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Feeling awful in morning

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brenda80266
brenda80266

hi all been on sertraline for 5 months now on a 200 mg I still feel crap in a morning takes a good couple of hours to feel OK wishing I was back to normal 

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  • bren53
    bren53 brenda80266

    Posted

    That's the thing though  ... what is normal?  I was up to 250mg before I decided to wean myself off. It was life, Jim  ... but not as we know it.  cry

    I am down to 25 mg now, and I am feeling relatively manic.  It is good to feel things again!  Can't wait to be off them completely.   It is a long way back from Zombieland  ... and if I wasn't aware of what was happening I could easily mistake the 'manic' as being anxiety or nervousness.  I am hoping to harness this new found energy and return to a newer, better 'normal.'

    cheers

    Brendan

     

  • lattifa7777
    lattifa7777 brenda80266

    Posted

    Try eating a banana in the morning, it’s meant to help, also do you wake up naturally or do you have an alarm to wake you in the morning?
    • brenda80266
      brenda80266 lattifa7777

      Posted

      Wake up the same time every morning seems to take a couple of hours to get going then by afternoon I'm shattered just dread every day 

  • lattifa7777
    lattifa7777 brenda80266

    Posted

    Yes because the anxiety wipes you out. But what I found when I was suffering very badly , I mean I would wake up in hysterics . If I woke up naturally it was worse that if I got the alarm clock to actually wake me up! Strange really? 

    Are you eating ok? See I couldn’t eat a thing and it made it all a lot worse. But getting in the shower and getting out for a walk slightly helped me feel as if I had a routine, routine is key too. Xx

    • brenda80266
      brenda80266 lattifa7777

      Posted

      Hi chic I am normally out by 8am with the dogs which is a great help I try and keep busy starting CBT this week and my GP HAS BEEN GREAT I'm also on diazapam until the increase in meds kick in. Looking back I know I'm better than I was just seems to take ages my only worry is ill never get to a good place

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