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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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  • LASBL9
    LASBL9 dodo81786

    Posted

    Hi all

    I have been on Sertraline before. 9 months in 2010 and 9 months in 2015.  I tapered off very quickly in December/January just gone as I felt like I could handle things.

    Anyway, been very busy at work and went on a stag do away this weekend nvolving lots of alcohol then crash, brain fog, anxious, insmnia etc. The fear is back! Back on the Sertraline I go hoping and praying it works quickly, 

    • dodo81786
      dodo81786 LASBL9

      Posted

      I feel that I'm never gonna be myself without this fear of my thoughts and panic and low motivation. Although I can handle things now but this dark spot is their I just wanna live my life without this negative thoughts
    • peggy61491
      peggy61491 dodo81786

      Posted

      Me too dodo. I feel myself handling things, but theres that fog and panic I deal wirh constantly. At least we are not alone
    • dodo81786
      dodo81786 peggy61491

      Posted

      yes exactly this helps alot but i wish this can end and i can say im ready to wean off this med , in total ive been on it for 4 months now and i cant say yet that im 100% normal .
    • dodo81786
      dodo81786 peggy61491

      Posted

      no not really i had loss of appeite when  first startedis med , but now i gned weight . i hae less apite when i hav mood swings.
    • peggy61491
      peggy61491 dodo81786

      Posted

      Oh no...mines been over 2 months sad. I dont feel hungry. I force myself to eat
    • dodo81786
      dodo81786 peggy61491

      Posted

      Did you ask your doc about it ?

      For me what is happening now is when I don't feel well I have less apetite.

    • peggy61491
      peggy61491 dodo81786

      Posted

      I make myself sick everyday lol by thinking about it constantly
    • dodo81786
      dodo81786 peggy61491

      Posted

      Ahhh it's awful and annoying.

      But if it's hard on you I prefer you see your doc .

    • peggy61491
      peggy61491 dodo81786

      Posted

      See the doctor for what??? I dont think I can handle a different medication
    • ilda1982
      ilda1982 peggy61491

      Posted

      Peggy it's normal to loose your appetite. I went from 58kg to 42 kg it's scary I know but I promess you after it will come back. Do you know a drink called super malt? I can't share pictures here otherwise I would show you how I was and what I've become. Stay strong. Keep in touch if you need it I'm here xxx
    • ilda1982
      ilda1982 dodo81786

      Posted

      It's completely normal to loose your appetite. Pls don't give up or get scared your appetite will come back I've been there. Anything as I said I'm here if you guys need it xxx
    • dodo81786
      dodo81786 ilda1982

      Posted

      Thank you so much . Really this helps a lot , my case is I went through illness and I was thinking it's bad and so but after I made all the tests air all came normal but since this shock of imagining I'm in a bad situation I panicked so bad and got depressed . I would cry for no reason and I didn't have any motivation to do anything. My doc gave me this med and since then I'm waiting to be normal again , there is always something there in my mind which reminds me of my feelings before the med when my mind recalls it I go through panic and don't enjoy anything anymore although I can cope but not yet myself without thoughts in my mind .
    • ilda1982
      ilda1982 dodo81786

      Posted

      You will get better what you have to do is keep increasing the dose till you find the right one for you. It started for me at 150mg so you never know you might need the same amount as me I'm at 200mg now and I'm doing well. smile
    • dodo81786
      dodo81786 ilda1982

      Posted

      Will check with my doc in the next visit which is soon . I wish I just don't think negative at all like I used to before all this .

      Thanks for your positive experience and I hope you can get off this med one day and all of us too .

    • LASBL9
      LASBL9 lattifa7777

      Posted

      HI yes I was feeling fine. Although I lost my mum in October so been dealing with that buy was on Sertraline during the period she was ill so was helping.

      Went to the GP's this morning and she thinks I was probably dipping with regards to chemicals and then the alcohol pushed me over the edge. Back on the sertraline again just wish it would work instantly. Sleep is a big issue for me. I wake up at 2am with my mind buzzing and can't get back to sleep.

    • LASBL9
      LASBL9 dodo81786

      Posted

      It WILL subside keep the faith on that. You will eventually be confident enough to be interested on new things and when you do, the panic and thoughts will subside.
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