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10 weeks on 100mg Zoloft 😬

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dodo81786
dodo81786

Hi has anyone taken Sertraline 100mg before I'm on my 10 weeks felt good after 6 weeks but start feeling uncomfortable and have scared feelings also not enjoying stuff as I used to .Do I need to up my dose ?

Any advice will be appreciated.

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  • ilda1982
    ilda1982 dodo81786

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    Hi I was on 200mg and life was good. I started only noticing a very good difference on myself after 150mg a day. Keep goingsmile
    • dodo81786
      dodo81786 ilda1982

      Posted

      Thanks a lot it's only scary that I can't enjoy anything.
    • ilda1982
      ilda1982 lattifa7777

      Posted

      On sertraline I'm on them for 3 Yrs propranolol 4 Yrs and the sleeping aid I've got them since I started sertraline. Now I only take them when I really need them. I'm on 200mg a day of sertraline. It's the second time I take them and I'm happy with it. Best of luck to you. Side effects are normal but it's worth it. Keep it up smile
    • lattifa7777
      lattifa7777 ilda1982

      Posted

      hi ilda, do you ever think about coming off sertraline? ? have yiu ever tried? I'm so worried about coming off one day.
    • ilda1982
      ilda1982 lattifa7777

      Posted

      Hi honey yes I did. I stopped sertraline way too soon. I was feeling good I could enjoy life, I could do anything so I thought this is it I'm stopping them. After 2 wks of stopping them even knowing my Gp told me not to but after 2wks panicking attacks started, the worry for anything was coming anxiety so my Gp put me back on them and I just went up dosages very quick. Now I'm not even worried if I have to take them for the rest of my life. As far as I don't get bad as I was in the beginning I will take them for as long as I can. My few friends take them too. One of them over 10yrs and she refuses to stop taking them. Some people come off them very easy. It really depends on how bad it's your situation.
    • lattifa7777
      lattifa7777 ilda1982

      Posted

      Yeah my symptoms were pretty awfull I couldn't function at all and was suicidal, I also don't mind if I have to take them for ever. but a lot of my friends say they have bad long term affects and that Scarry. but to be honest I don't think anything could scare me as much as what I went through! I also get worried if they stop.working one day sad
    • ilda1982
      ilda1982 lattifa7777

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      Honey it took me 4 months to put my first pill in my mouth. Everyone was scaring me. I was scared now I regret listen to them instead of taking the pills. I had a suicidal though I called my ex best friend because she didn't wanted me to take the pills she said bad things to me and scary things. Now I'm fine and realised she was not my best friend. Don't be scared. You won't regret it you will love it once you find the right dosage and you feel good again.
    • lattifa7777
      lattifa7777 ilda1982

      Posted

      omg four months wow, it took me 1 month.

      I'm much better too now. just sad I have to rely on a pill to be ok. but yeah I don't mind staying on them , I just never want to go back to how I was. xx

    • ilda1982
      ilda1982 lattifa7777

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      I agree with you. Sometimes I ask myself why me. When I was sick went A&E they wrote my Gp next day she called me asking me to see her. I told her I couldn't leave the house. When she finished her shift she came around its like 5m by car. She saw me straight away gave me medication. My partner went to get it at the pharmacy and they were sitting on the shelf for few months till my middle daughter godmother was hospitalised with same problem as me. But it got worse for her she had psychosis. I got so scared I started taking mine the same day. Now looking back if I had taken when my doctor told me too probably I didn't had to suffer so much. But I'm glad I did. And I promess you you will be glad too. I'm here for you if you need me. Xxx
    • lattifa7777
      lattifa7777 ilda1982

      Posted

      thank you ilda, thst was my biggest fear, becoming psychotic! ! I was sooooo scared I also had a friend who didn't take her meds and she developed schizophrenia.

      does better now and off the meds, life is good for her now. I just don't want the meds to one day stop working for me, that's now a bog fear of mine. thank you ilda for listening

      xx

  • ian48449
    ian48449 dodo81786

    Posted

    Hello dodo,

    I'm new to this forum thing but I wanted to join in as I have been on Sertraline (50mg) from February and since yesterday the doctor has upped my dose to 100mg. Due to this increase I wanted to look up any side effects and came across this discussion. A lot of what I'm reading is the same symptoms as I feel, loss of appetite, anxiety, aches and pains and worse of all a loss of interest in life. I thought these feelings were just part of my illness but I can see it could be the medication. Anyway I just thought I would let you know that you are not alone in these symptoms, keep going with the medication as I think we need to keep faith in the treatment as it must have helped many people in the past.  

    Also something which may help which was suggested at my therapy is a thought diary, I've loaded the app onto my phone and whenever you feel anxious write down the event and your emotions and how you can challenge these thoughts. I know it might sound silly (as I did!), but writting it down does seem to help and it can help you challenge your way of thinking which is what drives your feelings.

    Good luck and keep going.

    • dodo81786
      dodo81786 ian48449

      Posted

      Hi Ian , this forum is really helpful , sharing and talking about your feelings with people suffering same as you is so helpful. I've been on this med since November 2015 and upped my dose to 100 last January. This med ofcourse helped me so much but I'm annoyed from the days that I'm down and thinking of my feelings and mood swings which is awful. This is my very first time taking any antidepressants in my life. I hope it helps more than that just wishing to wake up without thinking about what I feel and sleeping without worrying about if I'm going to sleep or not .

      I have kids need me to be happy and to Takecare of them .

    • ian48449
      ian48449 dodo81786

      Posted

      Hi dodo,

      Yes, this is my first time of taking anti-depresents as well. I think you are right that talking to other people in similar situations is helpful and let's you know you are not alone, which you can feel sometimes.

      The sleep thing can feel like a vicious circle, I was told to get into a bedtime routine (like when you was a kid), to prepare the mind for sleep. Keep a notepad by the bed so that if you do wake up, jot down the worry as this seems to help relax the mind. The following day you may be able to address the worry.

      These are things I've been told to try, I hope they might help you.

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