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emma1605
emma1605

Just coming into week 5 and the anxiety has almost disappeared. Keep going everyone x

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  • kage100
    kage100 emma1605

    Posted

    I needed to see this, I am in week 4 and struggling greatly - waking up at 4-5am with anxiety has been draining me!
  • natalie06867
    natalie06867 emma1605

    Posted

    hi Emma that's great and really encouraging. I am 4 wks 4 days in on 50mg and feel ok. my sleep is still very up and down mainly sleeping 3 hours then waking up going to loo then trying to back to sleep. This is then on and off until I get up at 7am. mind you I would rather this and less anxiety during the day. I am hoping I will feel a bit better still in next 2 wks as still having little blips or anxious thoughts. If not I do have the option to go up to 100mg but worried about going through side affects again. what mg are you on ?
  • terry33444
    terry33444 emma1605

    Posted

    Same here Emma week 3 and panic and anxiety driving me to despair. Diazapam provides a little relief. Doctor again next week and wish I didn't have to read out to him the same list of symptoms
    • natalie06867
      natalie06867 terry33444

      Posted

      diazepam didn't do much for me apart from make me more anxious when it wore off. my gp gave me 80mg twice daily slow release propranolol which are beta blockers. I take 1 morning and 1 night and they have really helped keep me keep calmer. It doesn't stop the thoughts but helps with the physical symptoms. I was against meds before as never had anxiety before Xmas but both the sertraline and betas seem to be helping me I am 4 and a half wks in on meds. hope

      this helps.

  • shanine66729
    shanine66729 emma1605

    Posted

    Same here disturbed sleep but started taking them of a night well better go in to be induced at 8 pm but side effects have got me again today 4 weeks in thought they had gone ;0( xxx
  • vikki2303
    vikki2303 emma1605

    Posted

    That's great that sert are finally kicking in for u now. I am on 6 weeks 1 day of 50mg and I to felt better around the 5 week mark. On week 4 I thought these r not working but I carried on and have now felt good for a week. Abit if anxiety trying to creep in but so much better x
    • natalie06867
      natalie06867 vikki2303

      Posted

      That's good I am not far behind you time wise and apart from a bit of a cold I have felt good today. anxiety was trying to creep in yesterday but stayed in the back ground. I do though keep waking overnight with a headache but think or hope this is just due to the cold as poorly tooth I am having out thurs as when I get up and head is up right 5 he headache goes and has only been over last few days.
    • vikki2303
      vikki2303 natalie06867

      Posted

      Yes it's prob the toothache and the cold. I have just got the over the flu which made my anxiety bad in weeks 3-4 but like u I am def feeling better than I was thank god!!! I honestly thought they were not working but for the past week I have been WANTING to go out and do things. I know it's still early days and there will be ups and downs but I am so thankful I am now having more ups than downs x
    • natalie06867
      natalie06867 vikki2303

      Posted

      snap! even when I have been bad I have made myself go out apart from day 6 so that I didn't get anxious about doing 1 particular things or being in 1 particular place. like you I keep going on and stay positive. hope I say that when a bad day hits. I am looking forward to the day I am not worrying about it coming back ☺
    • vikki2303
      vikki2303 natalie06867

      Posted

      Yeh me to lol. We will get there. Anxiety is bloody horrid and I would not wish this on anyone!! They do say it only happens to the strong ones , and I think I agree now. Keep me updated on how your going and I will do the same. So glad we're both seeing the positives now after so much negative x
    • natalie06867
      natalie06867 vikki2303

      Posted

      I will do its nice to chat with someone in the same situation best of luck to both of us ☺
    • natalie06867
      natalie06867 vikki2303

      Posted

      hi vikki thought I would check in and see how your doing? I am now 5 wks 2 days in feel a lot better. Have odd moment of anxiety early morning whilst in bed but don't worry about this as feel ok when I get up. I had my tooth extracted thurs and coped fine with this so happy about that. The worry thoughts about health, money etc have also lessened I am so glad!
    • natalie06867
      natalie06867 emma1605

      Posted

      hi Emma I am just over the 5 wk mark on 50 mg and feel a lot better however I am also on propranolol twice daily. I had never had anxiety before Xmas so struggled to cope with it but feel ok at the Mo. how much sertraline are you on? I hear different people need different maintenance levels my gp suggested upping to 100mg but happy on 50 at the Mo. what symptoms do you still have? I glare a little anxious and get night sweats early hours but this is nothing compared to how I felt before
    • vikki2303
      vikki2303 natalie06867

      Posted

      Hey nat, I've been feeling the anxiety trying to creep in, but it's been ok. I'm 6 weeks 5 days now and got my review with doc on Monday morning. I had an amazing week last week and half of this week where I was feeling back to my old self but back to having the anxiety trying to creep but it hasn't surfaced so that's a good thing I suppose. X
    • vikki2303
      vikki2303 emma1605

      Posted

      Hi Emma. It will get better!! U have come this far and it's still early days and u should start to have good days soon. I have found I have good days and bad days but the bad are not as bad as they used to be. Just hang in there and distract yourself as much as possible x
    • natalie06867
      natalie06867 vikki2303

      Posted

      hi vikki good to hear from you. stick with it hun! I also have my review next wk and have option to go up to 100mg but not sure? not sure I can go through side affects again mind you gp thinks shouldn't be as bad as sert already in symptom. not sure
    • vikki2303
      vikki2303 natalie06867

      Posted

      Yeh I'm abit hesitant to up my dose if needed as don't want to start from the beginning again with side effects. If I do I might go up to 75mg but not straight to the 100mg as it's a big jump. I would like to give the 50mg abit more time though as it has made me feel better than I was before so I'm going to give it til week 8-12 I think then maybe up the dose x

       

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