9 weeks on 150 mg

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That's so reassuring to hear I still think it's a hideous drug, I'm on the 4th week of 150mg and like you it's been the worse feeling if anxiety I have ever experienced. I have had two good days out of 3 I'm hoping I'm coming out the other side as I don't think I can take much more. Now dreading coming off this eventually. Am considering changing. Thank you. And well done you x

fantastic news vanessa! 

i was really hoping things would work out for you because i (like many others here) know that awful neverending feeling where you have crashed and are stuck, and feel like you will never get better.

it sounds like in the end you didn't add anything (another med) to take along with the sertraline?

for others here who are still at that awful low point of depression and anxiety, please do remember that for so many of us like me and vanessa we needed 8-12 weeks to start coming out of that place of being stuck and trapped with depression/anxiety (and it doesnt end at 8-12 weeks...  you will continue to get ongoing benefits and improve further as the months pass).

i assure you guys that about 12 weeks ago i had the worst, worst depression and anxiety i have ever had in my life.  i was extrememly suicidal and my thoughts and thinking were so negative that i felt like i wasnt really even part of reality anymore.  i had completely lost interest in everything, and didnt like anything, or anyone. each day i would really hope night time would come fast, so i could sleep again.  but fast-forward to 8-12 weeks ahead, and im back   and feeling really good, happy, calm, and enjoying life again.  dont get me wrong, i still feel a little down or worried sometimes, but it's mild now.  i can deal with it just fine, just like regular people do.  sertraline has removed the low point, so i dont sink down low anymore.  if a bit of depression or anxiety shows up now, i can just brush it aside (when it shows up now i can just say to myself "nice try..." and laugh).  it's a great feeling.  personally, sertraline has saved my life, literally!

if anyone reading this is really struggling while waiting for sertraline to get working on your effectively, during the initial 8-12 weeks you could always take something fast acting to help you along the way, such as one of these meds: alprazolam (xanax), diazepam (valium), lorazepam (ativan), clonazepam (klonopin) ... these meds will help you feel calmer and more relaxed, and decrease anxiety/worrying etc.  i know the temptation to switch to another med can be strong, but without giving sertraline enough time to work, it would be a shame to give up when it might have turned out that you only had a few more weeks to go before feeling so much better.   and rememeber, if you can stick it out for the 8-12 weeks, then noone can say you didnt give it a really good try, and then at that point you can cross it off your list and try a different med.  remember that increasing in dose too fast isnt the way to do it, and that can often make your journey more difficult rather than easier/faster.  so dont rush up to an overly high dose, and try to be patient (i know it's difficult guys), but once you get past the low point, and you will, then you can then look forward to many years of back to coping, enjoying, living life again.  it's really worth it so please dont give up.  we are all on a journey and you dont walk it alone because there are many of us with these problems out there, and we have forums like these were we can chat and help each other when we are down.  so keep talking, and dont suffer in silence (because that's what the depression/anxiety wants.. so let's not give in to it so easily).

well done for sticking it out your a star it's a very very hard hill to climb but with positive thinking willpower and pure determination you have shown that there is light at the end of the tunnel so to speak      

Congratulations! On not giving up and to continue to fight your post have given me some insight on my day will come as well. God bless you and your family