Been on Sertraline for 7weeks feel like I'm regressing

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I've been in Sertraline for 7weeks and on my last check up at the gp I thought I was starting to see a slight improvement. However this week has been terrible. Everything I touch seems to go wrong, feel angry when the kids are playing up, very anxious, major doubts over my ability to complete tasks, can't face food etc. Has anyone else experienced a dip and will I start to improve soon. I want to be my happy self again and soon!

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  • Posted

    Aw poor u im assuming u felt alit better b4? In the last few wks? So u'll get there again it is just up an down

  • Posted

    You don't say your dosage but if you still feel bad go back to the doctor

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    Hello. I had a dip around week 7 or 8 and felt the same as you. Then the next week I felt good. My Doctor told me on my last visit that when you have bad days they feel worse cause in between you are having good days.

    I have now been put on 75 mgs, no side effects and so far so good. All in all been on 25 then 50 and now 75 over 10 weeks.

    Feeling alot better but still have bad times.. even normal people have bad days.

    Stick in there.. 8 weeks they say

  • Posted

    Thanks all. I'm in 50mg. The doctor has never suggested increasing the dose. Don't know if I would want to cause I felt pretty bad at the start. Anxiety was terrible, stomach craps, sweating especially during the night, feeling sick, no apetite, needing the toilet a lot to name a few. These side effects have eased a bit but the sweating during the night is terrible. The gp has suggested cbt but I feel really uncomfortable speaking about the way I feel. Has anyone else had any kind of therapy and found it useful?

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      I have been on 150 going into my 12th week. I have been somewhat emotionless this whole week. The anxiety and intrusive thoughts are lurking in the background. I was sure by week 12 I would be back to my normal chipper self, it's so disheartening. I am in CBT with a therapist, it's helping some but I guess that too takes time. This illness just sucks everything out of a person😔

    • Posted

      I am for any kind of therapy a problem shared is a problem halved ...don't have to go it alone honey ... Putting mine up to 75mg was a godsend and I didn't have any more symptoms but I am not a doctor can only say what worked for me

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      hi Vanessa I feel for you it should be getting better soon hopefully .... Try to be good to you put yourself into intensive care for a while ( emotionally of course lol ) and be kind to you ... Just imagine if someone you care for was telling you what you are feeling how would you treat them ? Probably with love care and compassion ... Sleep well honey pie 😴

    • Posted

      Thank you Lesley! The thing is, I have a huge support system, I've educated myself about my illness, I exercise, I eat right, I talk positively to myself, my cousin texts me every single morning with an uplifting quote, my mom calls me every night without fail, I take my meds every day, same time, have baths every night with organic sea salts with candles lit and meditation music, quit drinking alcohol (although I only drank a handful of times a year), cut caffeine out. I'm doing everything right, except I'm not feeling that much better. I just don't get it.

  • Posted

    Hopefully things will start to get better soon Vanessa. I'm will try and pluck up the courage to give cbt therapy a go and I'll ask my gp about upping the dose of things don't improve.

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