10th week on 50mg - Normal Ups and Down or could it be something else?
Posted , 3 users are following.
Good afternoon kind souls,
My journey with sertraline 50mg for Depression and anxiety began on the 6th of April so about 9 weeks ago and after going through every single nasty side effect (suicidal intrusive thoughts included) I've been feeling better over the last few weeks(7th and 8th). A student of my school then took her life and despite having never been my student it shook me a lot(leaving me feeling really anxious(even stopped drinking my daily expresso) specially because it's a small school. Went to my therapist yesterday and after talking to her about what the whole ordeal made me feel I came out of the appointment feeling like poo. It's like I'm back to square one and the meds weren't doing anything.
In fact yesterday I even had to take half a victan 2mg to fall asleep. I thought I'd be feeling better today but being by myself I feel afraid of my own brain.
Are these ups and downs normal?
0 likes, 9 replies
laura36585 domingos53415
Posted
domingos53415 laura36585
Posted
Thanks for your kind words, last week I was telling people that I wasn't feeling as depressed anymore(as I was doing everything not to think about the girl) but once my therapist started pursuing the subject it sent me back to the intrusive thoughts phase I went through when I first started therapy and medication. Saturday in the evening I had to take medication to sleep,
yesterday was super complicated as I was alone but I slept better and today seems a bit better but what a setback.
domingos53415 laura36585
Posted
laura36585 domingos53415
Posted
domingos53415 laura36585
Posted
No, it's not all the time but I still don't like it. I'm still pulling myself back from the blip on Saturday and Sunday but today I had very few intrusive thoughts.
dylan78236 domingos53415
Posted
It hit home for me. Feels like it undid some of the work ive been doing. I spend alot of time alone too so i understand how hard it is.
I wish the best for you. Maybe consider increasing your dose? Im also at 50mg on week 5 and am thinking of moving up to 75mg by the end of the week. I would assume by now your 50mg has almost run its course.
I was on 100mg a hear and a half ago and I was fine and functional. At 50mg i cant do much of anything except waiting for time to go by.
All the best.
domingos53415 dylan78236
Posted
It's my first depression. Are these set-backs normal?
dylan78236 domingos53415
Posted
domingos53415 dylan78236
Posted
I have an appointment with my psychiatrist next month and with my therapist in two weeks, if this continues I'll bring the topic if they don't and hear what they have to say.