Feel like giving up
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I have been back on Sertraline for 8 days now and my obsessive thoughts are killing me I am panicking so much all the time and it's getting too much to bare. I can't even write what my worry is as its too embarrassing yet it feels like if it happens it will ruin my life how am I supposed to get better?
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richard172 aliciat
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Initial side effects of sertraline , as im sure you are aware of, are very unsettling.
your brain is kind of fighting off this new chemical, but once it settles into your system, these feelings will subside. It's a horrible process of riding out the storm. One thing i always say to myself in any times of anxiety or panic, is this " there are no external threats to me, it's all internal feelings"
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Everyone has given you really nice advice. I'm curious, you say you have been back on for 8 days. How long were you off? How/what were you feeling before you took the first dose back and how have your symptoms changed now that you are back on? The reason I ask is that sometimes after coming off, we can get sensitized when going back on and can have adverse reactions, maybe the dose being too high for where your nervous system is at. It would help to know what your symptom pattern was/is like.
Definitely speak with your doctor and see a counselor for these feelings if you can. If the symptoms are causing you such distress then that needs to be addressed.
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I have obsessive thoughts and intrusive ones mainly things thinking I have done which I haven't I was on 50mg yet doctor put me back on 50 straight away. This time feels different like I will never get out of it yet I guess that's what I must have felt like before. I have honestly not felt this sucidal before which makes me feel guilty on my family as I know they all love me. How can the mind work like this! I have nothing to complain about good job, nice house all the things you want in life yet here I am wanting to give up. I just don't understand it!
betsy0603 aliciat
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You know that all of this is not "You," as weren't like this before, right? It is rather freaky how a bunch of brain chemicals gone wonky can lead to such atrocious thinking, but try to take deep breaths when you are in those thoughts, and tell yourself, "This is not me and it will pass."
I know the dread you are speaking of, experienced it in withdrawal myself. It is a horrid feeling to have. And I know that feeling, that it will never end, but guess what? It will. The morning panic is very common to people in withdrawal. I often thought "I don't want to die, but I don't want to live like this." But that was then...I don't think that way now :-)
Propanol won't negate withdrawal from sert, so do speak with your doctor about trying half the dose and see if that makes a difference. Once you find a dose like that that gives you relief, stay there at least two months to stabilize. Your nervous system is cattywampus right now, struggling to find some kind of balance, so you won't want to do much more manipulating. I do think perhaps the reinstatement dose is just a bit too high and causing start up side effects or an adverse reaction. Only way to find out is to reduce it a bit and then wait at least a week. Again, speak with your doctor about this. Good luck!
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