100 mg for 6 months still not 100%!!

I do think the way you feel is a combination of anxiety and grief, so it is more complicated to tackle ? 

Adjusting to your loss will take a long time, the Sert can only do so much..... 

Perhaps another chat with your GP may be worth considering? 

Hoping for you x 

Hi Claire,

I’m sorry to hear about your dad. I imagine the grief is playing a part in the lack of effectiveness of the medication. Have you thought about going to therapy? Talking about your loss combined with medication will likely help you at this difficult time. Take care

Hey Claire I’m so sorry for the grief you are going through. Although I am a firm believer that Zoloft helps many people I also understand that it is not the fix all of everything, boy I wish it were!! My advice to you would be to talk to a therapist and ask about CBT therapy. I personally know a few people that went through major trauma and grief in there’re lives and they did cbt and they said it was the best thing they ever did. Of course everyone is different and this is only a suggestion. I wish you the best, God Bless and good luck with everything!! 

Thanks for everyone’s feedback I think your right about speaking to my gp again and I have had cbt twice in the past most recently before my dad past away and she paused them for a few months until I felt better equipped. 

I will try to keep you posted on my progress. 

Thank you. Xx

Hi Claire,

I’m sorry for your loss. It took me several months to get past my grief when we lost my Dad. My experience is at 50 ml for over 10 weeks. I don’t believe this med will do miracles and remove all of anxiety and panic, however, the good news is that it helps calm most all of it. 

Whilst I am 60 now and retired, I do remember working full time and caring for two daughters and my husband. It was stressful while joyful, but still a lot, even for a Mum without anxiety disorders. 

My advise is to talk with a professional counselor if you aren’t already. It helped me. As for the anxiety you still feel, surly some of it is your on going grief and returning to work but maybe your med needs to be adjusted?

If I may, what helped me just as much as the med did, was when I looked back at how bad I was 10 wks ago compared to now. I was a wreak, not sleeping, constantly googling symptons, bitchy and sad.  I still feel some low level anxiety, but I can usually push it away.

Changing what I’m doing greatly helps me. Go for a walk, yoga, call a friend, take myself out for lunch. I know, sounds silly or easy. You need to find time for yourself and make your own joy. You owe it to yourself. Do things that distract you and make you happy.

Redirect your thoughts.

I realized I have ZERO symptons of anxiety when I’m with my friends laughing or when I call my daughter and we talk for an hour on the phone. On those days, usually for the rest of the day my anxiety remains low or completely gone. It also helps when I put my hand over my heart and gently pat myself and repeat, this is anxiety, go away. Not always, but usually it does. If not, I go for a walk.

I hope this helps. Try to keep things in perspective and change what you are doing when you feel panic creep in. Get up and do something fun, play a game with you children, call someone, turn on something funny on the TV, get a hug. Actually, when I get tight hugs from my family, I immediately breath better.

The meds help a lot, but I think we need to continue helping ourselves too because I honestly don’t see this med taking ALL of my anxiety away. But it has taken 98% of it away, and for that I am thankful!!!

Let us know how you are doing.

Big tight hugs to you - x kat