man just kind meh passive. It worries me that he gave me that time frame on the meds.
I am also on
Mirap 45mg
Olanzapine 10mg (to relax me)
Pregablin 200mg
I hope to get better on sertraline and then come off the pregablin and lower the olanzapine.
All these meds for severe anxiety and depression. Anyway how long did it take for you to see any difference on sertraline and what we're the first signs? I'm anxious about everyone and everything. I cry alot and I'm a 32 year old man!. I attend therapy cbt also and have done 3 sessions. It's simple but so so difficult.
Any replies would be nice.Positive please 
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Feeling the same anxious agitated depressed. Just want to escape this nightmare.
vanessa45115 ger00232
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Hang in there, I know 16 days seems like forever when you are going through this but in the anti depressant world, it's a very short time. I'm 9 1/2 weeks on 150 mg and I am still having anxiety, low mood but it has diminished significantly. I expected to be 100% better by now but I am not. I keep telling myself that the meds are working and it's just taking some time.
ger00232 vanessa45115
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P*ssed off today. I met with a psych doc who was covering for my doc. He told me that I was to go back today and he was increasing my anti dep. Well I went to the appointment only to be told that it was an error as no doc is there on Friday they are all in hospital. They knew this was wrong and instead of ringing me the day before they have rescheduled my appoint for 2 weeks....and the prescription they did for me does not have the increased dosage and it was also missing one of my meds.
This has fooked me up for the whole day I feel let down and messed around. It's only my mental health like. This is why I say this country is backwards with mental health. Hopefully tomorrow is a better day.
Sorry for the rant folks.
ger00232
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Day 18..,. Feeling anxious and emotional. 100mg 11 days in. Feeling hopeless. How is this medication going to calm my anxiety and boost my mood? I'm anxious about everything and anything.
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jackshaun90 vanessa45115
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Went back to my doctor and decided to go back to Effexor. So she's starting me on 75mg and if I have to I'll work my way back up because lustral was killing me. She gave me Valium instead of Xanax cos she's already gave me the limit of Xanax she can give me but I'm feeling hopeful now to get back on Effexor. So I've to give myself a 3 day wash out period from lustral then start Effexor. So fingers crossed!
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