100mg sertraline when will it work
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im back again sorry
but im constantly checking on here to see if someone can answer☹
i started 25 g sertraline beg june end of june it was increased to 50g two weeks latef it was increased to 100 and ivd been taking the 100 now for 7 weeks
the horrible thoughts havd gone and the night sweats too
but im so on edge especially when im sat thinking, occasionaly i get a moment of clarity when i think yeah thats thd old me but them it goes again when will it end
i was off work 3 months as i had to come off paroxetine which i had been on for over 20 years
i went back to work last week on a phased return but felt panicky but i coped
ive been going to the gym buu just feel i want to be out of there and ive got no energy just feel sad x
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SadieB1 sandra94465
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Sorry you're feeling like this still. I would talk to doctor because it should have kicked in by now I would have thought! Hope you can get sorted and feel better soon X
SerotoninSurfer sandra94465
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Worth checking in with GP but it does sometimes take months, not weeks to react to and get better on dose changes. The fact that you have returned to work, intrusive thoughts have gone and having moments of clarity are massive improvements although it might not feel it when its so subjective for you. You are making strides in the right direction which is really positive.
We all use this forum to check for similar experiences and compare and contrast but the issue is we are all unique and different response times and recovery timelines. Wishing you lots of love and luck with your recovery.
sue74917 sandra94465
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hi sandra, it can take up 12 weeks for a dose to settle, you have had 3 dose changes in 13 weeks, which is a lot for your body and brain to adjust to. if you are getting glimmers of your old self and the side effects are subsiding I would say you are on your way to recovery, it now just needs time and patience, something none of us have when all we want is to be back to normal. Do not worry, take each day as it comes, if you can do something do it if not just write that day off and try again the next day. I used to feel really sad and had no motivation, just felt like I was going through the motions with no joy, this passes though as we get better and the meds settle. You are doing great, you will get back to old self
sandra94465 sue74917
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sue74917
thank you its just really hard isnt it so up and down and i keep thinking im going to go right back if i dont hold it together xx
sue74917 sandra94465
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yep know that feeling only too well, it is kind of hard to explain but the closest I. can get is like a tightly coiled spring which you are holding onto and if you let go everything will unravel. I was so ill for 6 months that when I started to recover I still thought it would all be taken away from me, even now after being well for months I still have those thoughts, it is my daughters wedding tomorrow and then we are taking the grandkids away for a week, I know I will be perfectly fine but a very small part of me still thinks I will have a relapse, I don't think it is anything to do with the meds just lessons learned in our memory and something we have to over come so what you are feeling is completely normal given the situation
AxleWilliams sandra94465
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Sue is so right on point. This is actually very common. Many people have good days and then revert. It is a roller coaster of a ride. I had some good days at week 6 and thought "I'll be good soon." Only to have bad days shortly after that felt like I was going backwards. It's the nature of the beast. What I look for is "milepost" of changes. Like yesterday I laughed at a joke. Something I have not done in 10 weeks since I started this episode of depression. Also, my sleep is getting better. These are the things that I point out to myself that things are progressing when I start to doubt my recovery. Hope you start having better days soon.
jodi56514 sandra94465
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I am in same boat just feel totally disconected and weird . I try so hard to be motivated but it is tough.