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So after months I’ve finally started my Zoloft. I’ve been so worried about the side effects but I finally started yesterday morning. My doc prescribed me 50mg but told me to start with half a pill the first week then the whole pill the second week. Tonight is the end of day 2 and I have felt so tired and exhausted and I had a headache earlier. I felt kind of crappy to be honest. I take it this is normal right? My doc said for the first week I may feel worse, which kind of made me nervous when she told me that. But I finally stopped being my scaredy cat self and took it! Hopeful this will work for me!!!

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  • sharon27383
    sharon27383 Guest

    Posted

    Honey, I’m gonna give it to you straight, sertraline works !!!! But it is a long , tough ride . But you can do it !!! You may have increased anxiety, headaches, all that you are experiencing , but I promise you it will be so worth it . I have been on 150 mg for 9 weeks. You have to know that you start feeling the effects about 6 weeks into your consistent therapudic dose, whatever that may be . Practice meditation, talk to your Doc about a anxiety med to help you bridge the time until the sert starts to work ( xanax for example) and know that you are not alone,  Good luck and stay strong 
    • Guest
      Guest sharon27383

      Posted

      Hi Sharon, thank you for your positive comment! Did you experience a lot of crappy side effects in the beginning? When did they stop? I’m praying they’ll let up after this first week but I know everyone is different. Today is day 3 and I’m finding it hard to concentrate on my homework for school and can’t seem to sit still, also feeling a tad light headed. 
  • UK-Rose
    UK-Rose Guest

    Posted

    Well done for Starting... it does get easier, the first few weeks are not pleasant I wont lie, but keep taking it one day at a time and you WILL start to see the benefits

    Good Luck!! 🌹

  • pamela51740
    pamela51740 Guest

    Posted

    I've just started a week ago but haven't had no side effects apart yesterday I felt stoned lol I still don't feel any better but it's only been a week! Remember it will get better I've been on antidepressants before and things do get better x

    • Guest
      Guest pamela51740

      Posted

      Hey Pamela,

      Are you on 50mg? I’m doing 25mg right now then starting Saturday I’ll take the whole pill. I am pretty nervous to see how 50mg will make me feel since I take mine in the morning. 

  • Ailidh
    Ailidh Guest

    Posted

    Well done for starting! 

    I've just finished Week 5 on 50mg. It's not been easy! There were a lot of days early on when I just felt rubbish physically. There were lots of nights when my sleep felt quite disrupted. Actually, probably not that many of either but they really hit me between the eyes when they happened. 

    I've kept notes for the 5 weeks, and a couple of weeks ago I went back through them and assigned myself a Number for Sleep Quality, Anxiety and Mood. 

    In Week 1, my Sleep Quality was 4.71. It's now 8.28.

    In Week 1, my Anxiety was 5.71. It's now 1.36. (Low is good for the Anxiety number).

    In Week 1, my Mood was 5.57. It's now 8.42. 

    These are entirely subjective figures, I know, but I'm staying true to them. And although I feel quite wobbly today still, I'm forced to admit that I'm clearly getting better overall. 

    Hope that helps a bit. 

    • UK-Rose
      UK-Rose Ailidh

      Posted

      Good way of keeping on track, glad to see your data is  improving...  👍🏼

    • Guest
      Guest Ailidh

      Posted

      Thank you Ailidh! I’m so happy to read that you are getting better! What an awesome idea to keep track of it all! Definitely something I should do. I’m ready to speed these next couple of months up to see how I’m feeling!
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