anxiety disorder & fatigue
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hi new to this forum, quite nervous about posting. i am looking for some feed back from other posters regarding there gad symptoms, i have always been an anxious person but three years ago i lost my job and things just went from bad to worse. i was diagnosed with gad for which i have been taking sertraline 100mg for over 7 months this has helped me regain some what of normal life again (what ever normal means) i still have anxiety but the most troubling problem i have is that i have contant daily fatigue i.e could sleep all day. never wake up feeling refreshed, making everyday tasks a struggle .
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loopyliz89
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ross98355
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elizabeth70142
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maz222
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natalie24530
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Ive been on 150mg of sertraline for about 3 years. Im always exhausted and I have mine at night time instead of day cause I would have slept all day if I could. Never attributed it to the extremely vivid dreams though. But It makes sense now you say it. To be honest the vivd dreams dont stop so I aint gonna lie. Maybe take it in the evening and if your not quite right go back to docs and they Might put you up to 150mg. I too lost my job and that's why I had my meds increased. It will get better and I had a good couple of decent years unfortunately for me they have stopped working so ive got to change them but same thing happened with citalopram so that's just me. I hope you get it sorted quickly and feeling better soon
Take care
Natalie
codexAli
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Why did I end up this way? From all that I have learned, the most relevant is the importance of water. We are 70% water and if we fail to drink enough chemical free water every day (2 litres), we function badly. The bodies systems shut down. Fatigue is one result. On reflection, for the first 68 years of my life I drank very little of anything. Are you drinking plenty of water? (Do not go from zero to 2ltrs immediately) Also, what is your Vitamin D3 level? If it is inadequate you are not going to get well from anything. IMO it is dangerous to assume a medical person is aiming to cure you. Take control and ask awkward questions eg has the drug prescribed had all the known bad side effects published (unlikely) Good Luck!
patient97
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If this does not resolve your problem, try to check your thyroid and adrenal gland functioning. Ask doctor to prescribe appropriate tests for that. All the best.
codexAli
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