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i guess im just looking for some reassurance how others felt on the 3 week mark? Ive had a few better days since starting but today i really struggled to get out of bed, feel really low and numb and anxiety is through the roof.
did anyone get this around the same time? Feel they are never going to work 😦
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cheryl20077 lauren56079
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hello.im.om week 3 of sertraline i will be starting week 4 on Sunday and my 3rd week that has just gone has been the toughest yet on week 1 and 2 I was okaish amxiety wasn't to bad now week 3 and I'm getting all the side effects really strange as people say your really bad for the first 1 -2 weeks but I actually felt okay on them weeks till I hit week 3 it's been horrendous hopefully when I start week 4 Sunday it will get better 😢 what mg are you on ?
lauren56079 cheryl20077
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hey! I'm on 50mg and started on that too, what are you on? I wasnt too bad eitber in the first 2 weeks i had the usual heightened anxiety, headaches etc but all manageable, but in terms of mood today and yesterday ive just felt really low and in a morning as soon as i open my eyes i feel horrendous and just dont want to get up. How have you felt this week? x
cheryl20077 lauren56079
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i was on 50mg for 2 weeks 3 days then doctor upped my dose to 100 3 weeks ago tomorrow this week my 3rd week has been the worst week ever my amxiety is throigh the roof really bad head presure and tightness round the back shakimg heart pounding dreams are horrendous. last few days ive been feeling really low aswell 😪 are you due to go up to 100 or u staying at 50 for the time being ? xxx
cheryl20077 lauren56079
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last few days also in this week 3 soon as i open my eyes anxiety is like bang have that my stomache is really nervos its horrible im sweating also
cheryl20077 lauren56079
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are u in the uk ?
lauren56079 cheryl20077
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Yes im in the UK are you? How come you upped from 50mg so soon? Im giving it until at least 6 weeks but ive got to say the last few days has been rough!!! Im writing a diary though and before these few days i havent felt rough for 7 so the rough ones are dropping! When i say rough i dont mean headaches etc i mean the heightened anxiety and just a really low mood with no motivation. x
cheryl20077 lauren56079
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i was on high dose of citalopram before it stopped working as well so the doctor thinks i will probally need a higher dose of sertraline. but im goimg to stick to 100 for at least 6 to 8 weeks now and hopefully I won't need to increase anymore. yeah I'm.in UK Chichester. we're abouts are you? have you got a tight feeling in the back of your head? xx
lauren56079 cheryl20077
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Ah i see! Yes do, i'm sticking with 50mg for at least another 3 weeks. Today I just feel back to the start and it's horrible! Im in West Yorkshire! No i dont have that but i remember that at the beginning, if i do get any form of headache mow it's more the tension above my eyebrows. X
cheryl20077 lauren56079
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yeah i get the tension above eyes aswell as tight at the back 🙄 yeah I'm going to give 100 a good try. do you have family around you ect I live back with my mum at the moment as going through a divorce was married for 12 years. how old are you if you don't mind me asking? xxx
cheryl20077 lauren56079
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hey how u feeling today? xx
lauren56079 cheryl20077
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Jist feel reallt flat, low mood and no motivation it's rubbish. What about you? x
cheryl20077 lauren56079
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same horrible init 😪 I keep thinking that I'm never going to get better its a horrible feeling 😞 xxx
Layna84 cheryl20077
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Hi,
Just reading your conversation, i started getting the tightness around the back of my neck around week 3, my back also started aching all the time...... I'm not sure if its tension or the adjusting to the medication.... im week 4 now. x
Layna84 lauren56079
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Hi,
I am on week 4 of Setraline and have been really up & down. since i have started i have had so many side effects that i have been all over the place. I started on 50mg and up'd the dose to 75mg a week ago. i've noticed that everytime i up the dose or miss the time slightly of taking it, my anxiety goes theough the roof and i have all the side effects. so i have started taking propanolol 10mg twice a day, and it is really helping me.
i use headspace religiously every day too, which also helps me x