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9 weeks on 150 mg

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vanessa45115
vanessa45115

Well, it looks like I made it to 9 weeks! It is a rough road that we walk on, between the side effects and lack of patience to get some relief from our own minds. I am happy to say that I haven't had a real bad day in about 10 days now. I've had my ups and downs but not like they use to be. I've posted week after week with the desperate need for reassurance because I had no idea it would take this long to feel some relief. I do still have fear of my intrusive thought but I am working on that and I'm sure one day it will all be okay. The transformation I have had in the past week was really something to watch. My husband is so happy to have his wife back😀. I know there may be some more bad days ahead but I feel so good that I had to share, especially for those that want to give up because they think it will never work.

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  • emma800627
    emma800627 vanessa45115

    Posted

    Hi everyone,

    Need some reassurance today, have been on sertraline 100mg for just short of 18 weeks.

    This is my second bout of anxiety which I was treated for 3 to 4 years ago.

    Ok so my journey started again in April started having intrusive thoughts and juts worrying that something bad would happen all the time. I would wake in the morning feeling sick and my heart racing.

    I spotted the signs straight away and went to see my doc and was prescribed sertraline, they have done a amazing job and I really felt like I had turned a corner. I start CBT in the next week.

    Then bang out of nowhere on Monday morning I woke up felling panicked and anxious and couldn't think why? Why after weeks of being carefree have I been hit with this again? The feeling took me back to my lowest days and that's all I keep thinking about now. It's like my mind has erased all of the good days I've had over the last few weeks?

    This morning I have woken and just sat and cried. I know my fear is how I feel and that my fear is feeding the fear but I can't stop it.

    I had an a amazing summer and a holiday of a lifetime, my daughter went back to school last week so the only thing I am wondering is whether I am having a come down from an amazing summer? I also know that I need to stop trying to find an answer as to why I feel like this and that I need to refocus and get on with it.

    When I went onto sertraline I was determined that I wouldn't let it change my appetite. I was concerned about gaining weight so I started running. I have gone from 11 stone 4 to 10 Stone and feel and look great. This last week though I have lost all momentum with it, not sure if that is due to work and school runs again and the darker nights?

    Can anybody offer me any advice? I have made an appointment with my doctor for later in the week to talk about how I feel. I will also know by then how I feel after my first CBT session.

    Wondering whether I need to increase my dosage or not?

    X

    • sparrow01
      sparrow01 emma800627

      Posted

      hello emma, couple of questions if that's ok, what age are you?, and, do you take your sertraline when you wake up, or before bed?

      and also, you said you woke up with anxiety a few times, can you remember if you had the anxiety literally on waking up, or do you mean you woke, and for a few seconds (or longer) were ok, but then got hit by the wave of anxiety?  (i'm asking if to find out if you are getting anxiety in your body when you are actually asleep,  ....  as opposed to being ok when asleep, but then the anxiety beginning just after you wake).

    • Katyf
      Katyf emma800627

      Posted

      Hi I am going through the same thing been on sertralin for 12 days seen a big improvement but last 2 days getting intrusive thoughts which is now making me think I'm going to get ill again x

    • emma800627
      emma800627 sparrow01

      Posted

      I am 35, take it around 10 am every morning as I always have done.

      Ok I wake with that dreaded sick anxious feeling. I haven't had this for around 10 weeks, I thought I was past this 😢.

      I have been having more random intensive dreams.

      It is like the switch has been turned off.

      I also feel like I have forgotten how great I felt for all of those weeks.

      Thank you for asking. X

    • Katyf
      Katyf emma800627

      Posted

      Hi how are you feeling today,I feel the same was feeling great for 12 days now back to intrusive thoughts!!!!!
    • emma800627
      emma800627 Katyf

      Posted

      Hi,

      Thank yo for asking, had a wobbly start but a much better day. Hoping it's a blip.

      I get the intrusive thought thing, that's how mine all started. However they do fade with time or pop up and then don't bother you.

      I can assure you that it all falls together in the end, I've had at least 10 weeks without any anxiety. So when I did wake up feeling anxious this week i was feeding my anxiety by worrying about it even more.

      Because my anxiety was bad to start with, I have forgotten what a normal bad day is like, so this week I've been worrying about being back at square one but I'm not I'm just having a bad day. It clicked this afternoon😀😀

      How much of your day are you having the thoughts?

    • Katyf
      Katyf emma800627

      Posted

      Aww thanks for replying I understand what your saying mine all started with intrusive thoughts I have been feeling good for 12 days then the last couple the thoughts came back and brought me down,I just can't understand how I was ok now I'm not obviously then I start thinking I'm going backwards the thoughts have been there mostly all day x

  • Katyf
    Katyf vanessa45115

    Posted

    Hi I am glad I read your story how are you doing ?,I am getting worried because the intrusive thoughts won't go I have been on sertralin for 12 days and noticed a big improvement in depression & anxiety just want these thoughts to go x

  • Katyf
    Katyf vanessa45115

    Posted

    Aww this gives people like me a lot of hope,day 12 of sertralin still having intrusive thoughts feel a lot better than I was but then get disheartened when I get a bit low x
    • vanessa45115
      vanessa45115 Katyf

      Posted

      Totally understand that. I posted this original post on Monday and yesterday and today hasn't been that great. Just goes to show you how up and down this can be. I've read, I don't know if it's correct, that intrusive thoughts can take a little longer to go away because they frighten us so much. I can't really say the meds aren't working because there are days when I'm certain I'm almost there and I actually get excited. Take it one day at a time and remember thoughts are just thoughts and they leave just as quick as they come if you don't give them your attention.

    • Katyf
      Katyf vanessa45115

      Posted

      Thanks for replying it's very disheartening when you have had good days then it starts again I know they are just thoughts but I can't seem to stop them feel like giving up

    • vanessa45115
      vanessa45115 Katyf

      Posted

      Do not give up, it's what your anxiety wants you to do. You are strong and this will pass. This is my third time going through this and the thoughts always go away.

    • Katyf
      Katyf vanessa45115

      Posted

      I know you have said you have had this 3 times have you always used sertralin also are the thoughts the last thing to get rid off ?
  • krista49686
    krista49686 vanessa45115

    Posted

    Hi Vanessa, I was one of the people ready to give up. Been on Zoloft for over a month at 50mg. I felt like I was getting more depressed. I went and saw my PA yesterday and she bumped it up to 100mg.

    So I'm going to try a bit longer, see what happens.

    Glad to hear you're doing well??

    • vanessa45115
      vanessa45115 krista49686

      Posted

      It will take time but don't give up, the end result is so much to look forward to.

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